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Castle Point road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 324 road traffic collisions in Castle Point in 1979, and 400 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 77 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 11,454 collisions in Castle Point.

Collisions in 1979
324
Casualties in 1979
400
Fatal collisions
10
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
77
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Castle Point in 1979

3.1% of collisions in Castle Point in 1979 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1% and 17% in Castle Point from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.1%
  • Serious7724%
  • Slight23773%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.5%
  • Serious8822%
  • Slight30276%

Castle Point road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Castle Point, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 401 in 1989. 1979 is highlighted, with 324.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (13%)
  • Tuesday49 (15%)
  • Wednesday48 (15%)
  • Thursday47 (15%)
  • Friday51 (16%)
  • Saturday47 (15%)
  • Sunday41 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (8%)
  • February22 (6.8%)
  • March28 (8.6%)
  • April23 (7.1%)
  • May31 (9.6%)
  • June22 (6.8%)
  • July18 (5.6%)
  • August38 (12%)
  • September33 (10%)
  • October31 (9.6%)
  • November29 (9%)
  • December23 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight232 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (27%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds250 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry203 (63%)
  • Wet or damp93 (29%)
  • Frost or ice19 (5.9%)
  • Snow9 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph229 (71%)
  • 40 mph56 (17%)
  • 70 mph39 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway286 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (7.4%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Castle Point in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant151 (38%)
  • Motorcyclist101 (25%)
  • Pedestrian82 (21%)
  • Cyclist43 (11%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1034 (8.5%)
  • 11 to 1537 (9.3%)
  • 16 to 20111 (28%)
  • 21 to 2546 (12%)
  • 26 to 3557 (14%)
  • 36 to 4530 (7.5%)
  • 46 to 5526 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6523 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.5%)
  • Over 7513 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider236 (59%)
  • Passenger82 (21%)
  • Pedestrian82 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car324 (58%)
  • Motorcycle106 (19%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (8.2%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Castle Point in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Castle Point

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Castle Point ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Castle Point had fewer road collisions than 297 of them in 1979.

Collisions
298th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
315th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
243rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
319th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Castle Point with the most crashes in 1979

The A13 had the most collisions in Castle Point in 1979: 70, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Castle Point, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA137082114
2ndB10145371116
3rdA1304144011
4thB1006212616
5thA127152233
6thA129101520

Towns in Castle Point: crashes in 1979

Thundersley and South Benfleet had the most collisions of any town in Castle Point in 1979: 166.

Postcode districts in Castle Point: crashes in 1979

SS7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Castle Point in 1979: 187.

Latest crashes in Castle Point in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Castle Point in 1979, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1979.

Severity

Castle Point road accidents in other years