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Thurrock road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 468 road traffic collisions in Thurrock in 2007, and 636 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 88 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2006 (515), and casualties fell from 718.

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

Collisions in 2007
468
Down 9% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
636
Down 11% on 2006
Fatal collisions
8
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
88
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Thurrock in 2007

1.7% of collisions in Thurrock in 2007 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Thurrock from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious8819%
  • Slight37279%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious10216%
  • Slight52683%

Thurrock road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thurrock, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 727 in 1998. 2007 is highlighted, with 468, down 9% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (14%)
  • Tuesday71 (15%)
  • Wednesday60 (13%)
  • Thursday73 (16%)
  • Friday89 (19%)
  • Saturday53 (11%)
  • Sunday55 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (6.2%)
  • February41 (8.8%)
  • March38 (8.1%)
  • April33 (7.1%)
  • May39 (8.3%)
  • June38 (8.1%)
  • July44 (9.4%)
  • August39 (8.3%)
  • September36 (7.7%)
  • October53 (11%)
  • November42 (9%)
  • December36 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight340 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit102 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (3.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds385 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (9.8%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry337 (72%)
  • Wet or damp127 (27%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph171 (37%)
  • 40 mph30 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph64 (14%)
  • 60 mph68 (15%)
  • 70 mph132 (28%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway231 (49%)
  • Dual carriageway151 (32%)
  • Roundabout58 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thurrock in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant441 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (11%)
  • Pedestrian38 (6%)
  • Cyclist35 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1012 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1528 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2098 (15%)
  • 21 to 2596 (15%)
  • 26 to 35115 (18%)
  • 36 to 45108 (17%)
  • 46 to 5564 (10%)
  • 56 to 6548 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.6%)
  • Over 7526 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider426 (67%)
  • Passenger172 (27%)
  • Pedestrian38 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car680 (71%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes90 (9.4%)
  • Motorcycle70 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thurrock in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thurrock had the 141st most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
141st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
144th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
80th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Thurrock in 2007

West Thurrock & South Stifford, Thurrock, RM16 3BG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Thurrock in 2007, with 32 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Thurrock with the most crashes in 2007

The A13 had the most collisions in Thurrock in 2007: 108, including 3 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thurrock, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13108152314
2ndA1264453211
3rdM25365115
4thA1013233302
5thA128183405
6thA282172022
7thA1306152402
8thB186152404
9thB1007122002
10thA10127800
11thA10906602
12thB13356700
13thA10145502
14thA10895701
15thB14203401
16thB1463300
17thB1492200
18thB1892201
19thB10141100

Towns in Thurrock: crashes in 2007

Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock and Purfleet-on-Thames had the most collisions of any town in Thurrock in 2007: 56.

Postcode districts in Thurrock: crashes in 2007

RM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thurrock in 2007: 138.

Latest crashes in Thurrock in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Thurrock in 2007, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2007.

Severity

Thurrock road accidents in other years