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East Tilbury road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 198 road traffic collisions in East Tilbury, Thurrock, from 1979 to 2025, and 250 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 47 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 4 collisions, up from 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
198
1,959th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
250
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
47
48 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for East Tilbury

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious4724%
  • Slight15076%

What the data shows

  • East Tilbury had 26 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 13% fewer than the 30 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in East Tilbury were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 64 children under 16 were killed or injured in East Tilbury, 26% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 25% of collisions in East Tilbury.

Where East Tilbury ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,959th
Most casualties
2,002nd
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
1,806th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (16%)
  • Tuesday30 (15%)
  • Wednesday39 (20%)
  • Thursday21 (11%)
  • Friday32 (16%)
  • Saturday22 (11%)
  • Sunday23 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight138 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (30%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway187 (94%)
  • Roundabout7 (3.5%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.5%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph197 (99%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds165 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (9.6%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant126 (50%)
  • Pedestrian62 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (12%)
  • Cyclist25 (10%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

East Tilbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Tilbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in East Tilbury peaked at 14 in 1994; 2025 had 4.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202544
202422
202334
202244
202133
202012
201923
201834
201733
201611
201533
201428
201322
201233
201122
201022
200947
200846
200736
200658
2005811
200467
200344
200256
200136
200066
199989
199834
199756
199634
199511
19941417
199334
19921113
199137
199055
198911
198836
19871214
198613
198588
198479
198355
198233
198111
19801010
197933

Map of recent crashes in East Tilbury

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in East Tilbury

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in East Tilbury

The 24 most recent collisions in East Tilbury happened between 3 October 2017 and 29 October 2025.

Severity

Council area for East Tilbury

East Tilbury is in Thurrock, where police recorded 24,011 collisions from 1979 to 2025. East Tilbury accounts for 0.8% of them.

Postcode districts in East Tilbury

Collisions in East Tilbury were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by RM18 (108) and SS17 (90).