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Thurrock road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 218 road traffic collisions in Thurrock in 2024, and 276 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 2023 (269), and casualties fell from 343.

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

Collisions in 2024
218
Down 19% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
276
Down 20% on 2023
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Thurrock in 2024

0.9% of collisions in Thurrock in 2024 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Thurrock from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious4018%
  • Slight17681%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious4215%
  • Slight23284%

Thurrock road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thurrock, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 727 in 1998. 2024 is highlighted, with 218, down 19% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 218
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (11%)
  • Tuesday25 (11%)
  • Wednesday34 (16%)
  • Thursday37 (17%)
  • Friday33 (15%)
  • Saturday38 (17%)
  • Sunday27 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (9.6%)
  • February20 (9.2%)
  • March23 (11%)
  • April12 (5.5%)
  • May12 (5.5%)
  • June17 (7.8%)
  • July18 (8.3%)
  • August16 (7.3%)
  • September18 (8.3%)
  • October22 (10%)
  • November18 (8.3%)
  • December21 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight152 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds179 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (8.7%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded9 (4.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry167 (77%)
  • Wet or damp45 (21%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (3.2%)
  • 30 mph127 (58%)
  • 40 mph18 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph24 (11%)
  • 60 mph11 (5%)
  • 70 mph31 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway139 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (21%)
  • Roundabout26 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thurrock in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant159 (58%)
  • Pedestrian53 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (12%)
  • Cyclist17 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1014 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1516 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2024 (8.7%)
  • 21 to 2527 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3566 (24%)
  • 36 to 4551 (18%)
  • 46 to 5522 (8%)
  • 56 to 6535 (13%)
  • 66 to 759 (3.3%)
  • Over 755 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider169 (61%)
  • Passenger54 (20%)
  • Pedestrian53 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car296 (74%)
  • Motorcycle34 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)7 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thurrock in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thurrock had the 169th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
169th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
174th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Thurrock in 2024

West Thurrock & South Stifford, Thurrock, RM16 3BG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Thurrock in 2024, with 20 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Thurrock with the most crashes in 2024

The A13 had the most collisions in Thurrock in 2024: 27, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thurrock, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13272718
2ndA126172005
3rdA101391102
4thA101491101
5thA130691400
6thM2581502
7thB1867801
8thA2826900
9thB13356900
10thA10894703
11thA1283501
12thB14203300
13thA10901110
14thB1491100

Towns in Thurrock: crashes in 2024

Grays had the most collisions of any town in Thurrock in 2024: 36.

Postcode districts in Thurrock: crashes in 2024

RM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thurrock in 2024: 55.

Latest crashes in Thurrock in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Thurrock in 2024, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2024.

Severity

Thurrock road accidents in other years