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Thurrock road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 570 road traffic collisions in Thurrock in 1985, and 758 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 132 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1984 (545), and casualties rose from 720.

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

Collisions in 1985
570
Up 5% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
758
Up 5% on 1984
Fatal collisions
6
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
132
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Thurrock in 1985

1.1% of collisions in Thurrock in 1985 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Thurrock from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious13223%
  • Slight43276%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious15120%
  • Slight60179%

Thurrock road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thurrock, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 727 in 1998. 1985 is highlighted, with 570, up 5% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (13%)
  • Tuesday89 (16%)
  • Wednesday83 (15%)
  • Thursday92 (16%)
  • Friday100 (18%)
  • Saturday66 (12%)
  • Sunday67 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5995 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59133 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59103 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (6.1%)
  • February49 (8.6%)
  • March48 (8.4%)
  • April42 (7.4%)
  • May46 (8.1%)
  • June41 (7.2%)
  • July49 (8.6%)
  • August40 (7%)
  • September43 (7.5%)
  • October58 (10%)
  • November63 (11%)
  • December56 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight386 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit156 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (4.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds420 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (15%)
  • Fog or mist20 (3.5%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Other8 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry360 (63%)
  • Wet or damp184 (32%)
  • Frost or ice21 (3.7%)
  • Snow5 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph319 (56%)
  • 40 mph25 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph151 (26%)
  • 70 mph75 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway430 (75%)
  • Roundabout66 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thurrock in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant424 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist126 (17%)
  • Pedestrian101 (13%)
  • Cyclist55 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant26 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1036 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1556 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20190 (25%)
  • 21 to 25111 (15%)
  • 26 to 35125 (16%)
  • 36 to 4583 (11%)
  • 46 to 5552 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6553 (7%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.1%)
  • Over 7515 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider455 (60%)
  • Passenger202 (27%)
  • Pedestrian101 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car723 (67%)
  • Motorcycle127 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes74 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes71 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thurrock in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thurrock had the 158th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
158th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
157th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
288th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
187th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Thurrock with the most crashes in 1985

The A13 had the most collisions in Thurrock in 1985: 96, including 1 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thurrock, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1396147123
2ndA1264145011
3rdA128334817
4thA1013314418
5thB186213507
6thM25141904
7thA1014101600
8thA282101903
9thB1335101102
10thA13069902
11thA10908902
12thB10078900
13thA10127701
14thB142071302
15thA10896801
16thB1493400

Towns in Thurrock: crashes in 1985

Grays had the most collisions of any town in Thurrock in 1985: 119.

Postcode districts in Thurrock: crashes in 1985

SS17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thurrock in 1985: 138.

Latest crashes in Thurrock in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Thurrock in 1985, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Thurrock road accidents in other years