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Thurrock road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 542 road traffic collisions in Thurrock in 1983, and 773 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 157 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1982 (565), and casualties rose from 748.

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

Collisions in 1983
542
Down 4% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
773
Up 3% on 1982
Fatal collisions
12
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
157
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Thurrock in 1983

2.2% of collisions in Thurrock in 1983 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Thurrock from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.2%
  • Serious15729%
  • Slight37369%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.7%
  • Serious20426%
  • Slight55672%

Thurrock road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thurrock, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 727 in 1998. 1983 is highlighted, with 542, down 4% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (14%)
  • Tuesday63 (12%)
  • Wednesday90 (17%)
  • Thursday68 (13%)
  • Friday90 (17%)
  • Saturday79 (15%)
  • Sunday75 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5992 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5968 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (6.1%)
  • February42 (7.7%)
  • March47 (8.7%)
  • April41 (7.6%)
  • May63 (12%)
  • June40 (7.4%)
  • July36 (6.6%)
  • August35 (6.5%)
  • September49 (9%)
  • October51 (9.4%)
  • November52 (9.6%)
  • December53 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight376 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit146 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (3.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds436 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry348 (64%)
  • Wet or damp172 (32%)
  • Frost or ice17 (3.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph316 (58%)
  • 40 mph18 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph155 (29%)
  • 70 mph53 (9.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway456 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (7.4%)
  • Roundabout27 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thurrock in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant382 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist163 (21%)
  • Pedestrian94 (12%)
  • Cyclist62 (8%)
  • Van occupant37 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1033 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1562 (8%)
  • 16 to 20196 (25%)
  • 21 to 25116 (15%)
  • 26 to 35113 (15%)
  • 36 to 4574 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5545 (5.8%)
  • 56 to 6560 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.2%)
  • Over 7519 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider437 (57%)
  • Passenger242 (31%)
  • Pedestrian94 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car632 (63%)
  • Motorcycle163 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes69 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thurrock in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Thurrock

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Thurrock ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thurrock had the 161st most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
161st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
137th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
159th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
142nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Thurrock with the most crashes in 1983

The A13 had the most collisions in Thurrock in 1983: 94, including 6 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thurrock, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1394152630
2ndA1264151110
3rdA1283349011
4thA1013293725
5thB186284109
6thB1335101413
7thB149101304
8thM2581405
9thA10126701
10thB100762302
11thA13065801
12thA2825902
13thA10144401
14thA10904601
15thB14204500
16thA10892201
17thB1882302
18thB1891100

Towns in Thurrock: crashes in 1983

Grays had the most collisions of any town in Thurrock in 1983: 108.

Postcode districts in Thurrock: crashes in 1983

RM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thurrock in 1983: 121.

Latest crashes in Thurrock in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Thurrock in 1983, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Thurrock road accidents in other years