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Thurrock road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 344 road traffic collisions in Thurrock in 2015, and 465 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2014 (393), and casualties fell from 528.

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

Collisions in 2015
344
Down 12% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
465
Down 12% on 2014
Fatal collisions
5
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Thurrock in 2015

1.5% of collisions in Thurrock in 2015 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Thurrock from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious6118%
  • Slight27881%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious6714%
  • Slight39385%

Thurrock road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thurrock, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 727 in 1998. 2015 is highlighted, with 344, down 12% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 344
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (14%)
  • Tuesday60 (17%)
  • Wednesday54 (16%)
  • Thursday52 (15%)
  • Friday52 (15%)
  • Saturday44 (13%)
  • Sunday33 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6.7%)
  • February31 (9%)
  • March30 (8.7%)
  • April23 (6.7%)
  • May23 (6.7%)
  • June28 (8.1%)
  • July34 (9.9%)
  • August30 (8.7%)
  • September28 (8.1%)
  • October21 (6.1%)
  • November32 (9.3%)
  • December41 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight241 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (4.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds293 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry260 (76%)
  • Wet or damp84 (24%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph161 (47%)
  • 40 mph32 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph52 (15%)
  • 60 mph30 (8.7%)
  • 70 mph67 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway189 (55%)
  • Dual carriageway89 (26%)
  • Roundabout59 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thurrock in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant296 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (12%)
  • Pedestrian44 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist21 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1524 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2055 (12%)
  • 21 to 2562 (13%)
  • 26 to 35105 (23%)
  • 36 to 4566 (14%)
  • 46 to 5561 (13%)
  • 56 to 6525 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.7%)
  • Over 7516 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider301 (65%)
  • Passenger120 (26%)
  • Pedestrian44 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car465 (70%)
  • Motorcycle58 (8.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown15 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thurrock in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thurrock had the 145th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
145th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
105th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Thurrock in 2015

West Thurrock & South Stifford, Thurrock, RM16 3BG area and West Thurrock & South Stifford, Thurrock, RM20 3FN area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Thurrock in 2015, with 22 collisions each.

Roads in Thurrock with the most crashes in 2015

The A13 had the most collisions in Thurrock in 2015: 52, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thurrock, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13526909
2ndA126253002
3rdM25182111
4thA128172504
5thA1306172301
6thB186121406
7thA282111601
8thB100791900
9thA101281000
10thA101381101
11thA10146701
12thA10895804
13thA10905802
14thB13354501
15thB1883400
16thB1492201
17thB1891110

Towns in Thurrock: crashes in 2015

Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock and Purfleet-on-Thames had the most collisions of any town in Thurrock in 2015: 54.

Postcode districts in Thurrock: crashes in 2015

RM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thurrock in 2015: 102.

Latest crashes in Thurrock in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Thurrock in 2015, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2015.

Severity

Thurrock road accidents in other years