Wickford road traffic accidents
Wickford recorded 786 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 981 casualties. Of these collisions, 2 were fatal and 137 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 48% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 137
- Casualties
- 981
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 137
- Casualties
- 981
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Wickford
Roads in Wickford
Postcode districts in Wickford
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Wickford
Road collision statistics for Wickford
Collisions recorded
786
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
981
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
2
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
137
17.7% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Wickford
Collisions in Wickford are most frequently recorded on a Thursday (17.6% of the total), with 24.9% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
75.4% of recorded collisions in Wickford happen on a single carriageway. Around 14% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Wickford have produced 981 casualties. Pedestrians account for 18.2% 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 70 collisions, Monday 110 collisions, Tuesday 102 collisions, Wednesday 126 collisions, Thursday 138 collisions, Friday 131 collisions, Saturday 109 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 590 collisions, Darkness 196 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 593 collisions, Roundabout 96 collisions, Dual carriageway 90 collisions, Unknown 5 collisions, One way street 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 5 collisions, 30 mph 596 collisions, 40 mph 89 collisions, 50 mph 88 collisions, 60 mph 6 collisions, 70 mph 2 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 663 collisions, Raining no high winds 66 collisions, Other 23 collisions, Fine + high winds 13 collisions, Unknown 7 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 615 casualties, Passenger 187 casualties, Pedestrian 179 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Wickford
How many road accidents have there been in Wickford?
786 collisions have been recorded in Wickford in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 981 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Wickford were serious or fatal?
2 were fatal and 137 were serious — 17.7% of all recorded collisions in Wickford resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Wickford?
Thursday is the most common day for collisions in Wickford, accounting for 17.6% of them, and 24.9% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Wickford happen on?
75.4% of collisions in Wickford are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Wickford?
Pedestrians make up 18.2% of the 981 casualties recorded in Wickford.
Is road safety in Wickford getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Wickford fell 48% in 2025 compared with 2024, though year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting.
Where does the road accident data for Wickford 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 Wickford cover 1999 to 2025.