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RM20 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,034 road traffic collisions in the RM20 postcode district, Thurrock, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,707 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 331 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 32 collisions, up 45% on 2024 (22).

Collisions since 1979
2,034
1,743rd of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,707
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
23
23 people killed
Serious collisions
331
379 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
32
Up 45% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
43
Up 26% on 2024

Road collision statistics for RM20

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal231.1%
  • Serious33116%
  • Slight1,68083%

What the data shows

  • RM20 had 314 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 29% fewer than the 443 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in RM20 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 205 children under 16 were killed or injured in RM20, 7.8% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 27% of collisions in RM20.

Where RM20 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,743rd
Most casualties
1,765th
Most fatal collisions
2,062nd
Most serious collisions
1,925th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday292 (14%)
  • Tuesday283 (14%)
  • Wednesday295 (15%)
  • Thursday278 (14%)
  • Friday340 (17%)
  • Saturday297 (15%)
  • Sunday249 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,481 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit512 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway960 (47%)
  • Dual carriageway625 (31%)
  • Roundabout389 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road45 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded15 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph21 (1%)
  • 30 mph1,016 (50%)
  • 40 mph208 (10%)
  • 50 mph340 (17%)
  • 60 mph165 (8.1%)
  • 70 mph284 (14%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,625 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds252 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds29 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds28 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist15 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other53 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded24 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,761 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist333 (12%)
  • Pedestrian227 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist128 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)106 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant78 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

RM20 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in RM20, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in RM20 peaked at 75 in 2000; 2025 had 32.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 32
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253243
20242234
20233339
20222934
20213138
20203750
20192733
20183238
20173339
20163847
20154558
20145071
20134761
20124047
20113849
20104765
20093655
20084257
20074047
20065884
20055278
20045367
20036485
20026283
20016585
200075107
19995876
19986895
199766101
19965270
19955276
19945471
19933948
19923246
19914164
19906382
19895267
19885467
19873547
19862531
19853342
19844860
19832228
19823439
19812235
19802735
19792933

Map of recent crashes in RM20

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in RM20

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in RM20

The 24 most recent collisions in RM20 happened between 18 April and 4 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in RM20

The A126 has the most collisions in RM20, 587 of 2,034 (29%), followed by the A282 (479).

Collisions in RM20 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1265877246120
2ndA282479699659
3rdA1306177259123
4thB186155207022
5thM257311019
6thA13375306
7thA1090142026
8thA10138801
9thA123301

Council areas covering RM20

Collisions in RM20 were recorded in 3 council areas. Thurrock has 2,022 of 2,034 (99%).

Collisions in RM20 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stThurrock2,0222,69122329
2ndHavering4501
3rdBrentwood3400

Towns in RM20

Collisions in RM20 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock and Purfleet-on-Thames (1,653) and Grays (60).