Rayleigh road traffic accidents
Rayleigh recorded 1,419 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,790 casualties. Of these collisions, 9 were fatal and 203 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 25% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 9
- Serious
- 203
- Casualties
- 1,790
- Fatal
- 9
- Serious
- 203
- Casualties
- 1,790
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Rayleigh
Roads in Rayleigh
Postcode districts in Rayleigh
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Rayleigh
Road collision statistics for Rayleigh
Collisions recorded
1,419
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,790
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
9
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
203
14.9% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Rayleigh
Collisions in Rayleigh are most frequently recorded on a Tuesday (18.3% of the total), with 26.4% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
77.1% of recorded collisions in Rayleigh happen on a single carriageway. Around 14.5% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Rayleigh have produced 1,790 casualties. Pedestrians account for 16.5% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 121 collisions, Monday 198 collisions, Tuesday 260 collisions, Wednesday 211 collisions, Thursday 199 collisions, Friday 231 collisions, Saturday 199 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 1,045 collisions, Darkness 374 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 1,094 collisions, Dual carriageway 136 collisions, Roundabout 126 collisions, One way street 22 collisions, One way street/Slip road 17 collisions, Unknown 14 collisions, Slip road 10 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 5 collisions, 30 mph 1,238 collisions, 40 mph 42 collisions, 50 mph 44 collisions, 60 mph 11 collisions, 70 mph 79 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 1,204 collisions, Raining no high winds 146 collisions, Other 39 collisions, Fine + high winds 9 collisions, Raining + high winds 7 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 1,163 casualties, Passenger 332 casualties, Pedestrian 295 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Rayleigh
How many road accidents have there been in Rayleigh?
1,419 collisions have been recorded in Rayleigh in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,790 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Rayleigh were serious or fatal?
9 were fatal and 203 were serious — 14.9% of all recorded collisions in Rayleigh resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Rayleigh?
Tuesday is the most common day for collisions in Rayleigh, accounting for 18.3% of them, and 26.4% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Rayleigh happen on?
77.1% of collisions in Rayleigh are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Rayleigh?
Pedestrians make up 16.5% of the 1,790 casualties recorded in Rayleigh.
Is road safety in Rayleigh getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Rayleigh rose 25% in 2025 compared with 2024. Year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting, so they are best read as a trend rather than a single verdict.
Where does the road accident data for Rayleigh come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for Rayleigh cover 1999 to 2025.