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Thurrock road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 584 road traffic collisions in Thurrock in 2005, and 797 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2004 (612), and casualties fell from 840.

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

Collisions in 2005
584
Down 5% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
797
Down 5% on 2004
Fatal collisions
10
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Thurrock in 2005

1.7% of collisions in Thurrock in 2005 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Thurrock from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.7%
  • Serious8615%
  • Slight48884%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.3%
  • Serious10113%
  • Slight68686%

Thurrock road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thurrock, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 727 in 1998. 2005 is highlighted, with 584, down 5% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (15%)
  • Tuesday90 (15%)
  • Wednesday94 (16%)
  • Thursday69 (12%)
  • Friday96 (16%)
  • Saturday84 (14%)
  • Sunday66 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5991 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59107 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59144 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59103 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (7.5%)
  • February38 (6.5%)
  • March47 (8%)
  • April44 (7.5%)
  • May60 (10%)
  • June40 (6.8%)
  • July40 (6.8%)
  • August42 (7.2%)
  • September57 (9.8%)
  • October46 (7.9%)
  • November63 (11%)
  • December63 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight430 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit133 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds489 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (6.5%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other26 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry432 (74%)
  • Wet or damp144 (25%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph240 (41%)
  • 40 mph51 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph52 (8.9%)
  • 60 mph86 (15%)
  • 70 mph151 (26%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway314 (54%)
  • Dual carriageway147 (25%)
  • Roundabout89 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thurrock in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant551 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist83 (10%)
  • Pedestrian59 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist33 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)28 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1023 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1539 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20132 (17%)
  • 21 to 25104 (13%)
  • 26 to 35144 (18%)
  • 36 to 45136 (17%)
  • 46 to 5595 (12%)
  • 56 to 6543 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7529 (3.6%)
  • Over 7515 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded17 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider538 (68%)
  • Passenger200 (25%)
  • Pedestrian59 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car845 (73%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes97 (8.4%)
  • Motorcycle78 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes63 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thurrock in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thurrock had the 110th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
110th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
115th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
86th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
88th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Thurrock in 2005

West Thurrock & South Stifford, Thurrock, RM16 3BG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Thurrock in 2005, with 50 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Thurrock with the most crashes in 2005

The A13 had the most collisions in Thurrock in 2005: 106, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thurrock, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13106135119
2ndA126587319
3rdM25396505
4thA1306355313
5thA1013294103
6thA282274122
7thA128192603
8thB186162213
9thB1335142210
10thA1012131801
11thB1007101701
12thA101491003
13thA108981315
14thA109081001
15thB142081300
16thB14971101
17thB1893300
18thB1461100
19thB1881100

Towns in Thurrock: crashes in 2005

Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock and Purfleet-on-Thames had the most collisions of any town in Thurrock in 2005: 79.

Postcode districts in Thurrock: crashes in 2005

RM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thurrock in 2005: 159.

Latest crashes in Thurrock in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Thurrock in 2005, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2005.

Severity

Thurrock road accidents in other years