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Rochford road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 323 road traffic collisions in Rochford in 1989, and 465 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1988 (313), and casualties rose from 421.

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

Collisions in 1989
323
Up 3% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
465
Up 10% on 1988
Fatal collisions
5
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Rochford in 1989

1.5% of collisions in Rochford in 1989 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Rochford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious4614%
  • Slight27284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious5412%
  • Slight40687%

Rochford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rochford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 353 in 1986. 1989 is highlighted, with 323, up 3% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (11%)
  • Tuesday42 (13%)
  • Wednesday57 (18%)
  • Thursday51 (16%)
  • Friday54 (17%)
  • Saturday48 (15%)
  • Sunday35 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (9.3%)
  • February22 (6.8%)
  • March31 (9.6%)
  • April20 (6.2%)
  • May31 (9.6%)
  • June23 (7.1%)
  • July21 (6.5%)
  • August14 (4.3%)
  • September34 (11%)
  • October31 (9.6%)
  • November41 (13%)
  • December25 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight229 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (7.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds258 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (11%)
  • Fog or mist12 (3.7%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Other9 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry216 (67%)
  • Wet or damp95 (29%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph197 (61%)
  • 40 mph17 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph67 (21%)
  • 70 mph37 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway259 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (11%)
  • Roundabout25 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rochford in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant321 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (11%)
  • Pedestrian47 (10%)
  • Cyclist25 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1026 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1523 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20130 (28%)
  • 21 to 2565 (14%)
  • 26 to 3589 (19%)
  • 36 to 4548 (10%)
  • 46 to 5523 (4.9%)
  • 56 to 6520 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7529 (6.2%)
  • Over 758 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider276 (59%)
  • Passenger142 (31%)
  • Pedestrian47 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car460 (76%)
  • Motorcycle50 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rochford in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Rochford

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Slight

How Rochford ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rochford had fewer road collisions than 304 of them in 1989.

Collisions
305th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
295th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
308th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
330th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Rochford with the most crashes in 1989

The B1013 had the most collisions in Rochford in 1989: 42, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rochford, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1013426405
2ndA127334313
3rdA129264003
4thA130203702
5thA1015161903
6thB10175602
7thB10152200
8thB10021201

Towns in Rochford: crashes in 1989

Rayleigh had the most collisions of any town in Rochford in 1989: 85.

Postcode districts in Rochford: crashes in 1989

SS4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rochford in 1989: 105.

Latest crashes in Rochford in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Rochford in 1989, 2 were fatal and none were serious. The last was on 25 December 1989.

Severity

Rochford road accidents in other years