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Rochford road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 266 road traffic collisions in Rochford in 1997, and 342 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1996 (263), and casualties fell from 356.

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

Collisions in 1997
266
Up 1% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
342
Down 4% on 1996
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Rochford in 1997

0.8% of collisions in Rochford in 1997 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Rochford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious4617%
  • Slight21882%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious5215%
  • Slight28884%

Rochford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rochford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 353 in 1986. 1997 is highlighted, with 266, up 1% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (17%)
  • Tuesday34 (13%)
  • Wednesday37 (14%)
  • Thursday36 (14%)
  • Friday43 (16%)
  • Saturday43 (16%)
  • Sunday29 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (7.1%)
  • February13 (4.9%)
  • March20 (7.5%)
  • April16 (6%)
  • May28 (11%)
  • June20 (7.5%)
  • July19 (7.1%)
  • August15 (5.6%)
  • September33 (12%)
  • October21 (7.9%)
  • November28 (11%)
  • December34 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight182 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds216 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (8.6%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (3%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry179 (67%)
  • Wet or damp82 (31%)
  • Snow5 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph159 (60%)
  • 40 mph9 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph67 (25%)
  • 70 mph31 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway210 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (9.4%)
  • Roundabout23 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rochford in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant219 (64%)
  • Cyclist39 (11%)
  • Pedestrian38 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.3%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1535 (10%)
  • 16 to 2063 (18%)
  • 21 to 2545 (13%)
  • 26 to 3551 (15%)
  • 36 to 4553 (15%)
  • 46 to 5533 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6517 (5%)
  • 66 to 758 (2.3%)
  • Over 7510 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded15 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider224 (65%)
  • Passenger80 (23%)
  • Pedestrian38 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car393 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (5.1%)
  • Motorcycle24 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rochford in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rochford had fewer road collisions than 317 of them in 1997.

Collisions
318th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
324th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
312th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
280th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Rochford with the most crashes in 1997

The B1013 had the most collisions in Rochford in 1997: 29, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rochford, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1013294104
2ndA129263504
3rdA127243706
4thA1015131310
5thA130111402
6thB10173400

Towns in Rochford: crashes in 1997

Rayleigh had the most collisions of any town in Rochford in 1997: 62.

Postcode districts in Rochford: crashes in 1997

SS6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rochford in 1997: 99.

Latest crashes in Rochford in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Rochford in 1997, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Rochford road accidents in other years