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Grays road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,675 road traffic collisions in Grays, Thurrock, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,651 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 31 were fatal and 674 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 36 collisions, level with 2024.

Collisions since 1979
3,675
285th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
4,651
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
31
32 people killed
Serious collisions
674
719 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
36
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
45
Up 2% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Grays

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal310.8%
  • Serious67418%
  • Slight2,97081%

What the data shows

  • Grays had 372 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 34% fewer than the 564 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Grays were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 688 children under 16 were killed or injured in Grays, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in Grays.

Where Grays ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
285th
Most casualties
279th
Most fatal collisions
333rd
Most serious collisions
265th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday541 (15%)
  • Tuesday531 (14%)
  • Wednesday535 (15%)
  • Thursday546 (15%)
  • Friday635 (17%)
  • Saturday520 (14%)
  • Sunday367 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,709 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit917 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown32 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,757 (75%)
  • Roundabout334 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road293 (8%)
  • Dual carriageway256 (7%)
  • Not recorded35 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph22 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph3,189 (87%)
  • 40 mph314 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph107 (2.9%)
  • 70 mph36 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,911 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds477 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds60 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds47 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist30 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Other103 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded28 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,520 (54%)
  • Pedestrian791 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist608 (13%)
  • Cyclist494 (11%)
  • Van occupant85 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant66 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant39 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant16 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Grays road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Grays, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Grays peaked at 130 in 1994; 2025 had 36.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 36
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253645
20243644
20233643
20223033
20213335
20203140
20193035
20183643
20174564
20165973
20155265
20145766
20134449
20126790
20115168
20105875
20096692
20084755
20075156
20067191
20056679
20046480
20037192
200285101
200196118
200097128
1999120168
1998103127
1997111146
1996115175
1995103128
1994130172
199398113
1992101131
199184114
1990102126
1989130163
1988125159
1987104122
198680112
1985119145
198496118
1983108135
198287102
1981108132
1980111145
1979125158

Map of recent crashes in Grays

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Grays

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Grays

The 24 most recent collisions in Grays happened between 16 May and 8 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Grays

The A126 has the most collisions in Grays, 746 of 3,675 (20%), followed by the A1013 (660).

Collisions in Grays on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1267469255128
2ndA10136608419116
3rdA1012146196216
4thA1382102425
5thB149649508
6thA1306476517
7thB189364519
8thA1089344816
9thB1864501

Council areas covering Grays

Collisions in Grays were recorded in 3 council areas. Thurrock has 3,669 of 3,675 (99.8%).

Collisions in Grays by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stThurrock3,6694,64431674
2ndBrentwood3400
3rdTendring3300

Postcode districts in Grays

Collisions in Grays were recorded in 4 postcode districts, led by RM17 (2,602) and RM16 (974).