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Thurrock road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 287 road traffic collisions in Thurrock in 2021, and 387 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2020 (263), and casualties rose from 362.

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

Collisions in 2021
287
Up 9% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
387
Up 7% on 2020
Fatal collisions
4
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Thurrock in 2021

1.4% of collisions in Thurrock in 2021 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Thurrock from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious5017%
  • Slight23381%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious5514%
  • Slight32885%

Thurrock road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thurrock, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 727 in 1998. 2021 is highlighted, with 287, up 9% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 287
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (13%)
  • Tuesday43 (15%)
  • Wednesday48 (17%)
  • Thursday35 (12%)
  • Friday49 (17%)
  • Saturday43 (15%)
  • Sunday33 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (5.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (6.3%)
  • February19 (6.6%)
  • March24 (8.4%)
  • April29 (10%)
  • May21 (7.3%)
  • June35 (12%)
  • July21 (7.3%)
  • August21 (7.3%)
  • September29 (10%)
  • October21 (7.3%)
  • November27 (9.4%)
  • December22 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight217 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (3.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds248 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (8.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry228 (79%)
  • Wet or damp59 (21%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (2.4%)
  • 30 mph150 (52%)
  • 40 mph25 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph48 (17%)
  • 60 mph11 (3.8%)
  • 70 mph46 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway157 (55%)
  • Dual carriageway77 (27%)
  • Roundabout35 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thurrock in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant272 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian29 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist18 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1519 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2032 (8.3%)
  • 21 to 2543 (11%)
  • 26 to 3596 (25%)
  • 36 to 4564 (17%)
  • 46 to 5554 (14%)
  • 56 to 6526 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.6%)
  • Over 7510 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider263 (68%)
  • Passenger95 (25%)
  • Pedestrian29 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car411 (71%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (8.6%)
  • Motorcycle42 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown10 (1.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thurrock in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thurrock had the 115th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
115th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
109th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
117th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
161st
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Thurrock in 2021

West Thurrock & South Stifford, Thurrock, RM16 3BG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Thurrock in 2021, with 17 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Thurrock with the most crashes in 2021

The A13 had the most collisions in Thurrock in 2021: 41, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thurrock, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13415409
2ndA126273704
3rdB186162702
4thA1306152202
5thA282141811
6thM25122202
7thA1089111201
8thA101391002
9thA12891905
10thA10125700
11thA10144401
12thB10074910
13thA10903301
14thB13352210
15thB1882200
16thB14201100

Towns in Thurrock: crashes in 2021

Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock and Purfleet-on-Thames had the most collisions of any town in Thurrock in 2021: 44.

Postcode districts in Thurrock: crashes in 2021

RM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thurrock in 2021: 89.

Latest crashes in Thurrock in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Thurrock in 2021, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2021.

Severity

Thurrock road accidents in other years