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Thurrock road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 648 road traffic collisions in Thurrock in 1988, and 853 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 130 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1987 (573), and casualties rose from 762.

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

Collisions in 1988
648
Up 13% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
853
Up 12% on 1987
Fatal collisions
7
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
130
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Thurrock in 1988

1.1% of collisions in Thurrock in 1988 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Thurrock from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious13020%
  • Slight51179%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.8%
  • Serious14917%
  • Slight69782%

Thurrock road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thurrock, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 727 in 1998. 1988 is highlighted, with 648, up 13% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday90 (14%)
  • Tuesday98 (15%)
  • Wednesday80 (12%)
  • Thursday93 (14%)
  • Friday118 (18%)
  • Saturday97 (15%)
  • Sunday72 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5939 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59106 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5991 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59117 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59132 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5989 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (9.4%)
  • February45 (6.9%)
  • March55 (8.5%)
  • April39 (6%)
  • May49 (7.6%)
  • June56 (8.6%)
  • July61 (9.4%)
  • August43 (6.6%)
  • September53 (8.2%)
  • October58 (9%)
  • November70 (11%)
  • December58 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight455 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit168 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (3.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds517 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2%)
  • Fog or mist13 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry407 (63%)
  • Wet or damp226 (35%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph348 (54%)
  • 40 mph30 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph173 (27%)
  • 70 mph90 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway489 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway94 (15%)
  • Roundabout50 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thurrock in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant535 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist100 (12%)
  • Pedestrian99 (12%)
  • Cyclist50 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant31 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)30 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1044 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1555 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20176 (21%)
  • 21 to 25133 (16%)
  • 26 to 35150 (18%)
  • 36 to 45121 (14%)
  • 46 to 5556 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6565 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7524 (2.8%)
  • Over 759 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider535 (63%)
  • Passenger219 (26%)
  • Pedestrian99 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car859 (69%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes118 (9.4%)
  • Motorcycle103 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes91 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thurrock in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thurrock had the 134th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
134th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
142nd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
254th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
163rd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Thurrock with the most crashes in 1988

The A13 had the most collisions in Thurrock in 1988: 83, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thurrock, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1383115115
2ndA1284357012
3rdA1263944010
4thA1013354227
5thA1306314016
6thB186263606
7thM25253906
8thA282212803
9thB1420131413
10thB1335111111
11thA1012101702
12thA101481302
13thA109081202
14thA10896603
15thA252702
16thB10072200
17thB1492500
18thA1271200
19thA1861100
20thB10061100

Towns in Thurrock: crashes in 1988

Grays had the most collisions of any town in Thurrock in 1988: 123.

Postcode districts in Thurrock: crashes in 1988

RM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thurrock in 1988: 140.

Latest crashes in Thurrock in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Thurrock in 1988, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Thurrock road accidents in other years