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Thurrock road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 701 road traffic collisions in Thurrock in 1990, and 987 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 135 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1989 (717), and casualties fell from 1,012.

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

Collisions in 1990
701
Down 2% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
987
Down 2% on 1989
Fatal collisions
13
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
135
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Thurrock in 1990

1.9% of collisions in Thurrock in 1990 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Thurrock from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.9%
  • Serious13519%
  • Slight55379%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.6%
  • Serious15816%
  • Slight81382%

Thurrock road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thurrock, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 727 in 1998. 1990 is highlighted, with 701, down 2% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday99 (14%)
  • Tuesday86 (12%)
  • Wednesday97 (14%)
  • Thursday98 (14%)
  • Friday128 (18%)
  • Saturday119 (17%)
  • Sunday74 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5994 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59103 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59118 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59169 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59113 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (7.8%)
  • February48 (6.8%)
  • March65 (9.3%)
  • April64 (9.1%)
  • May55 (7.8%)
  • June38 (5.4%)
  • July62 (8.8%)
  • August60 (8.6%)
  • September65 (9.3%)
  • October64 (9.1%)
  • November64 (9.1%)
  • December61 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight505 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit165 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (3.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds568 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry484 (69%)
  • Wet or damp210 (30%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph376 (54%)
  • 40 mph40 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph15 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph183 (26%)
  • 70 mph87 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway510 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway107 (15%)
  • Roundabout63 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thurrock in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant629 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist103 (10%)
  • Pedestrian100 (10%)
  • Van occupant52 (5.3%)
  • Cyclist51 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1049 (5%)
  • 11 to 1561 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20250 (25%)
  • 21 to 25158 (16%)
  • 26 to 35157 (16%)
  • 36 to 45113 (11%)
  • 46 to 5580 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6553 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7532 (3.2%)
  • Over 759 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider583 (59%)
  • Passenger304 (31%)
  • Pedestrian100 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car992 (73%)
  • Motorcycle103 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes100 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes94 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach10 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thurrock in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thurrock had the 133rd most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
133rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
120th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
131st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
140th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Thurrock with the most crashes in 1990

The A13 had the most collisions in Thurrock in 1990: 93, including 4 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thurrock, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1393144421
2ndA1265062110
3rdM25375507
4thA128366229
5thA1306324815
6thA1013304008
7thB186233406
8thA282223401
9thB1335202712
10thA10147801
11thB142071003
12thA10126701
13thA109061010
14thB10076600
15thA10895600
16thB1495900
17thA1272201
18thA10171100
19thA10181100
20thA10361200

Towns in Thurrock: crashes in 1990

Grays had the most collisions of any town in Thurrock in 1990: 101.

Postcode districts in Thurrock: crashes in 1990

RM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thurrock in 1990: 143.

Latest crashes in Thurrock in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Thurrock in 1990, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Thurrock road accidents in other years