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Thurrock road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 403 road traffic collisions in Thurrock in 2011, and 580 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2010 (420), and casualties rose from 560.

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

Collisions in 2011
403
Down 4% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
580
Up 4% on 2010
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Thurrock in 2011

1% of collisions in Thurrock in 2011 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Thurrock from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious5413%
  • Slight34586%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious6010%
  • Slight51689%

Thurrock road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thurrock, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 727 in 1998. 2011 is highlighted, with 403, down 4% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (16%)
  • Tuesday42 (10%)
  • Wednesday64 (16%)
  • Thursday64 (16%)
  • Friday59 (15%)
  • Saturday55 (14%)
  • Sunday55 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7.7%)
  • February31 (7.7%)
  • March24 (6%)
  • April26 (6.5%)
  • May44 (11%)
  • June32 (7.9%)
  • July33 (8.2%)
  • August36 (8.9%)
  • September33 (8.2%)
  • October43 (11%)
  • November30 (7.4%)
  • December40 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight282 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit101 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (3.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds341 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry312 (77%)
  • Wet or damp86 (21%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph196 (49%)
  • 40 mph38 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph52 (13%)
  • 60 mph23 (5.7%)
  • 70 mph93 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway208 (52%)
  • Dual carriageway99 (25%)
  • Roundabout59 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (7.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thurrock in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant426 (73%)
  • Pedestrian39 (6.7%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist29 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1528 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2066 (11%)
  • 21 to 2582 (14%)
  • 26 to 35119 (21%)
  • 36 to 45101 (17%)
  • 46 to 5571 (12%)
  • 56 to 6543 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.4%)
  • Over 757 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider366 (63%)
  • Passenger175 (30%)
  • Pedestrian39 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car633 (79%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle38 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (4%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thurrock in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thurrock had the 129th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
119th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
160th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
143rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Thurrock in 2011

West Thurrock & South Stifford, Thurrock, RM16 3BG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Thurrock in 2011, with 38 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Thurrock with the most crashes in 2011

The A13 had the most collisions in Thurrock in 2011: 55, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thurrock, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13558616
2ndM25466602
3rdA126284407
4thA1306222901
5thA1013182403
6thA128121703
7thA101291301
8thB18691102
9thA10898901
10thA28281401
11thA10147901
12thA10906711
13thB133551110
14thB10074601
15thB14202210
16thB1462200
17thB12401100
18thB1881301

Towns in Thurrock: crashes in 2011

Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock and Purfleet-on-Thames had the most collisions of any town in Thurrock in 2011: 59.

Postcode districts in Thurrock: crashes in 2011

RM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thurrock in 2011: 123.

Latest crashes in Thurrock in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Thurrock in 2011, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Thurrock road accidents in other years