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Rochford road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,224 road traffic collisions in Rochford from 1979 to 2025, and 1,494 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 200 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 11 collisions, down from 16 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,224
663rd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,494
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
7
9 people killed
Serious collisions
200
211 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
11
16 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
13
19 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Rochford

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal70.6%
  • Serious20016%
  • Slight1,01783%

What the data shows

  • Rochford had 141 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 36% fewer than the 221 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Rochford were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 233 children under 16 were killed or injured in Rochford, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 27% of collisions in Rochford.

Where Rochford ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
663rd
Most casualties
675th
Most fatal collisions
1,110th
Most serious collisions
705th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday179 (15%)
  • Tuesday203 (17%)
  • Wednesday191 (16%)
  • Thursday183 (15%)
  • Friday181 (15%)
  • Saturday151 (12%)
  • Sunday136 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight933 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit265 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway994 (81%)
  • Roundabout143 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road70 (5.7%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,153 (94%)
  • 40 mph16 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph51 (4.2%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,034 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds118 (9.6%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other26 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant698 (47%)
  • Pedestrian283 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist238 (16%)
  • Cyclist198 (13%)
  • Van occupant30 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Rochford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rochford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Rochford peaked at 51 in 1980; 2025 had 11.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 11
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251113
20241619
20231010
20221011
20211414
2020911
20191822
20181820
20171618
20161931
20152829
20142732
20131518
20122329
20111622
20102125
20092226
20082327
20072231
20062431
20051927
20042531
20032530
20022529
20012628
20003948
19993846
19982834
19972833
19962528
19953344
19943044
19932630
19923242
19913644
19903849
19894354
19884054
19873539
19863442
19852733
19843036
19833440
19823646
19813237
19805155
19792732

Map of recent crashes in Rochford

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Rochford

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Rochford

The 24 most recent collisions in Rochford happened between 26 April 2024 and 6 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Rochford

Of the 1,224 collisions in Rochford, 174 were on the B1013.

Collisions in Rochford on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1013174221229

Council areas covering Rochford

Collisions in Rochford were recorded in 2 council areas. Rochford has 1,212 of 1,224 (99%).

Collisions in Rochford by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stRochford1,2121,4787197
2ndSouthend-on-Sea91102

Postcode districts in Rochford

Collisions in Rochford were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by SS4 (1,220) and SS5 (4).