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Thurrock road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 394 road traffic collisions in Thurrock in 2016, and 535 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 77 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 2015 (344), and casualties rose from 465.

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

Collisions in 2016
394
Up 15% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
535
Up 15% on 2015
Fatal collisions
7
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
77
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Thurrock in 2016

1.8% of collisions in Thurrock in 2016 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Thurrock from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious7720%
  • Slight31079%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious8616%
  • Slight44283%

Thurrock road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thurrock, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 727 in 1998. 2016 is highlighted, with 394, up 15% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 394
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (19%)
  • Tuesday63 (16%)
  • Wednesday62 (16%)
  • Thursday61 (15%)
  • Friday54 (14%)
  • Saturday47 (12%)
  • Sunday34 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (9.6%)
  • February30 (7.6%)
  • March30 (7.6%)
  • April34 (8.6%)
  • May27 (6.9%)
  • June24 (6.1%)
  • July29 (7.4%)
  • August48 (12%)
  • September36 (9.1%)
  • October36 (9.1%)
  • November33 (8.4%)
  • December29 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight297 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (19%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (3.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds352 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (5.1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other9 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry322 (82%)
  • Wet or damp69 (18%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph177 (45%)
  • 40 mph39 (9.9%)
  • 50 mph66 (17%)
  • 60 mph32 (8.1%)
  • 70 mph78 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway223 (57%)
  • Dual carriageway104 (26%)
  • Roundabout53 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thurrock in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant367 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (13%)
  • Pedestrian39 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist27 (5%)
  • Van occupant16 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1522 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2077 (14%)
  • 21 to 2574 (14%)
  • 26 to 35125 (23%)
  • 36 to 4576 (14%)
  • 46 to 5561 (11%)
  • 56 to 6526 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7533 (6.2%)
  • Over 755 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider367 (69%)
  • Passenger129 (24%)
  • Pedestrian39 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car561 (70%)
  • Motorcycle67 (8.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown19 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle19 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thurrock in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thurrock had the 115th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
118th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Thurrock in 2016

West Thurrock & South Stifford, Thurrock, RM16 3BG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Thurrock in 2016, with 31 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Thurrock with the most crashes in 2016

The A13 had the most collisions in Thurrock in 2016: 55, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thurrock, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13557419
2ndA1306273103
3rdM25223500
4thA282202504
5thA126171904
6thB186141803
7thA128132003
8thA1013121612
9thA108981011
10thB100781312
11thA101271201
12thB1496802
13thA10144603
14thB13354501
15thA10902300
16thB11352201
17thB10081100
18thB13331101
19thB14201100
20thB1461100

Towns in Thurrock: crashes in 2016

Grays had the most collisions of any town in Thurrock in 2016: 59.

Postcode districts in Thurrock: crashes in 2016

RM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thurrock in 2016: 123.

Latest crashes in Thurrock in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Thurrock in 2016, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Thurrock road accidents in other years