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Rayleigh road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,142 road traffic collisions in Rayleigh, Rochford, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,995 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 491 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 24 collisions, down 8% on 2024 (26).

Collisions since 1979
3,142
321st highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
3,995
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
23
23 people killed
Serious collisions
491
533 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
24
Down 8% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
26
Down 21% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Rayleigh

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal230.7%
  • Serious49116%
  • Slight2,62884%

What the data shows

  • Rayleigh had 312 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 41% fewer than the 531 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in Rayleigh were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 521 children under 16 were killed or injured in Rayleigh, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in Rayleigh.

Where Rayleigh ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
321st
Most casualties
319th
Most fatal collisions
433rd
Most serious collisions
342nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday414 (13%)
  • Tuesday506 (16%)
  • Wednesday468 (15%)
  • Thursday449 (14%)
  • Friday535 (17%)
  • Saturday469 (15%)
  • Sunday301 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,303 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit791 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown25 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,462 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway254 (8.1%)
  • Roundabout251 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road153 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded22 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph5 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph2,637 (84%)
  • 40 mph153 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph27 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph56 (1.8%)
  • 70 mph263 (8.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,559 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds366 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds46 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds29 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist24 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds17 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other85 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,234 (56%)
  • Pedestrian708 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist476 (12%)
  • Cyclist345 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant96 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant77 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant23 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Rayleigh road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rayleigh, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Rayleigh peaked at 112 in 1981; 2025 had 24.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 24
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252426
20242633
20233741
20223141
20212329
20202629
20192835
20182941
20173954
20164954
20153852
20145468
20136174
20125679
20115467
20103849
20095061
20085364
20076073
20066782
20057592
20047088
20035975
20027688
20017490
200088108
19996683
199895118
19976882
199681124
199585104
199487114
19937195
19927594
199197141
199090115
1989100146
198891120
198796115
1986102131
198597111
198494118
198391115
198279106
1981112151
198087115
197993104

Map of recent crashes in Rayleigh

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Rayleigh

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Rayleigh

The 24 most recent collisions in Rayleigh happened between 6 January and 20 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Rayleigh

The A129 has the most collisions in Rayleigh, 887 of 3,142 (28%), followed by the A1015 (447).

Collisions in Rayleigh on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1298871,1184144
2ndA1015447537665
3rdA127287408434
4thB1013251356341
5thA130374805
6thA1245142201
7thB10155501

Council areas covering Rayleigh

Collisions in Rayleigh were recorded in 4 council areas. Rochford has 2,937 of 3,142 (93%).

Collisions in Rayleigh by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stRochford2,9373,71919464
2ndCastle Point149199321
3rdBasildon344803
4thSouthend-on-Sea182412

Postcode districts in Rayleigh

Collisions in Rayleigh were recorded in 4 postcode districts, led by SS6 (3,083) and SS7 (45).