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RM18 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,755 road traffic collisions in the RM18 postcode district, Thurrock, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,257 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 419 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 21 collisions, up from 12 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,755
1,863rd of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,257
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
14
20 people killed
Serious collisions
419
463 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
21
12 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
22
16 in 2024

Road collision statistics for RM18

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal140.8%
  • Serious41924%
  • Slight1,32275%

What the data shows

  • RM18 had 211 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 25% fewer than the 283 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in RM18 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 518 children under 16 were killed or injured in RM18, 24% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in RM18.

Where RM18 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,863rd
Most casualties
1,919th
Most fatal collisions
2,302nd
Most serious collisions
1,706th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday273 (16%)
  • Tuesday241 (14%)
  • Wednesday237 (14%)
  • Thursday272 (15%)
  • Friday305 (17%)
  • Saturday240 (14%)
  • Sunday187 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,286 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit357 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting91 (5.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,509 (86%)
  • Roundabout135 (7.7%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded18 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph7 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph1,297 (74%)
  • 40 mph31 (1.8%)
  • 50 mph19 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph325 (19%)
  • 70 mph75 (4.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,406 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds197 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds41 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist17 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Other53 (3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,173 (52%)
  • Pedestrian429 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist249 (11%)
  • Cyclist229 (10%)
  • Van occupant60 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)53 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant22 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

RM18 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in RM18, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in RM18 peaked at 65 in 1990; 2025 had 21.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 21
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252122
20241216
20233041
20222531
20213138
20201622
20191526
20181928
20171718
20162532
20152531
20142743
20133647
20122836
20112637
20102834
20092430
20083343
20072736
20062944
20052840
20044762
20034055
20024659
20014249
20004050
19994663
19983940
19974758
19963947
19953444
19944559
19933552
19924144
19915061
19906589
19896487
19884858
19874863
19863946
19855467
19845673
19835768
19826283
19814353
19804663
19796069

Map of recent crashes in RM18

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in RM18

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in RM18

The 24 most recent collisions in RM18 happened between 22 July 2024 and 10 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in RM18

The A126 has the most collisions in RM18, 219 of 1,755 (12%), followed by the A1089 (145).

Collisions in RM18 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA126219291249
2ndA1089145186231
3rdA12895126128

Council areas covering RM18

Collisions in RM18 were recorded in 3 council areas. Thurrock has 1,743 of 1,755 (99%).

Collisions in RM18 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stThurrock1,7432,24114414
2ndBrentwood5802
3rdGravesham5602

Towns in RM18

Collisions in RM18 were recorded in 4 towns, led by Tilbury (1,054) and East Tilbury (108).