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Thurrock road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 619 road traffic collisions in Thurrock in 1980, and 828 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 174 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1979, and casualties rose from 790.

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

Collisions in 1980
619
Level with 1979
Casualties in 1980
828
Up 5% on 1979
Fatal collisions
13
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
174
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Thurrock in 1980

2.1% of collisions in Thurrock in 1980 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Thurrock from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.1%
  • Serious17428%
  • Slight43270%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.8%
  • Serious21125%
  • Slight60273%

Thurrock road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thurrock, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 727 in 1998. 1980 is highlighted, with 619, level with 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday97 (16%)
  • Tuesday85 (14%)
  • Wednesday84 (14%)
  • Thursday98 (16%)
  • Friday104 (17%)
  • Saturday85 (14%)
  • Sunday66 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59104 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59163 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5994 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5977 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January68 (11%)
  • February35 (5.7%)
  • March46 (7.4%)
  • April34 (5.5%)
  • May61 (9.9%)
  • June48 (7.8%)
  • July52 (8.4%)
  • August52 (8.4%)
  • September51 (8.2%)
  • October62 (10%)
  • November54 (8.7%)
  • December56 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight438 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit154 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (3.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds493 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry391 (63%)
  • Wet or damp203 (33%)
  • Frost or ice20 (3.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph364 (59%)
  • 40 mph21 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph124 (20%)
  • 70 mph110 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway537 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (7.4%)
  • Roundabout24 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thurrock in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant405 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist171 (21%)
  • Pedestrian118 (14%)
  • Cyclist63 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant40 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (2.7%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1049 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1564 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20206 (25%)
  • 21 to 25102 (12%)
  • 26 to 35135 (16%)
  • 36 to 4587 (11%)
  • 46 to 5589 (11%)
  • 56 to 6546 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7516 (1.9%)
  • Over 7512 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider495 (60%)
  • Passenger215 (26%)
  • Pedestrian118 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car710 (61%)
  • Motorcycle169 (15%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes96 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes80 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle69 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach24 (2.1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thurrock in 1980

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1980 in Thurrock

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Thurrock ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thurrock had the 142nd most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
142nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
170th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
134th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Thurrock with the most crashes in 1980

The A13 had the most collisions in Thurrock in 1980: 134, including 5 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thurrock, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13134190532
2ndB1864356214
3rdA1263953117
4thA1283255014
5thB13352027110
6thA1013131703
7thA1014122212
8thA1089111215
9thB100791402
10thA28271102
11thB14961004
12thB1885701
13thA10904400
14thB14204500
15thA10123501

Towns in Thurrock: crashes in 1980

Grays had the most collisions of any town in Thurrock in 1980: 111.

Postcode districts in Thurrock: crashes in 1980

RM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thurrock in 1980: 155.

Latest crashes in Thurrock in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Thurrock in 1980, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1980.

Severity

Thurrock road accidents in other years