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Thurrock road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 717 road traffic collisions in Thurrock in 1989, and 1,012 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 134 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1988 (648), and casualties rose from 853.

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

Collisions in 1989
717
Up 11% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,012
Up 19% on 1988
Fatal collisions
12
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
134
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Thurrock in 1989

1.7% of collisions in Thurrock in 1989 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Thurrock from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.7%
  • Serious13419%
  • Slight57180%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.2%
  • Serious15415%
  • Slight84684%

Thurrock road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thurrock, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 727 in 1998. 1989 is highlighted, with 717, up 11% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday96 (13%)
  • Tuesday90 (13%)
  • Wednesday108 (15%)
  • Thursday118 (16%)
  • Friday119 (17%)
  • Saturday98 (14%)
  • Sunday88 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5997 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59115 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59106 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59146 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59144 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5980 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (7.7%)
  • February42 (5.9%)
  • March58 (8.1%)
  • April65 (9.1%)
  • May55 (7.7%)
  • June55 (7.7%)
  • July72 (10%)
  • August53 (7.4%)
  • September58 (8.1%)
  • October66 (9.2%)
  • November65 (9.1%)
  • December73 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight518 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit166 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (2.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds565 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds103 (14%)
  • Fog or mist13 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.1%)
  • Other15 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry479 (67%)
  • Wet or damp227 (32%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph377 (53%)
  • 40 mph50 (7%)
  • 50 mph7 (1%)
  • 60 mph171 (24%)
  • 70 mph112 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway506 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway123 (17%)
  • Roundabout63 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thurrock in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant655 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist124 (12%)
  • Pedestrian89 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist71 (7%)
  • Van occupant41 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1049 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1555 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20228 (23%)
  • 21 to 25152 (15%)
  • 26 to 35183 (18%)
  • 36 to 45116 (11%)
  • 46 to 5590 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6565 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7530 (3%)
  • Over 7515 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider640 (63%)
  • Passenger283 (28%)
  • Pedestrian89 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car979 (71%)
  • Motorcycle126 (9.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes100 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes85 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle73 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach11 (0.8%)
  • Minibus9 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thurrock in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thurrock had the 123rd most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
123rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
113th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
152nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
152nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Thurrock with the most crashes in 1989

The A13 had the most collisions in Thurrock in 1989: 91, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thurrock, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1391142116
2ndA1265872013
3rdA10134666411
4thM25467007
5thB186295705
6thA1306263815
7thB1335243203
8thA128213326
9thA282172504
10thA101291400
11thA10148801
12thA10898911
13thA109071002
14thB14205600
15thA1273501
16thB10072200
17thB1492200
18thA10161100
19thA10181100
20thA12501300

Towns in Thurrock: crashes in 1989

Grays had the most collisions of any town in Thurrock in 1989: 130.

Postcode districts in Thurrock: crashes in 1989

RM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thurrock in 1989: 143.

Latest crashes in Thurrock in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Thurrock in 1989, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Thurrock road accidents in other years