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Thurrock road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 305 road traffic collisions in Thurrock in 2018, and 425 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2017 (314), and casualties fell from 428.

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

Collisions in 2018
305
Down 3% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
425
Down 1% on 2017
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Thurrock in 2018

1% of collisions in Thurrock in 2018 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Thurrock from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious7324%
  • Slight22975%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious8119%
  • Slight34180%

Thurrock road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thurrock, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 727 in 1998. 2018 is highlighted, with 305, down 3% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 305
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (15%)
  • Tuesday53 (17%)
  • Wednesday54 (18%)
  • Thursday41 (13%)
  • Friday46 (15%)
  • Saturday40 (13%)
  • Sunday24 (7.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (9.5%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (9.8%)
  • February23 (7.5%)
  • March22 (7.2%)
  • April15 (4.9%)
  • May22 (7.2%)
  • June33 (11%)
  • July23 (7.5%)
  • August22 (7.2%)
  • September21 (6.9%)
  • October35 (11%)
  • November26 (8.5%)
  • December33 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight217 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (3.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds274 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (6.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry240 (79%)
  • Wet or damp63 (21%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph128 (42%)
  • 40 mph31 (10%)
  • 50 mph57 (19%)
  • 60 mph20 (6.6%)
  • 70 mph67 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway156 (51%)
  • Dual carriageway96 (31%)
  • Roundabout42 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thurrock in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant289 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (9.4%)
  • Pedestrian39 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant22 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist19 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)5 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1519 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2044 (10%)
  • 21 to 2550 (12%)
  • 26 to 35107 (25%)
  • 36 to 4565 (15%)
  • 46 to 5560 (14%)
  • 56 to 6532 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 759 (2.1%)
  • Over 7512 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider272 (64%)
  • Passenger114 (27%)
  • Pedestrian39 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car427 (73%)
  • Motorcycle42 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown16 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thurrock in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Thurrock ranked among 351 areas in 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thurrock had the 141st most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
141st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
134th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
108th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Thurrock in 2018

West Thurrock & South Stifford, Thurrock, RM16 3BG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Thurrock in 2018, with 28 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Thurrock with the most crashes in 2018

The A13 had the most collisions in Thurrock in 2018: 64, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thurrock, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA136490013
2ndA126192303
3rdA1306172803
4thM25163001
5thA1013121402
6thB186111501
7thA28291300
8thA12871101
9thA101261001
10thA10146802
11thA10895610
12thB10074501
13thA10903501
14thB13351400
15thB14201301
16thB1491101
17thB1881100

Towns in Thurrock: crashes in 2018

Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock and Purfleet-on-Thames had the most collisions of any town in Thurrock in 2018: 46.

Postcode districts in Thurrock: crashes in 2018

RM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thurrock in 2018: 80.

Latest crashes in Thurrock in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Thurrock in 2018, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Thurrock road accidents in other years