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Castle Point road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 292 road traffic collisions in Castle Point in 1980, and 376 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1979 (324), and casualties fell from 400.

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

Collisions in 1980
292
Down 10% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
376
Down 6% on 1979
Fatal collisions
6
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Castle Point in 1980

2.1% of collisions in Castle Point in 1980 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1% and 17% in Castle Point from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.1%
  • Serious6924%
  • Slight21774%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious7921%
  • Slight29177%

Castle Point road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Castle Point, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 401 in 1989. 1980 is highlighted, with 292, down 10% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (17%)
  • Tuesday45 (15%)
  • Wednesday38 (13%)
  • Thursday39 (13%)
  • Friday40 (14%)
  • Saturday44 (15%)
  • Sunday37 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (3.8%)
  • February24 (8.2%)
  • March25 (8.6%)
  • April26 (8.9%)
  • May15 (5.1%)
  • June28 (9.6%)
  • July25 (8.6%)
  • August24 (8.2%)
  • September22 (7.5%)
  • October22 (7.5%)
  • November30 (10%)
  • December40 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight216 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds233 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Other8 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry209 (72%)
  • Wet or damp76 (26%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph227 (78%)
  • 40 mph33 (11%)
  • 60 mph9 (3.1%)
  • 70 mph23 (7.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway251 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (6.2%)
  • Roundabout15 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Castle Point in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant163 (43%)
  • Motorcyclist81 (22%)
  • Pedestrian63 (17%)
  • Cyclist36 (9.6%)
  • Van occupant17 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1033 (8.8%)
  • 11 to 1542 (11%)
  • 16 to 20104 (28%)
  • 21 to 2535 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 3548 (13%)
  • 36 to 4536 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5519 (5.1%)
  • 56 to 6523 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7522 (5.9%)
  • Over 758 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider222 (59%)
  • Passenger91 (24%)
  • Pedestrian63 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car320 (61%)
  • Motorcycle76 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (9.6%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach12 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle11 (2.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Castle Point in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Castle Point had fewer road collisions than 317 of them in 1980.

Collisions
318th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
324th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
302nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
326th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Castle Point with the most crashes in 1980

The A130 had the most collisions in Castle Point in 1980: 48, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Castle Point, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1304866013
2ndA13425528
3rdB10144246210
4thB1006293208
5thA127142505
6thA129101915
7thA6041100

Towns in Castle Point: crashes in 1980

Thundersley and South Benfleet had the most collisions of any town in Castle Point in 1980: 146.

Postcode districts in Castle Point: crashes in 1980

SS7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Castle Point in 1980: 166.

Latest crashes in Castle Point in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Castle Point in 1980, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Castle Point road accidents in other years