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Rochford road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 292 road traffic collisions in Rochford in 1998, and 384 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1997 (266), and casualties rose from 342.

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

Collisions in 1998
292
Up 10% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
384
Up 12% on 1997
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Rochford in 1998

1% of collisions in Rochford in 1998 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Rochford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious5218%
  • Slight23781%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious5915%
  • Slight32284%

Rochford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rochford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 353 in 1986. 1998 is highlighted, with 292, up 10% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (15%)
  • Tuesday38 (13%)
  • Wednesday52 (18%)
  • Thursday42 (14%)
  • Friday41 (14%)
  • Saturday45 (15%)
  • Sunday29 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (6.5%)
  • February22 (7.5%)
  • March24 (8.2%)
  • April12 (4.1%)
  • May32 (11%)
  • June28 (9.6%)
  • July24 (8.2%)
  • August27 (9.2%)
  • September25 (8.6%)
  • October27 (9.2%)
  • November28 (9.6%)
  • December24 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight224 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (5.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds236 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Other9 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry198 (68%)
  • Wet or damp85 (29%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph187 (64%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph62 (21%)
  • 70 mph40 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway219 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (12%)
  • Roundabout30 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rochford in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant251 (65%)
  • Pedestrian48 (13%)
  • Cyclist31 (8.1%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1527 (7%)
  • 16 to 2069 (18%)
  • 21 to 2546 (12%)
  • 26 to 3580 (21%)
  • 36 to 4540 (10%)
  • 46 to 5535 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6517 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.6%)
  • Over 7511 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded22 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider233 (61%)
  • Passenger103 (27%)
  • Pedestrian48 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car430 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (5.6%)
  • Motorcycle28 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rochford in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rochford had fewer road collisions than 311 of them in 1998.

Collisions
312th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
313th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
261st
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Rochford with the most crashes in 1998

The A129 had the most collisions in Rochford in 1998: 40, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rochford, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA129405005
2ndA127305203
3rdA130223116
4thB1013181903
5thA10159903
6thB10174601

Towns in Rochford: crashes in 1998

Rayleigh had the most collisions of any town in Rochford in 1998: 88.

Postcode districts in Rochford: crashes in 1998

SS6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rochford in 1998: 124.

Latest crashes in Rochford in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Rochford in 1998, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

Rochford road accidents in other years