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Thurrock road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 515 road traffic collisions in Thurrock in 2006, and 718 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 82 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2005 (584), and casualties fell from 797.

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

Collisions in 2006
515
Down 12% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
718
Down 10% on 2005
Fatal collisions
12
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
82
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Thurrock in 2006

2.3% of collisions in Thurrock in 2006 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Thurrock from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.3%
  • Serious8216%
  • Slight42182%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.2%
  • Serious10214%
  • Slight60084%

Thurrock road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thurrock, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 727 in 1998. 2006 is highlighted, with 515, down 12% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (13%)
  • Tuesday84 (16%)
  • Wednesday68 (13%)
  • Thursday75 (15%)
  • Friday84 (16%)
  • Saturday68 (13%)
  • Sunday69 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (3.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (9.3%)
  • February27 (5.2%)
  • March42 (8.2%)
  • April35 (6.8%)
  • May57 (11%)
  • June52 (10%)
  • July37 (7.2%)
  • August40 (7.8%)
  • September40 (7.8%)
  • October41 (8%)
  • November44 (8.5%)
  • December52 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight365 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit130 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (3.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds419 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other19 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry371 (72%)
  • Wet or damp142 (28%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph214 (42%)
  • 40 mph44 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph53 (10%)
  • 60 mph52 (10%)
  • 70 mph150 (29%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway255 (50%)
  • Dual carriageway151 (29%)
  • Roundabout78 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thurrock in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant513 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (10%)
  • Pedestrian39 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)27 (3.8%)
  • Cyclist23 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1528 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 20109 (15%)
  • 21 to 2592 (13%)
  • 26 to 35151 (21%)
  • 36 to 45127 (18%)
  • 46 to 5577 (11%)
  • 56 to 6559 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.1%)
  • Over 7513 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider491 (68%)
  • Passenger188 (26%)
  • Pedestrian39 (5.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car769 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes87 (8.4%)
  • Motorcycle75 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thurrock in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Thurrock ranked among 351 areas in 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thurrock had the 130th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
128th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
62nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
101st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Thurrock in 2006

West Thurrock & South Stifford, Thurrock, RM16 3BG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Thurrock in 2006, with 37 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Thurrock with the most crashes in 2006

The A13 had the most collisions in Thurrock in 2006: 95, including 2 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thurrock, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1395133218
2ndM25436407
3rdA126405918
4thA1306274005
5thA1013254004
6thA1012243012
7thB186203204
8thA282172001
9thA128101912
10thB1335101101
11thA108991422
12thA10145610
13thB14205800
14thB10074500
15thB1884500
16thB1463500
17thB1492200
18thA10901100
19thA1251100

Towns in Thurrock: crashes in 2006

Grays had the most collisions of any town in Thurrock in 2006: 71.

Postcode districts in Thurrock: crashes in 2006

RM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thurrock in 2006: 134.

Latest crashes in Thurrock in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Thurrock in 2006, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2006.

Severity

Thurrock road accidents in other years