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Thurrock road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 612 road traffic collisions in Thurrock in 2004, and 840 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 93 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2003 (616), and casualties fell from 845.

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

Collisions in 2004
612
Down 1% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
840
Down 1% on 2003
Fatal collisions
8
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
93
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Thurrock in 2004

1.3% of collisions in Thurrock in 2004 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Thurrock from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious9315%
  • Slight51183%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81%
  • Serious10813%
  • Slight72486%

Thurrock road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thurrock, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 727 in 1998. 2004 is highlighted, with 612, down 1% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday86 (14%)
  • Tuesday99 (16%)
  • Wednesday79 (13%)
  • Thursday102 (17%)
  • Friday87 (14%)
  • Saturday76 (12%)
  • Sunday83 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5986 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59106 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59148 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59103 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (7.7%)
  • February40 (6.5%)
  • March58 (9.5%)
  • April49 (8%)
  • May51 (8.3%)
  • June42 (6.9%)
  • July52 (8.5%)
  • August52 (8.5%)
  • September61 (10%)
  • October59 (9.6%)
  • November49 (8%)
  • December52 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight444 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit143 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (3.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds503 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry425 (69%)
  • Wet or damp172 (28%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.3%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (0.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph255 (42%)
  • 40 mph47 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph27 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph123 (20%)
  • 70 mph158 (26%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway317 (52%)
  • Dual carriageway168 (27%)
  • Roundabout104 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thurrock in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant591 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist83 (9.9%)
  • Pedestrian55 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist32 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant17 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1544 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20146 (17%)
  • 21 to 2598 (12%)
  • 26 to 35171 (20%)
  • 36 to 45134 (16%)
  • 46 to 5587 (10%)
  • 56 to 6549 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7519 (2.3%)
  • Over 7512 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded42 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider547 (65%)
  • Passenger238 (28%)
  • Pedestrian55 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car926 (75%)
  • Motorcycle88 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes83 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle23 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thurrock in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thurrock had the 115th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
112th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
97th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Thurrock in 2004

West Thurrock & South Stifford, Thurrock, RM16 3BG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Thurrock in 2004, with 44 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Thurrock with the most crashes in 2004

The A13 had the most collisions in Thurrock in 2004: 107, including 1 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thurrock, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13107157121
2ndM25426617
3rdA126374803
4thA1306334806
5thA1013222804
6thA128172401
7thA282161902
8thB186151801
9thA1089142403
10thB1335132502
11thA1014111422
12thB1420111402
13thA101281101
14thB100781201
15thA10907710
16thB1493600
17thB1462200
18thB1892301
19thA12061200
20thA251100

Towns in Thurrock: crashes in 2004

Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock and Purfleet-on-Thames had the most collisions of any town in Thurrock in 2004: 75.

Postcode districts in Thurrock: crashes in 2004

RM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thurrock in 2004: 181.

Latest crashes in Thurrock in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Thurrock in 2004, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Thurrock road accidents in other years