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Hockley road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,450 road traffic collisions in Hockley, Rochford, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,839 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 252 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 7 collisions, down from 11 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,450
583rd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,839
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
14
14 people killed
Serious collisions
252
282 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
7
11 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
7
11 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Hockley

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal141%
  • Serious25217%
  • Slight1,18482%

What the data shows

  • Hockley had 153 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 33% fewer than the 229 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in Hockley were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 289 children under 16 were killed or injured in Hockley, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in Hockley.

Where Hockley ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
583rd
Most casualties
575th
Most fatal collisions
669th
Most serious collisions
587th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday211 (15%)
  • Tuesday208 (14%)
  • Wednesday224 (15%)
  • Thursday191 (13%)
  • Friday236 (16%)
  • Saturday209 (14%)
  • Sunday171 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,080 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit343 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,370 (94%)
  • Roundabout52 (3.6%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (0.8%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,377 (95%)
  • 40 mph24 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph44 (3%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,183 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds160 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist16 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.3%)
  • Other37 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,009 (55%)
  • Pedestrian351 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist229 (12%)
  • Cyclist163 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant53 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Hockley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hockley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Hockley peaked at 57 in 1987; 2025 had 7.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 7
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202577
20241111
20232030
20221012
2021911
20202023
20191115
20182836
20171926
20161822
20151823
20142634
20132123
20122438
20111928
20101725
20092228
20082123
20072633
20063549
20052734
20043040
20032936
20023548
20013539
20003545
19994760
19983438
19974451
19964150
19953543
19944248
19933138
19924050
19915162
19905269
19894663
19884352
19875773
19864358
19853643
19844049
19833036
19824161
19814358
19804353
19793845

Map of recent crashes in Hockley

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Hockley

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Hockley

The 24 most recent collisions in Hockley happened between 6 November 2023 and 28 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Hockley

Of the 1,450 collisions in Hockley, 563 were on the B1013.

Collisions in Hockley on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1013563742592

Council areas covering Hockley

Collisions in Hockley were recorded in 2 council areas. Rochford has 1,430 of 1,450 (99%).

Collisions in Hockley by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stRochford1,4301,80214246
2ndSouthend-on-Sea152505

Postcode districts in Hockley

Collisions in Hockley were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by SS5 (1,121) and SS4 (329).