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Thurrock road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 565 road traffic collisions in Thurrock in 1982, and 748 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 173 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1981 (599), and casualties fell from 820.

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

Collisions in 1982
565
Down 6% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
748
Down 9% on 1981
Fatal collisions
6
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
173
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Thurrock in 1982

1.1% of collisions in Thurrock in 1982 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Thurrock from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious17331%
  • Slight38668%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious20427%
  • Slight53872%

Thurrock road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thurrock, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 727 in 1998. 1982 is highlighted, with 565, down 6% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (16%)
  • Tuesday87 (15%)
  • Wednesday72 (13%)
  • Thursday83 (15%)
  • Friday90 (16%)
  • Saturday72 (13%)
  • Sunday73 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5983 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59129 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5984 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (8%)
  • February37 (6.5%)
  • March56 (9.9%)
  • April40 (7.1%)
  • May34 (6%)
  • June42 (7.4%)
  • July49 (8.7%)
  • August44 (7.8%)
  • September53 (9.4%)
  • October51 (9%)
  • November63 (11%)
  • December51 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight370 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit175 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (3.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds441 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (3.7%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry353 (62%)
  • Wet or damp189 (33%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.1%)
  • Snow9 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph331 (59%)
  • 40 mph17 (3%)
  • 60 mph138 (24%)
  • 70 mph79 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway438 (78%)
  • Roundabout55 (9.7%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (3.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thurrock in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant379 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist147 (20%)
  • Pedestrian99 (13%)
  • Cyclist60 (8%)
  • Van occupant33 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1042 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1560 (8%)
  • 16 to 20193 (26%)
  • 21 to 2599 (13%)
  • 26 to 35117 (16%)
  • 36 to 4587 (12%)
  • 46 to 5556 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6545 (6%)
  • 66 to 7520 (2.7%)
  • Over 7511 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider465 (62%)
  • Passenger184 (25%)
  • Pedestrian99 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car656 (63%)
  • Motorcycle154 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes68 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes58 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.1%)
  • Minibus7 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thurrock in 1982

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1982 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 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thurrock had the 158th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
158th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
163rd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
303rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
143rd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Thurrock with the most crashes in 1982

The A13 had the most collisions in Thurrock in 1982: 90, including 3 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thurrock, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1390132325
2ndA1265363016
3rdA1284064119
4thB186314509
5thA1013243507
6thB1335152206
7thA1012141504
8thA1089111404
9thA101481003
10thA2828811
11thB14981605
12thA13066702
13thB10075701
14thB14204401
15thB1882300
16thA10901401
17thB10891100
18thB1891100
19thM251201

Towns in Thurrock: crashes in 1982

Grays had the most collisions of any town in Thurrock in 1982: 87.

Postcode districts in Thurrock: crashes in 1982

RM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thurrock in 1982: 128.

Latest crashes in Thurrock in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Thurrock in 1982, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1982.

Severity

Thurrock road accidents in other years