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Thurrock road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 442 road traffic collisions in Thurrock in 2009, and 641 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2008 (448), and casualties rose from 598.

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

Collisions in 2009
442
Down 1% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
641
Up 7% on 2008
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Thurrock in 2009

0.5% of collisions in Thurrock in 2009 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Thurrock from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious5913%
  • Slight38186%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious6510%
  • Slight57490%

Thurrock road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thurrock, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 727 in 1998. 2009 is highlighted, with 442, down 1% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (14%)
  • Tuesday80 (18%)
  • Wednesday60 (14%)
  • Thursday55 (12%)
  • Friday62 (14%)
  • Saturday76 (17%)
  • Sunday45 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (10%)
  • February30 (6.8%)
  • March25 (5.7%)
  • April32 (7.2%)
  • May39 (8.8%)
  • June33 (7.5%)
  • July43 (9.7%)
  • August33 (7.5%)
  • September44 (10%)
  • October37 (8.4%)
  • November39 (8.8%)
  • December42 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight321 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit102 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (3.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds333 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other23 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry307 (69%)
  • Wet or damp126 (29%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph202 (46%)
  • 40 mph41 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph56 (13%)
  • 60 mph31 (7%)
  • 70 mph111 (25%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway225 (51%)
  • Dual carriageway120 (27%)
  • Roundabout75 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thurrock in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant498 (78%)
  • Pedestrian46 (7.2%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist17 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1525 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 20100 (16%)
  • 21 to 2594 (15%)
  • 26 to 35124 (19%)
  • 36 to 45115 (18%)
  • 46 to 5560 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6548 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7511 (1.7%)
  • Over 7516 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider400 (62%)
  • Passenger195 (30%)
  • Pedestrian46 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car702 (78%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes60 (6.7%)
  • Motorcycle39 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thurrock in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thurrock had the 129th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
121st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
138th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Thurrock in 2009

Grays Town, Thurrock, RM17 6NP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Thurrock in 2009, with 30 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Thurrock with the most crashes in 2009

The A13 had the most collisions in Thurrock in 2009: 81, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thurrock, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1381119111
2ndA126445802
3rdM25263905
4thA1306223303
5thA282182000
6thA1013172415
7thA128162503
8thA1012142800
9thA1014101504
10thB1335101500
11thB186101602
12thA108981102
13thA10906900
14thB10075500
15thB14203700
16thB13532301
17thB1492200
18thB1882200
19thB13361200

Towns in Thurrock: crashes in 2009

Grays had the most collisions of any town in Thurrock in 2009: 66.

Postcode districts in Thurrock: crashes in 2009

RM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thurrock in 2009: 131.

Latest crashes in Thurrock in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Thurrock in 2009, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Thurrock road accidents in other years