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Rochford road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 313 road traffic collisions in Rochford in 1988, and 421 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1987 (317), and casualties rose from 403.

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

Collisions in 1988
313
Down 1% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
421
Up 4% on 1987
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Rochford in 1988

1% of collisions in Rochford in 1988 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Rochford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious5518%
  • Slight25581%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious6315%
  • Slight35584%

Rochford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rochford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 353 in 1986. 1988 is highlighted, with 313, down 1% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (13%)
  • Tuesday37 (12%)
  • Wednesday41 (13%)
  • Thursday49 (16%)
  • Friday50 (16%)
  • Saturday49 (16%)
  • Sunday45 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (8.9%)
  • February25 (8%)
  • March24 (7.7%)
  • April17 (5.4%)
  • May29 (9.3%)
  • June25 (8%)
  • July31 (9.9%)
  • August28 (8.9%)
  • September18 (5.8%)
  • October29 (9.3%)
  • November38 (12%)
  • December21 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight227 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (4.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds251 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (13%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Other9 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry206 (66%)
  • Wet or damp100 (32%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph214 (68%)
  • 40 mph8 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph3 (1%)
  • 60 mph57 (18%)
  • 70 mph31 (9.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway253 (81%)
  • Roundabout30 (9.6%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rochford in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant268 (64%)
  • Pedestrian52 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (12%)
  • Cyclist34 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1018 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1527 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20112 (27%)
  • 21 to 2556 (13%)
  • 26 to 3564 (15%)
  • 36 to 4552 (12%)
  • 46 to 5526 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6528 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.1%)
  • Over 7513 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider253 (60%)
  • Passenger116 (28%)
  • Pedestrian52 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car423 (74%)
  • Motorcycle53 (9.3%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rochford in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rochford had fewer road collisions than 302 of them in 1988.

Collisions
303rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
303rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
328th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
317th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Rochford with the most crashes in 1988

The B1013 had the most collisions in Rochford in 1988: 54, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rochford, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB10135479010
2ndA127243502
3rdA129202412
4thA1015151811
5thA130141703
6thB1017101203
7thB10162201
8thB10151101

Towns in Rochford: crashes in 1988

Rayleigh had the most collisions of any town in Rochford in 1988: 77.

Postcode districts in Rochford: crashes in 1988

SS6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rochford in 1988: 109.

Latest crashes in Rochford in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Rochford in 1988, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 24 December 1988.

Severity

Rochford road accidents in other years