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Thurrock road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 615 road traffic collisions in Thurrock in 1996, and 855 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1995 (620), and casualties fell from 877.

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

Collisions in 1996
615
Down 1% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
855
Down 3% on 1995
Fatal collisions
4
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Thurrock in 1996

0.7% of collisions in Thurrock in 1996 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Thurrock from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious9215%
  • Slight51984%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious10312%
  • Slight74887%

Thurrock road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thurrock, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 727 in 1998. 1996 is highlighted, with 615, down 1% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday92 (15%)
  • Tuesday97 (16%)
  • Wednesday87 (14%)
  • Thursday77 (13%)
  • Friday98 (16%)
  • Saturday98 (16%)
  • Sunday66 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59106 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59118 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59150 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5994 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (7%)
  • February42 (6.8%)
  • March41 (6.7%)
  • April36 (5.9%)
  • May48 (7.8%)
  • June46 (7.5%)
  • July54 (8.8%)
  • August52 (8.5%)
  • September49 (8%)
  • October51 (8.3%)
  • November80 (13%)
  • December73 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight454 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit135 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (3.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds468 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other22 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry399 (65%)
  • Wet or damp199 (32%)
  • Snow9 (1.5%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph269 (44%)
  • 40 mph49 (8%)
  • 50 mph17 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph160 (26%)
  • 70 mph120 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway381 (62%)
  • Roundabout112 (18%)
  • Dual carriageway91 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thurrock in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant626 (73%)
  • Pedestrian67 (7.8%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist50 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1043 (5%)
  • 11 to 1554 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20130 (15%)
  • 21 to 25102 (12%)
  • 26 to 35199 (23%)
  • 36 to 45109 (13%)
  • 46 to 5579 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6541 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7523 (2.7%)
  • Over 7511 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded35 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider507 (59%)
  • Passenger281 (33%)
  • Pedestrian67 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car978 (79%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes82 (6.7%)
  • Motorcycle54 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.8%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thurrock in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thurrock had the 132nd most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
132nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
265th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
157th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Thurrock with the most crashes in 1996

The A13 had the most collisions in Thurrock in 1996: 122, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thurrock, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13122161016
2ndA1267710509
3rdA1013355618
4thB186303706
5thM25293902
6thA1012233101
7thA282214200
8thB1335193107
9thA1306172303
10thA1287901
11thB100771202
12thA10145711
13thA10905500
14thA10894501
15thB1494401
16thB14203300
17thB1883302
18thB1892200
19thA1761100
20thB10061100

Towns in Thurrock: crashes in 1996

Grays had the most collisions of any town in Thurrock in 1996: 115.

Postcode districts in Thurrock: crashes in 1996

RM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thurrock in 1996: 156.

Latest crashes in Thurrock in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Thurrock in 1996, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Thurrock road accidents in other years