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Rochford road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 294 road traffic collisions in Rochford in 1985, and 359 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1984 (271), and casualties rose from 357.

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

Collisions in 1985
294
Up 8% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
359
Up 1% on 1984
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Rochford in 1985

0.3% of collisions in Rochford in 1985 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Rochford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious6723%
  • Slight22677%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious7421%
  • Slight28479%

Rochford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rochford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 353 in 1986. 1985 is highlighted, with 294, up 8% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (15%)
  • Tuesday46 (16%)
  • Wednesday43 (15%)
  • Thursday38 (13%)
  • Friday48 (16%)
  • Saturday44 (15%)
  • Sunday32 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (8.8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (5.8%)
  • February18 (6.1%)
  • March32 (11%)
  • April25 (8.5%)
  • May35 (12%)
  • June19 (6.5%)
  • July24 (8.2%)
  • August27 (9.2%)
  • September23 (7.8%)
  • October22 (7.5%)
  • November25 (8.5%)
  • December27 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight213 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (7.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds214 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other9 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry179 (61%)
  • Wet or damp98 (33%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3.4%)
  • Snow5 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph198 (67%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph70 (24%)
  • 70 mph24 (8.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway254 (86%)
  • Roundabout16 (5.4%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rochford in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant202 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (19%)
  • Pedestrian54 (15%)
  • Cyclist27 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1018 (5%)
  • 11 to 1528 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 2079 (22%)
  • 21 to 2560 (17%)
  • 26 to 3554 (15%)
  • 36 to 4544 (12%)
  • 46 to 5524 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6520 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.8%)
  • Over 7511 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider230 (64%)
  • Passenger75 (21%)
  • Pedestrian54 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car372 (71%)
  • Motorcycle72 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rochford in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rochford had fewer road collisions than 315 of them in 1985.

Collisions
316th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
324th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
346th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
319th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Rochford with the most crashes in 1985

The B1013 had the most collisions in Rochford in 1985: 58, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rochford, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB10135871013
2ndA129283005
3rdA1015232706
4thA127202200
5thA130111203
6thB10175600

Towns in Rochford: crashes in 1985

Rayleigh had the most collisions of any town in Rochford in 1985: 92.

Postcode districts in Rochford: crashes in 1985

SS6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rochford in 1985: 116.

Latest crashes in Rochford in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Rochford in 1985, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Rochford road accidents in other years