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Thurrock road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 673 road traffic collisions in Thurrock in 2002, and 886 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 88 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2001 (702), and casualties fell from 955.

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

Collisions in 2002
673
Down 4% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
886
Down 7% on 2001
Fatal collisions
9
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
88
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Thurrock in 2002

1.3% of collisions in Thurrock in 2002 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Thurrock from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.3%
  • Serious8813%
  • Slight57686%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.2%
  • Serious10212%
  • Slight77387%

Thurrock road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thurrock, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 727 in 1998. 2002 is highlighted, with 673, down 4% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday107 (16%)
  • Tuesday81 (12%)
  • Wednesday92 (14%)
  • Thursday104 (15%)
  • Friday105 (16%)
  • Saturday95 (14%)
  • Sunday89 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59100 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59116 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59167 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59125 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (7.6%)
  • February49 (7.3%)
  • March47 (7%)
  • April59 (8.8%)
  • May56 (8.3%)
  • June54 (8%)
  • July63 (9.4%)
  • August51 (7.6%)
  • September54 (8%)
  • October58 (8.6%)
  • November70 (10%)
  • December61 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight500 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit150 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds531 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds93 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other21 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry455 (68%)
  • Wet or damp208 (31%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph288 (43%)
  • 40 mph44 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph27 (4%)
  • 60 mph118 (18%)
  • 70 mph195 (29%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway334 (50%)
  • Dual carriageway192 (29%)
  • Roundabout120 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thurrock in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant642 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist81 (9.1%)
  • Pedestrian58 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist36 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant30 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)26 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1020 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1547 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20132 (15%)
  • 21 to 25112 (13%)
  • 26 to 35195 (22%)
  • 36 to 45155 (17%)
  • 46 to 5586 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6551 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7522 (2.5%)
  • Over 7514 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded42 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider594 (67%)
  • Passenger234 (26%)
  • Pedestrian58 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,027 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes119 (8.6%)
  • Motorcycle84 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes77 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.6%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thurrock in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thurrock had the 107th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
107th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
113th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
114th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Thurrock in 2002

West Thurrock & South Stifford, Thurrock, RM16 3BG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Thurrock in 2002, with 53 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Thurrock with the most crashes in 2002

The A13 had the most collisions in Thurrock in 2002: 103, including 3 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thurrock, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13103134311
2ndM25619226
3rdA126495905
4thA282396103
5thA1013375014
6thA1306313901
7thA128222905
8thB186212701
9thA1089203017
10thB1335192201
11thA1090131702
12thB1007101802
13thA101481013
14thA10126600
15thB14206800
16thB1493701
17thB1882201

Towns in Thurrock: crashes in 2002

Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock and Purfleet-on-Thames had the most collisions of any town in Thurrock in 2002: 93.

Postcode districts in Thurrock: crashes in 2002

RM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thurrock in 2002: 176.

Latest crashes in Thurrock in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Thurrock in 2002, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Thurrock road accidents in other years