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Great Wakering road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 309 road traffic collisions in Great Wakering, Rochford, from 1979 to 2025, and 354 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 59 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, up from 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
309
1,523rd of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
354
1.15 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
59
60 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
4 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Great Wakering

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious5919%
  • Slight24680%

What the data shows

  • Great Wakering had 35 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 26% fewer than the 47 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Great Wakering were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 74 children under 16 were killed or injured in Great Wakering, 21% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 26% of collisions in Great Wakering.

Where Great Wakering ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,523rd
Most casualties
1,636th
Most fatal collisions
1,561st
Most serious collisions
1,587th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (14%)
  • Tuesday39 (13%)
  • Wednesday54 (17%)
  • Thursday33 (11%)
  • Friday60 (19%)
  • Saturday46 (15%)
  • Sunday35 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight217 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (4.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway288 (93%)
  • Roundabout18 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph290 (94%)
  • 40 mph3 (1%)
  • 60 mph14 (4.5%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds260 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (7.4%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant138 (39%)
  • Cyclist79 (22%)
  • Pedestrian63 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (16%)
  • Van occupant7 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Great Wakering road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Great Wakering, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Great Wakering peaked at 17 in 1988; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202533
202424
202333
202222
202144
202034
201957
201822
201733
201688
2015910
201455
201344
201258
201145
201044
200933
200844
200733
200666
200556
200468
200311
20021013
20011518
200044
199955
19981013
199767
199666
199577
19941013
199344
19921217
19911516
199099
198979
19881720
198778
198667
198578
198489
19831111
19821114
198178
198066
19791515

Map of recent crashes in Great Wakering

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Great Wakering

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Great Wakering

The 24 most recent collisions in Great Wakering happened between 9 July 2018 and 20 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Great Wakering

Of the 309 collisions in Great Wakering, 162 were on the B1017.

Collisions in Great Wakering on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1017162187427

Council areas covering Great Wakering

Collisions in Great Wakering were recorded in 2 council areas. Rochford has 295 of 309 (95%).

Collisions in Great Wakering by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stRochford295335454
2ndSouthend-on-Sea141905

Postcode district for Great Wakering

All 309 collisions in Great Wakering were in the SS3 postcode district.