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Thurrock road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 573 road traffic collisions in Thurrock in 1987, and 762 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 144 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1986 (591), and casualties fell from 814.

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

Collisions in 1987
573
Down 3% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
762
Down 6% on 1986
Fatal collisions
8
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
144
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Thurrock in 1987

1.4% of collisions in Thurrock in 1987 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Thurrock from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious14425%
  • Slight42173%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81%
  • Serious15921%
  • Slight59578%

Thurrock road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thurrock, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 727 in 1998. 1987 is highlighted, with 573, down 3% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (13%)
  • Tuesday75 (13%)
  • Wednesday71 (12%)
  • Thursday106 (18%)
  • Friday93 (16%)
  • Saturday98 (17%)
  • Sunday55 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59106 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (5.9%)
  • February38 (6.6%)
  • March49 (8.6%)
  • April39 (6.8%)
  • May43 (7.5%)
  • June52 (9.1%)
  • July57 (9.9%)
  • August41 (7.2%)
  • September59 (10%)
  • October54 (9.4%)
  • November54 (9.4%)
  • December53 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight397 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit149 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (3.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds428 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (15%)
  • Fog or mist20 (3.5%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry345 (60%)
  • Wet or damp205 (36%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.9%)
  • Snow8 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph312 (54%)
  • 40 mph27 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph152 (27%)
  • 70 mph78 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway428 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway89 (16%)
  • Roundabout37 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thurrock in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant465 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist99 (13%)
  • Pedestrian91 (12%)
  • Cyclist53 (7%)
  • Van occupant27 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1028 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1549 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20200 (26%)
  • 21 to 25107 (14%)
  • 26 to 35129 (17%)
  • 36 to 4595 (12%)
  • 46 to 5562 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6554 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7514 (1.8%)
  • Over 758 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider472 (62%)
  • Passenger199 (26%)
  • Pedestrian91 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car769 (71%)
  • Motorcycle106 (9.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes71 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (5%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thurrock in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thurrock had the 153rd most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
153rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
157th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
230th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
142nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Thurrock with the most crashes in 1987

The A13 had the most collisions in Thurrock in 1987: 83, including 2 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thurrock, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1383117232
2ndA1264045010
3rdM25336109
4thA1013284319
5thB186283705
6thA128172004
7thA1012162213
8thA282131713
9thA1306121501
10thB133591305
11thB142091101
12thA109081005
13thB100781300
14thA10895500
15thB1883501
16thA10142301
17thA10311101
18thA1181101
19thA1271100
20thB1491100

Towns in Thurrock: crashes in 1987

Grays had the most collisions of any town in Thurrock in 1987: 104.

Postcode districts in Thurrock: crashes in 1987

RM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thurrock in 1987: 124.

Latest crashes in Thurrock in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Thurrock in 1987, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Thurrock road accidents in other years