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Thurrock road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 545 road traffic collisions in Thurrock in 1984, and 720 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 131 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1983 (542), and casualties fell from 773.

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

Collisions in 1984
545
Up 1% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
720
Down 7% on 1983
Fatal collisions
7
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
131
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Thurrock in 1984

1.3% of collisions in Thurrock in 1984 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Thurrock from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious13124%
  • Slight40775%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.3%
  • Serious14620%
  • Slight56578%

Thurrock road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thurrock, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 727 in 1998. 1984 is highlighted, with 545, up 1% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (14%)
  • Tuesday77 (14%)
  • Wednesday61 (11%)
  • Thursday80 (15%)
  • Friday82 (15%)
  • Saturday99 (18%)
  • Sunday70 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59106 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59131 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (9.2%)
  • February32 (5.9%)
  • March34 (6.2%)
  • April36 (6.6%)
  • May41 (7.5%)
  • June42 (7.7%)
  • July46 (8.4%)
  • August50 (9.2%)
  • September47 (8.6%)
  • October47 (8.6%)
  • November63 (12%)
  • December57 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight387 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit138 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (3.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds411 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds94 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist11 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry351 (64%)
  • Wet or damp181 (33%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph300 (55%)
  • 40 mph34 (6.2%)
  • 60 mph154 (28%)
  • 70 mph57 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway428 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway62 (11%)
  • Roundabout39 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thurrock in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant390 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist121 (17%)
  • Pedestrian97 (13%)
  • Cyclist57 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1043 (6%)
  • 11 to 1549 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20175 (24%)
  • 21 to 2589 (12%)
  • 26 to 35119 (17%)
  • 36 to 4592 (13%)
  • 46 to 5554 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6544 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.3%)
  • Over 757 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider439 (61%)
  • Passenger184 (26%)
  • Pedestrian97 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car673 (64%)
  • Motorcycle125 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes92 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes77 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (6%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thurrock in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thurrock had the 171st most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
171st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
171st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
267th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
208th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Thurrock with the most crashes in 1984

The A13 had the most collisions in Thurrock in 1984: 78, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thurrock, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1378118119
2ndA1265057016
3rdA1013334119
4thA128263807
5thA282233203
6thB186202104
7thB1335121502
8thM25122200
9thA1306111303
10thA109081002
11thB142081100
12thA101471100
13thA10126601
14thA10896801
15thB10075901
16thB1495701
17thB1882200

Towns in Thurrock: crashes in 1984

Grays had the most collisions of any town in Thurrock in 1984: 96.

Postcode districts in Thurrock: crashes in 1984

RM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thurrock in 1984: 127.

Latest crashes in Thurrock in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Thurrock in 1984, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1984.

Severity

Thurrock road accidents in other years