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Rochford road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 301 road traffic collisions in Rochford in 1980, and 388 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1979 (300), and casualties rose from 385.

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

Collisions in 1980
301
Level with 1979
Casualties in 1980
388
Up 1% on 1979
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Rochford in 1980

0.7% of collisions in Rochford in 1980 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Rochford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious7124%
  • Slight22876%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious7720%
  • Slight30980%

Rochford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rochford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 353 in 1986. 1980 is highlighted, with 301, level with 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (10%)
  • Tuesday46 (15%)
  • Wednesday42 (14%)
  • Thursday54 (18%)
  • Friday46 (15%)
  • Saturday45 (15%)
  • Sunday37 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (6.6%)
  • February21 (7%)
  • March22 (7.3%)
  • April16 (5.3%)
  • May37 (12%)
  • June23 (7.6%)
  • July23 (7.6%)
  • August37 (12%)
  • September23 (7.6%)
  • October26 (8.6%)
  • November28 (9.3%)
  • December25 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight220 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (5.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds235 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other15 (5%)

Road surface

  • Dry196 (65%)
  • Wet or damp93 (31%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph203 (67%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph6 (2%)
  • 60 mph38 (13%)
  • 70 mph47 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway256 (85%)
  • Roundabout18 (6%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rochford in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant157 (40%)
  • Motorcyclist95 (24%)
  • Pedestrian70 (18%)
  • Cyclist34 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant19 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1536 (9.3%)
  • 16 to 20121 (31%)
  • 21 to 2538 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3563 (16%)
  • 36 to 4532 (8.2%)
  • 46 to 5522 (5.7%)
  • 56 to 6524 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7523 (5.9%)
  • Over 757 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider230 (59%)
  • Passenger88 (23%)
  • Pedestrian70 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car320 (60%)
  • Motorcycle98 (18%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rochford in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rochford had fewer road collisions than 310 of them in 1980.

Collisions
311th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
319th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
340th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
322nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Rochford with the most crashes in 1980

The B1013 had the most collisions in Rochford in 1980: 51, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rochford, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB10135165014
2ndA129314218
3rdA127212701
4thA1015202403
5thA130131905
6thB10175602

Towns in Rochford: crashes in 1980

Rayleigh had the most collisions of any town in Rochford in 1980: 83.

Postcode districts in Rochford: crashes in 1980

SS6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rochford in 1980: 106.

Latest crashes in Rochford in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Rochford in 1980, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1980.

Severity

Rochford road accidents in other years