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Thurrock road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 408 road traffic collisions in Thurrock in 2012, and 589 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2011 (403), and casualties rose from 580.

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

Collisions in 2012
408
Up 1% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
589
Up 2% on 2011
Fatal collisions
5
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Thurrock in 2012

1.2% of collisions in Thurrock in 2012 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Thurrock from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious5614%
  • Slight34785%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious6611%
  • Slight51888%

Thurrock road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thurrock, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 727 in 1998. 2012 is highlighted, with 408, up 1% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (15%)
  • Tuesday62 (15%)
  • Wednesday76 (19%)
  • Thursday50 (12%)
  • Friday64 (16%)
  • Saturday51 (13%)
  • Sunday45 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (6.9%)
  • February36 (8.8%)
  • March29 (7.1%)
  • April34 (8.3%)
  • May39 (9.6%)
  • June40 (9.8%)
  • July45 (11%)
  • August26 (6.4%)
  • September34 (8.3%)
  • October24 (5.9%)
  • November47 (12%)
  • December26 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight302 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds318 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other16 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry289 (71%)
  • Wet or damp112 (27%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1%)
  • 30 mph197 (48%)
  • 40 mph44 (11%)
  • 50 mph38 (9.3%)
  • 60 mph34 (8.3%)
  • 70 mph91 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway207 (51%)
  • Dual carriageway97 (24%)
  • Roundabout74 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thurrock in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant429 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (7%)
  • Pedestrian40 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist25 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant22 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1521 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2093 (16%)
  • 21 to 2574 (13%)
  • 26 to 35115 (20%)
  • 36 to 4594 (16%)
  • 46 to 5571 (12%)
  • 56 to 6551 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 759 (1.5%)
  • Over 7512 (2%)
  • Not recorded19 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider377 (64%)
  • Passenger172 (29%)
  • Pedestrian40 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car608 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes82 (10%)
  • Motorcycle43 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thurrock in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thurrock had the 117th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
117th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
109th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
132nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Thurrock in 2012

West Thurrock & South Stifford, Thurrock, RM16 3BG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Thurrock in 2012, with 34 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Thurrock with the most crashes in 2012

The A13 had the most collisions in Thurrock in 2012: 68, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thurrock, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1368106110
2ndA126405706
3rdM25274503
4thA1306263312
5thA1013213104
6thB186152100
7thA1012121301
8thA282111902
9thA128101702
10thB1335101501
11thA108981412
12thA10146600
13thB1496601
14thA10903401
15thB100731102
16thB14203300
17thB1882300

Towns in Thurrock: crashes in 2012

Grays had the most collisions of any town in Thurrock in 2012: 67.

Postcode districts in Thurrock: crashes in 2012

RM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thurrock in 2012: 103.

Latest crashes in Thurrock in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Thurrock in 2012, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Thurrock road accidents in other years