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Tilbury road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,054 road traffic collisions in Tilbury, Thurrock, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,297 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 245 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 12 collisions, up from 8 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,054
723rd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,297
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
5 people killed
Serious collisions
245
261 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
12
8 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
12
12 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Tilbury

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious24523%
  • Slight80476%

What the data shows

  • Tilbury had 121 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 26% fewer than the 163 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in Tilbury were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 396 children under 16 were killed or injured in Tilbury, 32% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 28% of collisions in Tilbury.

Where Tilbury ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
723rd
Most casualties
738th
Most fatal collisions
1,368th
Most serious collisions
606th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday146 (14%)
  • Tuesday145 (14%)
  • Wednesday132 (13%)
  • Thursday172 (16%)
  • Friday187 (18%)
  • Saturday160 (15%)
  • Sunday112 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight803 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit236 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway953 (90%)
  • Roundabout47 (4.5%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph5 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph986 (94%)
  • 40 mph14 (1.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph34 (3.2%)
  • 70 mph12 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds853 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds123 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other27 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant544 (42%)
  • Pedestrian346 (27%)
  • Cyclist167 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist158 (12%)
  • Van occupant29 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Tilbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tilbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Tilbury peaked at 41 in 1990; 2025 had 12.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 12
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251212
2024812
20231721
20221520
20211620
20201012
2019917
20181217
20171011
20161215
20151620
20141417
20132228
20121925
20111724
20101314
20091417
20081924
20071418
20061517
20051015
20042125
20032528
20022731
20012734
20002123
19992736
19982323
19972528
19962833
19952328
19942839
19932835
19922930
19912933
19904161
19893646
19882931
19872023
19863135
19853748
19843344
19833945
19823851
19812835
19802832
19793944

Map of recent crashes in Tilbury

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Tilbury

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Tilbury

The 24 most recent collisions in Tilbury happened between 13 September 2023 and 9 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Tilbury

The A126 has the most collisions in Tilbury, 182 of 1,054 (17%), followed by the A128 (79).

Collisions in Tilbury on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA126182236135
2ndA12879101023
3rdA10893749010

Council areas covering Tilbury

Collisions in Tilbury were recorded in 2 council areas. Thurrock has 1,050 of 1,054 (99.6%).

Collisions in Tilbury by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stThurrock1,0501,2895244
2ndBrentwood3601

Postcode district for Tilbury

All 1,054 collisions in Tilbury were in the RM18 postcode district.