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Rochford road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 353 road traffic collisions in Rochford in 1986, and 468 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were up 20% on 1985 (294), and casualties rose from 359.

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

Collisions in 1986
353
Up 20% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
468
Up 30% on 1985
Fatal collisions
4
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Rochford in 1986

1.1% of collisions in Rochford in 1986 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Rochford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious7521%
  • Slight27478%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious8117%
  • Slight38282%

Rochford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rochford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 353 in 1986. 1986 is highlighted, with 353, up 20% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (13%)
  • Tuesday51 (14%)
  • Wednesday53 (15%)
  • Thursday51 (14%)
  • Friday56 (16%)
  • Saturday53 (15%)
  • Sunday42 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (11%)
  • February17 (4.8%)
  • March35 (9.9%)
  • April27 (7.6%)
  • May30 (8.5%)
  • June26 (7.4%)
  • July23 (6.5%)
  • August34 (9.6%)
  • September29 (8.2%)
  • October37 (10%)
  • November34 (9.6%)
  • December23 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight243 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (5.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds288 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other5 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry216 (61%)
  • Wet or damp117 (33%)
  • Frost or ice19 (5.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph245 (69%)
  • 40 mph7 (2%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph72 (20%)
  • 70 mph27 (7.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway300 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (8.5%)
  • Roundabout13 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rochford in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant255 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (15%)
  • Pedestrian69 (15%)
  • Cyclist36 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant24 (5.1%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1019 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1553 (11%)
  • 16 to 20125 (27%)
  • 21 to 2551 (11%)
  • 26 to 3553 (11%)
  • 36 to 4566 (14%)
  • 46 to 5544 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6529 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.6%)
  • Over 7512 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider279 (60%)
  • Passenger120 (26%)
  • Pedestrian69 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car433 (68%)
  • Motorcycle71 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (9.6%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Rochford ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rochford had fewer road collisions than 276 of them in 1986.

Collisions
277th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
280th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
315th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
302nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Rochford with the most crashes in 1986

The B1013 had the most collisions in Rochford in 1986: 50, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rochford, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB10135074214
2ndA1294757012
3rdA1015243406
4thA127223603
5thA13091200
6thB10176700
7thB10141100

Towns in Rochford: crashes in 1986

Rayleigh had the most collisions of any town in Rochford in 1986: 97.

Postcode districts in Rochford: crashes in 1986

SS6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rochford in 1986: 116.

Latest crashes in Rochford in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Rochford in 1986, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1986.

Severity

Rochford road accidents in other years