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Rochford road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 284 road traffic collisions in Rochford in 1982, and 389 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1981 (317), and casualties fell from 456.

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

Collisions in 1982
284
Down 10% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
389
Down 15% on 1981
Fatal collisions
6
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Rochford in 1982

2.1% of collisions in Rochford in 1982 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Rochford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.1%
  • Serious6924%
  • Slight20974%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious8221%
  • Slight30077%

Rochford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rochford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 353 in 1986. 1982 is highlighted, with 284, down 10% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (15%)
  • Tuesday33 (12%)
  • Wednesday35 (12%)
  • Thursday45 (16%)
  • Friday48 (17%)
  • Saturday52 (18%)
  • Sunday28 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (8.8%)
  • February14 (4.9%)
  • March23 (8.1%)
  • April19 (6.7%)
  • May23 (8.1%)
  • June28 (9.9%)
  • July22 (7.7%)
  • August17 (6%)
  • September37 (13%)
  • October26 (9.2%)
  • November26 (9.2%)
  • December24 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight202 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds221 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry176 (62%)
  • Wet or damp96 (34%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.8%)
  • Snow3 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph188 (66%)
  • 40 mph8 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph63 (22%)
  • 70 mph19 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway250 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (4.6%)
  • Roundabout12 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rochford in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant211 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (19%)
  • Pedestrian51 (13%)
  • Cyclist33 (8.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1016 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1537 (9.5%)
  • 16 to 20130 (33%)
  • 21 to 2535 (9%)
  • 26 to 3549 (13%)
  • 36 to 4537 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5520 (5.1%)
  • 56 to 6527 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4.4%)
  • Over 759 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider229 (59%)
  • Passenger109 (28%)
  • Pedestrian51 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car346 (68%)
  • Motorcycle73 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rochford in 1982

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1982 in Rochford

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Rochford ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rochford had fewer road collisions than 321 of them in 1982.

Collisions
322nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
320th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
303rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
322nd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Rochford with the most crashes in 1982

The B1013 had the most collisions in Rochford in 1982: 44, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rochford, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB10134463312
2ndA129364809
3rdA1015182112
4thA127152103
5thB1017101201
6thA13091103

Towns in Rochford: crashes in 1982

Rayleigh had the most collisions of any town in Rochford in 1982: 77.

Postcode districts in Rochford: crashes in 1982

SS6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rochford in 1982: 95.

Latest crashes in Rochford in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Rochford in 1982, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1982.

Severity

Rochford road accidents in other years