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Rochford road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 300 road traffic collisions in Rochford in 1979, and 385 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 10,309 collisions in Rochford.

Collisions in 1979
300
Casualties in 1979
385
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Rochford in 1979

1% of collisions in Rochford in 1979 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Rochford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious7525%
  • Slight22274%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious9324%
  • Slight28975%

Rochford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rochford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 353 in 1986. 1979 is highlighted, with 300.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20258094
202488108
2023108138
202279103
202194118
202092110
201997124
2018126162
2017121168
2016146187
2015138168
2014175227
2013161205
2012170237
2011155208
2010131169
2009174236
2008164202
2007206279
2006202279
2005212281
2004227320
2003224275
2002244297
2001271346
2000315414
1999292370
1998292384
1997266342
1996263356
1995269346
1994285399
1993221301
1992264352
1991291392
1990315428
1989323465
1988313421
1987317403
1986353468
1985294359
1984271357
1983278359
1982284389
1981317456
1980301388
1979300385

When and where crashes happen in Rochford in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (14%)
  • Tuesday42 (14%)
  • Wednesday36 (12%)
  • Thursday46 (15%)
  • Friday58 (19%)
  • Saturday47 (16%)
  • Sunday30 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (7%)
  • February23 (7.7%)
  • March21 (7%)
  • April25 (8.3%)
  • May29 (9.7%)
  • June26 (8.7%)
  • July20 (6.7%)
  • August18 (6%)
  • September36 (12%)
  • October29 (9.7%)
  • November24 (8%)
  • December28 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight205 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (8.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds225 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1%)
  • Other18 (6%)

Road surface

  • Dry189 (63%)
  • Wet or damp91 (30%)
  • Frost or ice17 (5.7%)
  • Snow3 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph208 (69%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph83 (28%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway265 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (4.7%)
  • Roundabout14 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rochford in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant169 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist99 (26%)
  • Pedestrian60 (16%)
  • Cyclist34 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant16 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1018 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1536 (9.4%)
  • 16 to 20125 (32%)
  • 21 to 2547 (12%)
  • 26 to 3552 (14%)
  • 36 to 4529 (7.5%)
  • 46 to 5518 (4.7%)
  • 56 to 6517 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7528 (7.3%)
  • Over 756 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider238 (62%)
  • Passenger87 (23%)
  • Pedestrian60 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car322 (62%)
  • Motorcycle99 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach11 (2.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rochford in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Rochford

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Rochford ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rochford had fewer road collisions than 313 of them in 1979.

Collisions
314th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
318th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
338th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
323rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Rochford with the most crashes in 1979

The B1013 had the most collisions in Rochford in 1979: 63, including 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rochford, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB10136371017
2ndA129333816
3rdA127162404
4thA1015141701
5thA130112203
6thB1017101111

Towns in Rochford: crashes in 1979

Rayleigh had the most collisions of any town in Rochford in 1979: 88.

Postcode districts in Rochford: crashes in 1979

SS6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rochford in 1979: 111.

Latest crashes in Rochford in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Rochford in 1979, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1979.

Severity

Rochford road accidents in other years