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Thurrock road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 263 road traffic collisions in Thurrock in 2020, and 362 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2019 (272), and casualties fell from 385.

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

Collisions in 2020
263
Down 3% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
362
Down 6% on 2019
Fatal collisions
4
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Thurrock in 2020

1.5% of collisions in Thurrock in 2020 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Thurrock from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious6424%
  • Slight19574%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious7019%
  • Slight28880%

Thurrock road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thurrock, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 727 in 1998. 2020 is highlighted, with 263, down 3% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 263
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (13%)
  • Tuesday27 (10%)
  • Wednesday44 (17%)
  • Thursday52 (20%)
  • Friday40 (15%)
  • Saturday35 (13%)
  • Sunday31 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (10%)
  • February23 (8.7%)
  • March18 (6.8%)
  • April10 (3.8%)
  • May22 (8.4%)
  • June26 (9.9%)
  • July25 (9.5%)
  • August23 (8.7%)
  • September22 (8.4%)
  • October25 (9.5%)
  • November19 (7.2%)
  • December23 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight197 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (4.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds226 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Other8 (3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry207 (79%)
  • Wet or damp55 (21%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (3%)
  • 30 mph130 (49%)
  • 40 mph29 (11%)
  • 50 mph46 (17%)
  • 60 mph18 (6.8%)
  • 70 mph32 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway150 (57%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (19%)
  • Roundabout40 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (7.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thurrock in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant242 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (11%)
  • Pedestrian31 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist26 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1513 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2023 (6.4%)
  • 21 to 2541 (11%)
  • 26 to 3584 (23%)
  • 36 to 4575 (21%)
  • 46 to 5560 (17%)
  • 56 to 6533 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3%)
  • Over 752 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider250 (69%)
  • Passenger81 (22%)
  • Pedestrian31 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car353 (69%)
  • Motorcycle44 (8.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.8%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thurrock in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thurrock had the 111th most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
111th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
103rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
112th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
95th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Thurrock in 2020

West Thurrock & South Stifford, Thurrock, RM16 3BG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Thurrock in 2020, with 23 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Thurrock with the most crashes in 2020

The A13 had the most collisions in Thurrock in 2020: 41, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thurrock, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA134156010
2ndA126213303
3rdA1306192406
4thB186141812
5thA1013111403
6thM2591204
7thA1287721
8thA28271301
9thA10905900
10thA10894611
11thB13354603
12thA10123700
13thA10143600
14thB10073501
15thB1493400
16thB11200
17thB14201100
18thB1881101

Towns in Thurrock: crashes in 2020

Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock and Purfleet-on-Thames had the most collisions of any town in Thurrock in 2020: 47.

Postcode districts in Thurrock: crashes in 2020

RM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thurrock in 2020: 75.

Latest crashes in Thurrock in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Thurrock in 2020, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2020.

Severity

Thurrock road accidents in other years