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Thurrock road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 727 road traffic collisions in Thurrock in 1998, and 998 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 105 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1997 (681), and casualties rose from 944.

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

Collisions in 1998
727
Up 7% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
998
Up 6% on 1997
Fatal collisions
7
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
105
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Thurrock in 1998

1% of collisions in Thurrock in 1998 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Thurrock from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71%
  • Serious10514%
  • Slight61585%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.7%
  • Serious11712%
  • Slight87488%

Thurrock road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thurrock, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 727 in 1998. 1998 is highlighted, with 727, up 7% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday108 (15%)
  • Tuesday97 (13%)
  • Wednesday109 (15%)
  • Thursday98 (13%)
  • Friday120 (17%)
  • Saturday100 (14%)
  • Sunday95 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59128 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59134 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59167 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59134 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January66 (9.1%)
  • February37 (5.1%)
  • March48 (6.6%)
  • April63 (8.7%)
  • May62 (8.5%)
  • June61 (8.4%)
  • July69 (9.5%)
  • August56 (7.7%)
  • September60 (8.3%)
  • October68 (9.4%)
  • November62 (8.5%)
  • December75 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight549 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit150 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds558 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds97 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other27 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry478 (66%)
  • Wet or damp235 (32%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph307 (42%)
  • 40 mph44 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph18 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph225 (31%)
  • 70 mph131 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway434 (60%)
  • Roundabout156 (21%)
  • Dual carriageway108 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thurrock in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant724 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (7.7%)
  • Pedestrian76 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist52 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant31 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1040 (4%)
  • 11 to 1557 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20152 (15%)
  • 21 to 25120 (12%)
  • 26 to 35209 (21%)
  • 36 to 45160 (16%)
  • 46 to 5580 (8%)
  • 56 to 6556 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7529 (2.9%)
  • Over 7515 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded54 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider630 (63%)
  • Passenger292 (29%)
  • Pedestrian76 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,154 (78%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes96 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle75 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thurrock in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thurrock had the 103rd most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
106th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
169th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Thurrock with the most crashes in 1998

The A13 had the most collisions in Thurrock in 1998: 151, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thurrock, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13151212216
2ndA1265770013
3rdA1306324705
4thB186324302
5thA1013293406
6thA1012283703
7thA282244013
8thM25243400
9thB1007232704
10thA128153113
11thB1335111401
12thA108981000
13thB142081400
14thA109071202
15thB1495501
16thA10144600
17thB1882402
18thB1891100

Towns in Thurrock: crashes in 1998

Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock and Purfleet-on-Thames had the most collisions of any town in Thurrock in 1998: 110.

Postcode districts in Thurrock: crashes in 1998

RM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thurrock in 1998: 204.

Latest crashes in Thurrock in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Thurrock in 1998, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 1998.

Severity

Thurrock road accidents in other years