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Thurrock road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 420 road traffic collisions in Thurrock in 2010, and 560 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2009 (442), and casualties fell from 641.

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

Collisions in 2010
420
Down 5% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
560
Down 13% on 2009
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Thurrock in 2010

0.7% of collisions in Thurrock in 2010 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Thurrock from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious5714%
  • Slight36086%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious6712%
  • Slight49088%

Thurrock road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thurrock, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 727 in 1998. 2010 is highlighted, with 420, down 5% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 420
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (12%)
  • Tuesday69 (16%)
  • Wednesday60 (14%)
  • Thursday68 (16%)
  • Friday71 (17%)
  • Saturday67 (16%)
  • Sunday36 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (5.7%)
  • February43 (10%)
  • March30 (7.1%)
  • April30 (7.1%)
  • May45 (11%)
  • June29 (6.9%)
  • July29 (6.9%)
  • August38 (9%)
  • September40 (9.5%)
  • October46 (11%)
  • November34 (8.1%)
  • December32 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight288 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit111 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (3.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds330 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other21 (5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry281 (67%)
  • Wet or damp120 (29%)
  • Snow11 (2.6%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph195 (46%)
  • 40 mph27 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph59 (14%)
  • 60 mph30 (7.1%)
  • 70 mph106 (25%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway217 (52%)
  • Dual carriageway108 (26%)
  • Roundabout60 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (7.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thurrock in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant393 (70%)
  • Pedestrian47 (8.4%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist28 (5%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1010 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1537 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2086 (15%)
  • 21 to 2569 (12%)
  • 26 to 35114 (20%)
  • 36 to 45101 (18%)
  • 46 to 5558 (10%)
  • 56 to 6536 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.3%)
  • Over 7510 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded16 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider369 (66%)
  • Passenger144 (26%)
  • Pedestrian47 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car633 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle47 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thurrock in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thurrock had the 127th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
127th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
130th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Thurrock in 2010

Chafford Hundred East, Thurrock, RM16 6RE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Thurrock in 2010, with 29 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Thurrock with the most crashes in 2010

The A13 had the most collisions in Thurrock in 2010: 57, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thurrock, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA135776010
2ndM25365222
3rdA126324603
4thA1013202502
5thA128173202
6thA1089162203
7thA1306162601
8thA1012131601
9thB186111501
10thA28281001
11thA10146901
12thB14206801
13thA10905500
14thB10075501
15thB13354501
16thB1493500
17thB1883400
18thB1462200
19thB1891300

Towns in Thurrock: crashes in 2010

Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock and Purfleet-on-Thames and Grays had the most collisions of any town in Thurrock in 2010, with 58 each.

Postcode districts in Thurrock: crashes in 2010

RM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thurrock in 2010: 130.

Latest crashes in Thurrock in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Thurrock in 2010, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Thurrock road accidents in other years