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Rochford road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 317 road traffic collisions in Rochford in 1981, and 456 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1980 (301), and casualties rose from 388.

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

Collisions in 1981
317
Up 5% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
456
Up 18% on 1980
Fatal collisions
9
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Rochford in 1981

2.8% of collisions in Rochford in 1981 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Rochford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.8%
  • Serious9129%
  • Slight21768%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.4%
  • Serious11124%
  • Slight33473%

Rochford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rochford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 353 in 1986. 1981 is highlighted, with 317, up 5% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (15%)
  • Tuesday44 (14%)
  • Wednesday45 (14%)
  • Thursday45 (14%)
  • Friday54 (17%)
  • Saturday43 (14%)
  • Sunday37 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (8.2%)
  • February20 (6.3%)
  • March23 (7.3%)
  • April18 (5.7%)
  • May27 (8.5%)
  • June30 (9.5%)
  • July26 (8.2%)
  • August40 (13%)
  • September31 (9.8%)
  • October23 (7.3%)
  • November27 (8.5%)
  • December26 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight219 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (7.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds247 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (12%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry204 (64%)
  • Wet or damp93 (29%)
  • Frost or ice13 (4.1%)
  • Snow5 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph208 (66%)
  • 40 mph14 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph64 (20%)
  • 70 mph22 (6.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway278 (88%)
  • Roundabout16 (5%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rochford in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant244 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist106 (23%)
  • Pedestrian49 (11%)
  • Cyclist32 (7%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1022 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1523 (5%)
  • 16 to 20176 (39%)
  • 21 to 2552 (11%)
  • 26 to 3542 (9.2%)
  • 36 to 4540 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 5528 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6532 (7%)
  • 66 to 7524 (5.3%)
  • Over 7510 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider258 (57%)
  • Passenger149 (33%)
  • Pedestrian49 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car339 (61%)
  • Motorcycle102 (18%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach22 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rochford in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rochford had fewer road collisions than 301 of them in 1981.

Collisions
302nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
288th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
240th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
297th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Rochford with the most crashes in 1981

The A129 had the most collisions in Rochford in 1981: 48, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rochford, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1294866013
2ndB10134659312
3rdA1015212605
4thA127182326
5thA130123014
6thB101781404

Towns in Rochford: crashes in 1981

Rayleigh had the most collisions of any town in Rochford in 1981: 110.

Postcode districts in Rochford: crashes in 1981

SS6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rochford in 1981: 133.

Latest crashes in Rochford in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Rochford in 1981, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1981.

Severity

Rochford road accidents in other years