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Thurrock road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 314 road traffic collisions in Thurrock in 2017, and 428 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 2016 (394), and casualties fell from 535.

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

Collisions in 2017
314
Down 20% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
428
Down 20% on 2016
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Thurrock in 2017

1% of collisions in Thurrock in 2017 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Thurrock from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious6420%
  • Slight24779%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious6716%
  • Slight35884%

Thurrock road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thurrock, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 727 in 1998. 2017 is highlighted, with 314, down 20% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 314
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (17%)
  • Tuesday42 (13%)
  • Wednesday56 (18%)
  • Thursday53 (17%)
  • Friday39 (12%)
  • Saturday38 (12%)
  • Sunday32 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (5.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.6%)
  • February21 (6.7%)
  • March28 (8.9%)
  • April26 (8.3%)
  • May29 (9.2%)
  • June23 (7.3%)
  • July28 (8.9%)
  • August22 (7%)
  • September34 (11%)
  • October28 (8.9%)
  • November28 (8.9%)
  • December23 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight226 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds275 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (7.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry244 (78%)
  • Wet or damp65 (21%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph152 (48%)
  • 40 mph34 (11%)
  • 50 mph45 (14%)
  • 60 mph19 (6.1%)
  • 70 mph64 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway160 (51%)
  • Dual carriageway92 (29%)
  • Roundabout39 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thurrock in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant292 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (11%)
  • Pedestrian36 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist22 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.8%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1522 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2053 (12%)
  • 21 to 2553 (12%)
  • 26 to 3590 (21%)
  • 36 to 4575 (18%)
  • 46 to 5553 (12%)
  • 56 to 6534 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.6%)
  • Over 7511 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider285 (67%)
  • Passenger107 (25%)
  • Pedestrian36 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car446 (72%)
  • Motorcycle49 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown14 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thurrock in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thurrock had the 144th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
139th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
122nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Thurrock in 2017

Chafford Hundred East, Thurrock, RM16 6RE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Thurrock in 2017, with 24 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Thurrock with the most crashes in 2017

The A13 had the most collisions in Thurrock in 2017: 55, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thurrock, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13557725
2ndA126283004
3rdA1306172302
4thB186141903
5thM25142103
6thA282131601
7thA101291401
8thA108991102
9thA101371302
10thA12861011
11thB13356600
12thA101451303
13thA10902200
14thB10072400
15thB14202200
16thA11100
17thB1461101
18thB1881300

Towns in Thurrock: crashes in 2017

Grays had the most collisions of any town in Thurrock in 2017: 45.

Postcode districts in Thurrock: crashes in 2017

RM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thurrock in 2017: 105.

Latest crashes in Thurrock in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Thurrock in 2017, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2017.

Severity

Thurrock road accidents in other years