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Thurrock road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 591 road traffic collisions in Thurrock in 1986, and 814 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 149 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1985 (570), and casualties rose from 758.

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

Collisions in 1986
591
Up 4% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
814
Up 7% on 1985
Fatal collisions
17
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
149
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Thurrock in 1986

2.9% of collisions in Thurrock in 1986 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Thurrock from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal172.9%
  • Serious14925%
  • Slight42572%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.1%
  • Serious18022%
  • Slight61776%

Thurrock road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thurrock, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 727 in 1998. 1986 is highlighted, with 591, up 4% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (12%)
  • Tuesday97 (16%)
  • Wednesday76 (13%)
  • Thursday98 (17%)
  • Friday97 (16%)
  • Saturday82 (14%)
  • Sunday71 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5998 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59150 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (8.3%)
  • February34 (5.8%)
  • March46 (7.8%)
  • April50 (8.5%)
  • May52 (8.8%)
  • June45 (7.6%)
  • July56 (9.5%)
  • August55 (9.3%)
  • September35 (5.9%)
  • October55 (9.3%)
  • November55 (9.3%)
  • December59 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight405 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit148 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (4.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (2.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds442 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (3.9%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (2%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry367 (62%)
  • Wet or damp199 (34%)
  • Frost or ice19 (3.2%)
  • Snow6 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph327 (55%)
  • 40 mph21 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph153 (26%)
  • 70 mph86 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway437 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway79 (13%)
  • Roundabout58 (9.8%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thurrock in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant469 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist119 (15%)
  • Pedestrian95 (12%)
  • Cyclist58 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant33 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1048 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1552 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20182 (22%)
  • 21 to 25126 (15%)
  • 26 to 35131 (16%)
  • 36 to 45110 (14%)
  • 46 to 5567 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6554 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7519 (2.3%)
  • Over 754 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider492 (60%)
  • Passenger227 (28%)
  • Pedestrian95 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car740 (66%)
  • Motorcycle121 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes85 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes82 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Thurrock ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thurrock had the 154th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
154th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
151st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
84th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
148th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Thurrock with the most crashes in 1986

The A13 had the most collisions in Thurrock in 1986: 93, including 4 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thurrock, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1393134422
2ndA1264154012
3rdA1013384736
4thM25283818
5thB186263516
6thA128212813
7thA1012142001
8thA282111612
9thB1007111403
10thA1090101703
11thB133591212
12thB142091102
13thA108981202
14thA130681311
15thA10147800
16thB1492200
17thB1882300
18thB1841100

Towns in Thurrock: crashes in 1986

Grays had the most collisions of any town in Thurrock in 1986: 80.

Postcode districts in Thurrock: crashes in 1986

SS17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thurrock in 1986: 112.

Latest crashes in Thurrock in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Thurrock in 1986, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1986.

Severity

Thurrock road accidents in other years