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Thurrock road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 272 road traffic collisions in Thurrock in 2019, and 385 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2018 (305), and casualties fell from 425.

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

Collisions in 2019
272
Down 11% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
385
Down 9% on 2018
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Thurrock in 2019

0.4% of collisions in Thurrock in 2019 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Thurrock from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious4818%
  • Slight22382%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious5113%
  • Slight33386%

Thurrock road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thurrock, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 727 in 1998. 2019 is highlighted, with 272, down 11% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 272
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (15%)
  • Tuesday43 (16%)
  • Wednesday39 (14%)
  • Thursday40 (15%)
  • Friday44 (16%)
  • Saturday39 (14%)
  • Sunday25 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (8.1%)
  • February22 (8.1%)
  • March25 (9.2%)
  • April17 (6.3%)
  • May15 (5.5%)
  • June23 (8.5%)
  • July28 (10%)
  • August20 (7.4%)
  • September36 (13%)
  • October17 (6.3%)
  • November20 (7.4%)
  • December27 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight192 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (4.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds233 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry200 (74%)
  • Wet or damp71 (26%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph125 (46%)
  • 40 mph28 (10%)
  • 50 mph49 (18%)
  • 60 mph24 (8.8%)
  • 70 mph45 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway168 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (22%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (8.5%)
  • Roundabout22 (8.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thurrock in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant273 (71%)
  • Pedestrian35 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant23 (6%)
  • Cyclist13 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1522 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2031 (8.1%)
  • 21 to 2550 (13%)
  • 26 to 35109 (28%)
  • 36 to 4550 (13%)
  • 46 to 5548 (12%)
  • 56 to 6530 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.4%)
  • Over 7512 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider250 (65%)
  • Passenger100 (26%)
  • Pedestrian35 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car402 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (7.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle30 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thurrock in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thurrock had the 159th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
159th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
145th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
295th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
194th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Thurrock in 2019

West Thurrock & South Stifford, Thurrock, RM16 3BG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Thurrock in 2019, with 22 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Thurrock with the most crashes in 2019

The A13 had the most collisions in Thurrock in 2019: 42, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thurrock, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13426803
2ndA126263903
3rdM25152202
4thA1306142004
5thB186142104
6thA28291300
7thA101381001
8thA12871401
9thA10126602
10thB10074701
11thA10143301
12thA10893300
13thB13353300
14thB14203402
15thB1893302
16thA10902201

Towns in Thurrock: crashes in 2019

Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock and Purfleet-on-Thames had the most collisions of any town in Thurrock in 2019: 34.

Postcode districts in Thurrock: crashes in 2019

RM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thurrock in 2019: 79.

Latest crashes in Thurrock in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Thurrock in 2019, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2019.

Severity

Thurrock road accidents in other years