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Rochford road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 263 road traffic collisions in Rochford in 1996, and 356 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1995 (269), and casualties rose from 346.

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

Collisions in 1996
263
Down 2% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
356
Up 3% on 1995
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Rochford in 1996

0.8% of collisions in Rochford in 1996 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Rochford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious4216%
  • Slight21983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious4613%
  • Slight30887%

Rochford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rochford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 353 in 1986. 1996 is highlighted, with 263, down 2% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (12%)
  • Tuesday38 (14%)
  • Wednesday43 (16%)
  • Thursday41 (16%)
  • Friday47 (18%)
  • Saturday31 (12%)
  • Sunday31 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (9.1%)
  • February29 (11%)
  • March17 (6.5%)
  • April12 (4.6%)
  • May24 (9.1%)
  • June25 (9.5%)
  • July20 (7.6%)
  • August22 (8.4%)
  • September19 (7.2%)
  • October32 (12%)
  • November21 (8%)
  • December18 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight203 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (4.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds201 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry170 (65%)
  • Wet or damp86 (33%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph154 (59%)
  • 40 mph14 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph51 (19%)
  • 70 mph43 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway186 (71%)
  • Roundabout36 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rochford in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant222 (62%)
  • Cyclist33 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian31 (8.7%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1019 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1531 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 2042 (12%)
  • 21 to 2539 (11%)
  • 26 to 3571 (20%)
  • 36 to 4538 (11%)
  • 46 to 5539 (11%)
  • 56 to 6523 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7520 (5.6%)
  • Over 754 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded21 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider215 (60%)
  • Passenger110 (31%)
  • Pedestrian31 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car394 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle29 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach20 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rochford in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 in Rochford

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Rochford ranked among 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rochford had fewer road collisions than 315 of them in 1996.

Collisions
316th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
320th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
324th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
300th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Rochford with the most crashes in 1996

The B1013 had the most collisions in Rochford in 1996: 40, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rochford, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1013405207
2ndA127364904
3rdA129335006
4thA130142502
5thA1015122200
6thB10151100
7thB10171100

Towns in Rochford: crashes in 1996

Rayleigh had the most collisions of any town in Rochford in 1996: 81.

Postcode districts in Rochford: crashes in 1996

SS6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rochford in 1996: 121.

Latest crashes in Rochford in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Rochford in 1996, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1996.

Severity

Rochford road accidents in other years