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Thurrock road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 702 road traffic collisions in Thurrock in 2001, and 955 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 98 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2000 (727), and casualties fell from 1,015.

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

Collisions in 2001
702
Down 3% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
955
Down 6% on 2000
Fatal collisions
16
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
98
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Thurrock in 2001

2.3% of collisions in Thurrock in 2001 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Thurrock from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162.3%
  • Serious9814%
  • Slight58884%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.7%
  • Serious11312%
  • Slight82686%

Thurrock road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thurrock, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 727 in 1998. 2001 is highlighted, with 702, down 3% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday97 (14%)
  • Tuesday94 (13%)
  • Wednesday106 (15%)
  • Thursday109 (16%)
  • Friday104 (15%)
  • Saturday103 (15%)
  • Sunday89 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5994 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59151 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59160 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59111 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5969 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (7.7%)
  • February53 (7.5%)
  • March58 (8.3%)
  • April59 (8.4%)
  • May68 (9.7%)
  • June61 (8.7%)
  • July58 (8.3%)
  • August42 (6%)
  • September51 (7.3%)
  • October59 (8.4%)
  • November75 (11%)
  • December64 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight520 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit154 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds565 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds92 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other19 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry459 (65%)
  • Wet or damp230 (33%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (0.6%)
  • Mud2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph302 (43%)
  • 40 mph51 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph22 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph162 (23%)
  • 70 mph165 (24%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway387 (55%)
  • Dual carriageway152 (22%)
  • Roundabout139 (20%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thurrock in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant646 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist93 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian77 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist57 (6%)
  • Van occupant34 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1038 (4%)
  • 11 to 1547 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20158 (17%)
  • 21 to 25106 (11%)
  • 26 to 35227 (24%)
  • 36 to 45143 (15%)
  • 46 to 55100 (10%)
  • 56 to 6554 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7517 (1.8%)
  • Over 7513 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded35 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider622 (65%)
  • Passenger256 (27%)
  • Pedestrian77 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car999 (73%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes103 (7.5%)
  • Motorcycle99 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes64 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1%)
  • Bus or coach11 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thurrock in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Thurrock

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Thurrock ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thurrock had the 105th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
105th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
107th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
38th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Thurrock in 2001

West Thurrock & South Stifford, Thurrock, RM16 3BG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Thurrock in 2001, with 71 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Thurrock with the most crashes in 2001

The A13 had the most collisions in Thurrock in 2001: 115, including 6 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thurrock, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13115165619
2ndA126658609
3rdA1306456916
4thM25455812
5thA1013405213
6thA128284834
7thA282283913
8thB186263805
9thA1012142203
10thA1089131613
11thB1335131602
12thA1014101202
13thB14981110
14thA10905501
15thB10073500
16thB14203500
17thB1883301

Towns in Thurrock: crashes in 2001

Grays had the most collisions of any town in Thurrock in 2001: 95.

Postcode districts in Thurrock: crashes in 2001

RM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thurrock in 2001: 213.

Latest crashes in Thurrock in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Thurrock in 2001, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Thurrock road accidents in other years