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SS5 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,895 road traffic collisions in the SS5 postcode district, Rochford, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,485 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 360 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 9 collisions, down from 15 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,895
1,803rd of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,485
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
24
25 people killed
Serious collisions
360
412 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
9
15 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
9
16 in 2024

Road collision statistics for SS5

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal241.3%
  • Serious36019%
  • Slight1,51180%

What the data shows

  • SS5 had 207 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 28% fewer than the 288 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in SS5 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 323 children under 16 were killed or injured in SS5, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in SS5.

Where SS5 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,803rd
Most casualties
1,861st
Most fatal collisions
2,033rd
Most serious collisions
1,874th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday274 (14%)
  • Tuesday263 (14%)
  • Wednesday285 (15%)
  • Thursday249 (13%)
  • Friday284 (15%)
  • Saturday296 (16%)
  • Sunday244 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,356 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit415 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting94 (5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,795 (95%)
  • Roundabout66 (3.5%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (0.9%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,465 (77%)
  • 40 mph76 (4%)
  • 50 mph10 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph331 (17%)
  • 70 mph13 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,533 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds206 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds34 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist29 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds26 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.3%)
  • Other45 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,490 (60%)
  • Pedestrian367 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist305 (12%)
  • Cyclist189 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant80 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider4 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SS5 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SS5, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in SS5 peaked at 74 in 1991; 2025 had 9.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 9
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202599
20241516
20232330
20221113
20211924
20202737
20191623
20183139
20172534
20163138
20152024
20143344
20133138
20122539
20113041
20101623
20092840
20082325
20074046
20064259
20053243
20044459
20033748
20024154
20013944
20005066
19995878
19984758
19975571
19964960
19954763
19944251
19935062
19925770
19917494
19906490
19896790
19886487
19876490
19865767
19855678
19844763
19835077
19825985
19815065
19805570
19794560

Map of recent crashes in SS5

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SS5

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SS5

The 24 most recent collisions in SS5 happened between 19 January 2024 and 28 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SS5

The B1013 has the most collisions in SS5, 629 of 1,895 (33%), followed by the B1016 (4).

Collisions in SS5 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB10136298465111
2ndB10164601

Council areas covering SS5

Collisions in SS5 were recorded in 4 council areas. Rochford has 1,862 of 1,895 (98%).

Collisions in SS5 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stRochford1,8622,43924351
2ndSouthend-on-Sea223407
3rdCastle Point3401
4thChelmsford3300

Towns in SS5

Collisions in SS5 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Hockley (1,121) and Hullbridge (284).