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Thurrock road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 260 road traffic collisions in Thurrock in 2025, and 326 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were up 19% on 2024 (218), and casualties rose from 276.

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

Collisions in 2025
260
Up 19% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
326
Up 18% on 2024
Fatal collisions
3
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Thurrock in 2025

1.2% of collisions in Thurrock in 2025 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Thurrock from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious7529%
  • Slight18270%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious7924%
  • Slight24475%

Thurrock road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thurrock, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 727 in 1998. 2025 is highlighted, with 260, up 19% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 260
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (19%)
  • Tuesday39 (15%)
  • Wednesday30 (12%)
  • Thursday34 (13%)
  • Friday39 (15%)
  • Saturday35 (13%)
  • Sunday33 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (8.1%)
  • February22 (8.5%)
  • March34 (13%)
  • April26 (10%)
  • May18 (6.9%)
  • June36 (14%)
  • July28 (11%)
  • August15 (5.8%)
  • September14 (5.4%)
  • October9 (3.5%)
  • November18 (6.9%)
  • December19 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight188 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (3.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds216 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (5.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded18 (6.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry201 (77%)
  • Wet or damp48 (18%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded10 (3.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (4.2%)
  • 30 mph131 (50%)
  • 40 mph27 (10%)
  • 50 mph42 (16%)
  • 60 mph9 (3.5%)
  • 70 mph40 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway153 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway66 (25%)
  • Roundabout26 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (5.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thurrock in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant183 (56%)
  • Pedestrian52 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (10%)
  • Cyclist26 (8%)
  • Van occupant13 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1016 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1519 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2041 (13%)
  • 21 to 2529 (8.9%)
  • 26 to 3567 (21%)
  • 36 to 4547 (14%)
  • 46 to 5536 (11%)
  • 56 to 6530 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7513 (4%)
  • Over 759 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded14 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider210 (64%)
  • Passenger64 (20%)
  • Pedestrian52 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car333 (67%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (7.7%)
  • Motorcycle35 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown11 (2.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thurrock in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thurrock had the 138th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
138th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
146th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
119th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Thurrock in 2025

Stanford-le-Hope South, Thurrock, SS17 0PX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Thurrock in 2025, with 22 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Thurrock with the most crashes in 2025

The A13 had the most collisions in Thurrock in 2025: 39, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thurrock, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13395208
2ndA126192403
3rdA282131903
4thB186131704
5thM25111502
6thA101391102
7thA101471002
8thB13356704
9thA10895501
10thA13065504
11thA1284503
12thB1493301
13thB14202200
14thA10121100
15thA10901410
16thB10071201
17thB1881201
18thB1891100

Towns in Thurrock: crashes in 2025

Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock and Purfleet-on-Thames had the most collisions of any town in Thurrock in 2025: 42.

Postcode districts in Thurrock: crashes in 2025

RM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thurrock in 2025: 60.

Latest crashes in Thurrock in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Thurrock in 2025, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2025.

Severity

Thurrock road accidents in other years