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Castle Point road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 11,454 road traffic collisions in Castle Point from 1979 to 2025, and 14,720 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 120 were fatal and 1,931 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 101 collisions, down 1% on 2024 (102), and casualties rose from 116 to 119.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
11,454
42nd lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
14,720
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
120
1% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
101
Down 1% on 2024

Crash severity in Castle Point

1% of collisions in Castle Point from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal1201%
  • Serious1,93117%
  • Slight9,40382%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal1230.8%
  • Serious2,13114%
  • Slight12,46685%

Castle Point road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Castle Point, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 401 in 1989. In 2025 there were 101, down 1% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 101
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025101119
2024102116
202387107
202285108
2021102131
202087111
201989112
2018121167
2017133169
2016174215
2015171219
2014172236
2013156206
2012171207
2011157203
2010131167
2009222270
2008203270
2007248310
2006258334
2005275352
2004261338
2003277364
2002287369
2001302419
2000321423
1999342412
1998293377
1997339441
1996313403
1995297375
1994279358
1993295385
1992280361
1991326426
1990352435
1989401527
1988363478
1987340424
1986372471
1985324426
1984330446
1983275347
1982321406
1981303404
1980292376
1979324400

When and where crashes happen in Castle Point

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,627 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,621 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,624 (14%)
  • Thursday1,711 (15%)
  • Friday1,850 (16%)
  • Saturday1,750 (15%)
  • Sunday1,271 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59380 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59179 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,386 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,608 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,074 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:592,815 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:591,999 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,013 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January923 (8.1%)
  • February858 (7.5%)
  • March939 (8.2%)
  • April880 (7.7%)
  • May955 (8.3%)
  • June954 (8.3%)
  • July1,025 (8.9%)
  • August933 (8.1%)
  • September942 (8.2%)
  • October1,108 (9.7%)
  • November1,032 (9%)
  • December905 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight8,299 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,958 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown85 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit49 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds9,257 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,383 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds207 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds130 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist87 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds37 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds10 (0.1%)
  • Other297 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded46 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry7,979 (70%)
  • Wet or damp3,204 (28%)
  • Frost or ice208 (1.8%)
  • Snow40 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep12 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel6 (0.1%)
  • Mud1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph35 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph8,459 (74%)
  • 40 mph1,535 (13%)
  • 50 mph230 (2%)
  • 60 mph515 (4.5%)
  • 70 mph680 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway8,750 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway1,183 (10%)
  • Roundabout1,080 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road393 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded48 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Castle Point

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant8,549 (58%)
  • Pedestrian2,247 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist1,723 (12%)
  • Cyclist1,306 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant360 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant261 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant86 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant79 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant44 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)35 (0.2%)
  • Other20 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5280 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 10694 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 151,211 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 202,884 (20%)
  • 21 to 251,865 (13%)
  • 26 to 352,326 (16%)
  • 36 to 451,743 (12%)
  • 46 to 551,286 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 65945 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 75602 (4.1%)
  • Over 75468 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded416 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider8,914 (61%)
  • Passenger3,559 (24%)
  • Pedestrian2,247 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car16,131 (74%)
  • Motorcycle1,787 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle1,382 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,159 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach457 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes350 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle156 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car135 (0.6%)
  • Minibus65 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)14 (0.1%)
  • Other23 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Castle Point

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Castle Point

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Castle Point ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Castle Point had the 42nd fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
42nd
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
38th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 20th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
30th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
307thPendle11,67615,7961742,430
308thMid Suffolk11,63416,4113212,772
309thHarborough11,59417,0704912,199
310thCastle Point (this area)11,45414,7201201,931
311thMonmouthshire11,39516,8373512,753
312thHartlepool11,03614,6891861,631
313thEpsom and Ewell11,03413,7921241,816

Accident hotspots in Castle Point

Tarpots, Castle Point, SS7 5TU area is the busiest accident hotspot in Castle Point, with 627 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 7 of them fatal.

Roads in Castle Point with the most crashes

The A13 had the most collisions in Castle Point from 1979 to 2025: 2,410, including 24 fatal and 401 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Castle Point, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA132,4103,13924401
2ndB10141,7282,26619297
3rdA1301,6332,13019269
4thA12764898815101
5thB10066247617100
6thA129457583672
7thA1245313522
8thA1204401
9thB14643300
10thA11592201
11thA122200
12thB10162200
13thA10141101
14thA10151201
15thA11301200
16thA1321100
17thA1331100
18thA4141100
19thA6041100
20thB10001200

Towns in Castle Point

Thundersley and South Benfleet had the most collisions of any town in Castle Point from 1979 to 2025: 5,570.

Postcode districts in Castle Point

SS7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Castle Point from 1979 to 2025: 6,343.

Latest crashes in Castle Point

Of the latest 24 crashes in Castle Point, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The most recent was on 21 December 2025.

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