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Thurrock road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 599 road traffic collisions in Thurrock in 1981, and 820 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 173 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1980 (619), and casualties fell from 828.

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

Collisions in 1981
599
Down 3% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
820
Down 1% on 1980
Fatal collisions
14
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
173
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Thurrock in 1981

2.3% of collisions in Thurrock in 1981 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Thurrock from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.3%
  • Serious17329%
  • Slight41269%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal202.4%
  • Serious20725%
  • Slight59372%

Thurrock road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thurrock, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 727 in 1998. 1981 is highlighted, with 599, down 3% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday91 (15%)
  • Tuesday85 (14%)
  • Wednesday78 (13%)
  • Thursday87 (15%)
  • Friday105 (18%)
  • Saturday78 (13%)
  • Sunday75 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59159 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5974 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (7%)
  • February50 (8.3%)
  • March52 (8.7%)
  • April56 (9.3%)
  • May50 (8.3%)
  • June39 (6.5%)
  • July65 (11%)
  • August48 (8%)
  • September54 (9%)
  • October47 (7.8%)
  • November57 (9.5%)
  • December39 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight408 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit164 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (4.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds459 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds89 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry359 (60%)
  • Wet or damp210 (35%)
  • Frost or ice19 (3.2%)
  • Snow7 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph331 (55%)
  • 40 mph29 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph214 (36%)
  • 70 mph24 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway526 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (6.7%)
  • Roundabout23 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thurrock in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant438 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist154 (19%)
  • Pedestrian100 (12%)
  • Cyclist54 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant36 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1031 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1563 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20209 (25%)
  • 21 to 25100 (12%)
  • 26 to 35155 (19%)
  • 36 to 4583 (10%)
  • 46 to 5566 (8%)
  • 56 to 6546 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7531 (3.8%)
  • Over 756 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider495 (60%)
  • Passenger225 (27%)
  • Pedestrian100 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car734 (64%)
  • Motorcycle156 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes81 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes71 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach25 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1%)
  • Minibus7 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thurrock in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thurrock had the 144th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
144th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
139th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
136th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Thurrock with the most crashes in 1981

The A13 had the most collisions in Thurrock in 1981: 145, including 5 fatal and 39 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thurrock, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13145219539
2ndB1865079114
3rdA126364719
4thA128365627
5thB1335202514
6thA1013121612
7thB1420111514
8thB149101102
9thA2827703
10thB10077901
11thB1887802
12thA10126601
13thA10895702
14thA10904401
15thA10143301
16thB10131100

Towns in Thurrock: crashes in 1981

Grays had the most collisions of any town in Thurrock in 1981: 108.

Postcode districts in Thurrock: crashes in 1981

RM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thurrock in 1981: 163.

Latest crashes in Thurrock in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Thurrock in 1981, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1981.

Severity

Thurrock road accidents in other years