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Thurrock road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 24,011 road traffic collisions in Thurrock from 1979 to 2025, and 32,883 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 332 were fatal and 4,520 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 260 collisions, up 19% on 2024 (218), and casualties rose from 276 to 326.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
24,011
131st highest of 351 areas
Casualties
32,883
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
332
1.4% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
260
Up 19% on 2024

Crash severity in Thurrock

1.4% of collisions in Thurrock from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3321.4%
  • Serious4,52019%
  • Slight19,15980%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3661.1%
  • Serious5,24216%
  • Slight27,27583%

Thurrock road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thurrock, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 727 in 1998. In 2025 there were 260, up 19% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 260
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025260326
2024218276
2023269343
2022268349
2021287387
2020263362
2019272385
2018305425
2017314428
2016394535
2015344465
2014393528
2013365496
2012408589
2011403580
2010420560
2009442641
2008448598
2007468636
2006515718
2005584797
2004612840
2003616845
2002673886
2001702955
20007271,015
1999701982
1998727998
1997681944
1996615855
1995620877
19947241,020
1993568795
1992535726
1991581856
1990701987
19897171,012
1988648853
1987573762
1986591814
1985570758
1984545720
1983542773
1982565748
1981599820
1980619828
1979619790

When and where crashes happen in Thurrock

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3,495 (15%)
  • Tuesday3,466 (14%)
  • Wednesday3,407 (14%)
  • Thursday3,534 (15%)
  • Friday3,931 (16%)
  • Saturday3,405 (14%)
  • Sunday2,773 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59796 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59506 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:593,091 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:593,442 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:594,374 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:595,790 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:593,907 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592,105 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,911 (8%)
  • February1,679 (7%)
  • March1,929 (8%)
  • April1,830 (7.6%)
  • May1,997 (8.3%)
  • June1,919 (8%)
  • July2,140 (8.9%)
  • August1,882 (7.8%)
  • September2,059 (8.6%)
  • October2,153 (9%)
  • November2,295 (9.6%)
  • December2,217 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight17,306 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5,633 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting760 (3.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown195 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit117 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds19,052 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds3,016 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds420 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds329 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist265 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds99 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds37 (0.2%)
  • Other618 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded175 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry16,375 (68%)
  • Wet or damp7,038 (29%)
  • Frost or ice405 (1.7%)
  • Snow112 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep35 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel17 (0.1%)
  • Mud9 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded20 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph98 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph11,622 (48%)
  • 40 mph1,579 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph1,372 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph4,694 (20%)
  • 70 mph4,645 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway15,105 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway4,568 (19%)
  • Roundabout3,272 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road933 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded133 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Thurrock

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant21,583 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist3,629 (11%)
  • Pedestrian3,099 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist1,869 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant1,112 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)744 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant355 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant157 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant147 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant128 (0.4%)
  • Other32 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded28 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5725 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 101,334 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 151,859 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 205,699 (17%)
  • 21 to 254,386 (13%)
  • 26 to 356,674 (20%)
  • 36 to 454,650 (14%)
  • 46 to 553,221 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 652,086 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 75937 (2.8%)
  • Over 75548 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded764 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider20,772 (63%)
  • Passenger9,012 (27%)
  • Pedestrian3,099 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car34,052 (72%)
  • Motorcycle3,718 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3,416 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2,519 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle1,959 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach479 (1%)
  • Other vehicle334 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car265 (0.6%)
  • Minibus160 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown133 (0.3%)
  • Other66 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded16 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Thurrock

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Thurrock

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Thurrock ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thurrock had the 131st most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
131st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
130th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
167th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
Joint 129th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
128thAberdeen City24,34729,0223824,646
129thMaidstone24,32232,5204004,643
130thEast Lindsey24,05936,2816685,173
131stThurrock (this area)24,01132,8833324,520
132ndBlackburn with Darwen23,83632,5642804,232
133rdNorwich23,74928,4651854,895
134thBasildon23,49531,1222794,246

Accident hotspots in Thurrock

West Thurrock & South Stifford, Thurrock, RM16 3BG area is the busiest accident hotspot in Thurrock, with 782 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 7 of them fatal.

Roads in Thurrock with the most crashes

The A13 had the most collisions in Thurrock from 1979 to 2025: 4,168, including 84 fatal and 753 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thurrock, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA134,1685,89284753
2ndA1261,9782,57716388
3rdM251,1421,76014149
4thA10131,1041,49824203
5thB1869471,3286189
6thA13069351,3569127
7thA1288171,28226204
8thA2827631,1261187
9thA1012533697344
10thB13355027041094
11thA10893684911794
12thA1014320430968
13thB1007285443348
14thA1090255361657
15thB1420210292431
16thB149187268135
17thB18892126123
18thB189374619
19thB146222601
20thA127141903

Towns in Thurrock

Grays had the most collisions of any town in Thurrock from 1979 to 2025: 3,669.

Postcode districts in Thurrock

RM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thurrock from 1979 to 2025: 6,303.

Latest crashes in Thurrock

Of the latest 24 crashes in Thurrock, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The most recent was on 30 December 2025.

Severity