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Thurrock road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 619 road traffic collisions in Thurrock in 1979, and 790 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 183 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 24,011 collisions in Thurrock.

Collisions in 1979
619
Casualties in 1979
790
Fatal collisions
13
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
183
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Thurrock in 1979

2.1% of collisions in Thurrock in 1979 were fatal and 30% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Thurrock from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.1%
  • Serious18330%
  • Slight42368%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.6%
  • Serious20926%
  • Slight56872%

Thurrock road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thurrock, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 727 in 1998. 1979 is highlighted, with 619.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (13%)
  • Tuesday69 (11%)
  • Wednesday95 (15%)
  • Thursday98 (16%)
  • Friday117 (19%)
  • Saturday84 (14%)
  • Sunday75 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59133 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5997 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5992 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (6.5%)
  • February38 (6.1%)
  • March50 (8.1%)
  • April44 (7.1%)
  • May52 (8.4%)
  • June47 (7.6%)
  • July62 (10%)
  • August58 (9.4%)
  • September49 (7.9%)
  • October53 (8.6%)
  • November66 (11%)
  • December60 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight418 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit167 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (4.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds470 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (3.9%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Other16 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry392 (63%)
  • Wet or damp181 (29%)
  • Frost or ice34 (5.5%)
  • Snow11 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph372 (60%)
  • 40 mph24 (3.9%)
  • 70 mph223 (36%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway525 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (7.4%)
  • Roundabout28 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thurrock in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant376 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist178 (23%)
  • Pedestrian113 (14%)
  • Cyclist65 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant26 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1047 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1548 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20186 (24%)
  • 21 to 25107 (14%)
  • 26 to 35130 (16%)
  • 36 to 4581 (10%)
  • 46 to 5574 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6562 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.2%)
  • Over 7515 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider483 (61%)
  • Passenger194 (25%)
  • Pedestrian113 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car652 (58%)
  • Motorcycle181 (16%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes106 (9.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes85 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.2%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thurrock in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Thurrock

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Thurrock ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thurrock had the 144th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
144th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
154th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
177th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
130th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Thurrock with the most crashes in 1979

The A13 had the most collisions in Thurrock in 1979: 136, including 5 fatal and 44 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thurrock, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13136184544
2ndA1265466224
3rdA1284157314
4thB1863141011
5thA1013202405
6thA1014141905
7thB1335132204
8thA28281001
9thB142071000
10thB14971100
11thA10126610
12thA10906602
13thA10895612
14thB10075612
15thB1883600
16thA121201
17thB10891100

Towns in Thurrock: crashes in 1979

Grays had the most collisions of any town in Thurrock in 1979: 125.

Postcode districts in Thurrock: crashes in 1979

RM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thurrock in 1979: 177.

Latest crashes in Thurrock in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Thurrock in 1979, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Thurrock road accidents in other years