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Thurrock road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 365 road traffic collisions in Thurrock in 2013, and 496 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2012 (408), and casualties fell from 589.

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

Collisions in 2013
365
Down 11% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
496
Down 16% on 2012
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Thurrock in 2013

0.8% of collisions in Thurrock in 2013 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Thurrock from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious5014%
  • Slight31285%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious5711%
  • Slight43688%

Thurrock road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thurrock, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 727 in 1998. 2013 is highlighted, with 365, down 11% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 365
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (17%)
  • Tuesday47 (13%)
  • Wednesday41 (11%)
  • Thursday54 (15%)
  • Friday69 (19%)
  • Saturday54 (15%)
  • Sunday38 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (5.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7.7%)
  • February31 (8.5%)
  • March27 (7.4%)
  • April23 (6.3%)
  • May23 (6.3%)
  • June29 (7.9%)
  • July38 (10%)
  • August42 (12%)
  • September32 (8.8%)
  • October36 (9.9%)
  • November27 (7.4%)
  • December29 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight260 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds312 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (6.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other13 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry272 (75%)
  • Wet or damp87 (24%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph167 (46%)
  • 40 mph33 (9%)
  • 50 mph47 (13%)
  • 60 mph31 (8.5%)
  • 70 mph85 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway180 (49%)
  • Dual carriageway93 (25%)
  • Roundabout69 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thurrock in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant329 (66%)
  • Pedestrian53 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (10%)
  • Cyclist28 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1513 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2058 (12%)
  • 21 to 2563 (13%)
  • 26 to 35109 (22%)
  • 36 to 4589 (18%)
  • 46 to 5558 (12%)
  • 56 to 6544 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.2%)
  • Over 7515 (3%)
  • Not recorded16 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider324 (65%)
  • Passenger119 (24%)
  • Pedestrian53 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car522 (72%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (7.2%)
  • Motorcycle52 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thurrock in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thurrock had the 134th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
134th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
132nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
148th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Thurrock in 2013

Chafford Hundred East, Thurrock, RM16 6RE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Thurrock in 2013, with 29 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Thurrock with the most crashes in 2013

The A13 had the most collisions in Thurrock in 2013: 61, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thurrock, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13619108
2ndA126283303
3rdA1306233815
4thA282182101
5thM25173412
6thA1013161704
7thB186162402
8thA1089101800
9thB1335101802
10thA101491302
11thA10126900
12thA1285700
13thA10903300
14thB10073300
15thB14202300
16thB1462200
17thB1892201
18thB1491100
19thB1881100

Towns in Thurrock: crashes in 2013

Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock and Purfleet-on-Thames had the most collisions of any town in Thurrock in 2013: 60.

Postcode districts in Thurrock: crashes in 2013

RM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thurrock in 2013: 104.

Latest crashes in Thurrock in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Thurrock in 2013, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2013.

Severity

Thurrock road accidents in other years