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Thurrock road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 393 road traffic collisions in Thurrock in 2014, and 528 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2013 (365), and casualties rose from 496.

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

Collisions in 2014
393
Up 8% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
528
Up 6% on 2013
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Thurrock in 2014

0.3% of collisions in Thurrock in 2014 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Thurrock from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4912%
  • Slight34387%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious5310%
  • Slight47490%

Thurrock road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thurrock, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 727 in 1998. 2014 is highlighted, with 393, up 8% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 393
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (15%)
  • Tuesday75 (19%)
  • Wednesday58 (15%)
  • Thursday52 (13%)
  • Friday62 (16%)
  • Saturday47 (12%)
  • Sunday39 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (4.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (9.2%)
  • February34 (8.7%)
  • March24 (6.1%)
  • April23 (5.9%)
  • May38 (9.7%)
  • June33 (8.4%)
  • July36 (9.2%)
  • August23 (5.9%)
  • September29 (7.4%)
  • October44 (11%)
  • November37 (9.4%)
  • December36 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight295 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit84 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds327 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry274 (70%)
  • Wet or damp116 (30%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph182 (46%)
  • 40 mph35 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph57 (15%)
  • 60 mph27 (6.9%)
  • 70 mph91 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway191 (49%)
  • Dual carriageway106 (27%)
  • Roundabout75 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thurrock in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant364 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (11%)
  • Pedestrian41 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist31 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1528 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2063 (12%)
  • 21 to 2565 (12%)
  • 26 to 35122 (23%)
  • 36 to 4574 (14%)
  • 46 to 5579 (15%)
  • 56 to 6543 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.1%)
  • Over 7511 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider357 (68%)
  • Passenger130 (25%)
  • Pedestrian41 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car559 (72%)
  • Motorcycle60 (7.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown11 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thurrock in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thurrock had the 132nd most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
132nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
134th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Thurrock in 2014

West Thurrock & South Stifford, Thurrock, RM16 3BG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Thurrock in 2014, with 29 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Thurrock with the most crashes in 2014

The A13 had the most collisions in Thurrock in 2014: 71, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thurrock, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13719704
2ndA1265061010
3rdA1306263803
4thA282192501
5thM25182702
6thB186152001
7thA1089121613
8thA128101301
9thA101281100
10thA10146801
11thA10135601
12thB10075502
13thB13355801
14thB1493500
15thB1892300
16thA10901101
17thB14201201
18thB1881100

Towns in Thurrock: crashes in 2014

Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock and Purfleet-on-Thames had the most collisions of any town in Thurrock in 2014: 60.

Postcode districts in Thurrock: crashes in 2014

RM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thurrock in 2014: 117.

Latest crashes in Thurrock in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Thurrock in 2014, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2014.

Severity

Thurrock road accidents in other years