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Castle Point road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 303 road traffic collisions in Castle Point in 1981, and 404 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1980 (292), and casualties rose from 376.

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

Collisions in 1981
303
Up 4% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
404
Up 7% on 1980
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Castle Point in 1981

0.7% of collisions in Castle Point in 1981 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1% and 17% in Castle Point from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious7324%
  • Slight22875%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious8421%
  • Slight31879%

Castle Point road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Castle Point, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 401 in 1989. 1981 is highlighted, with 303, up 4% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (13%)
  • Tuesday42 (14%)
  • Wednesday36 (12%)
  • Thursday55 (18%)
  • Friday48 (16%)
  • Saturday44 (15%)
  • Sunday39 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (8.9%)
  • February18 (5.9%)
  • March30 (9.9%)
  • April22 (7.3%)
  • May21 (6.9%)
  • June24 (7.9%)
  • July27 (8.9%)
  • August23 (7.6%)
  • September29 (9.6%)
  • October35 (12%)
  • November33 (11%)
  • December14 (4.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight212 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit90 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds232 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry196 (65%)
  • Wet or damp97 (32%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.3%)
  • Snow3 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph219 (72%)
  • 40 mph38 (13%)
  • 60 mph20 (6.6%)
  • 70 mph26 (8.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway259 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.3%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Castle Point in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant199 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist80 (20%)
  • Pedestrian69 (17%)
  • Cyclist40 (9.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1029 (7.2%)
  • 11 to 1545 (11%)
  • 16 to 20109 (27%)
  • 21 to 2545 (11%)
  • 26 to 3557 (14%)
  • 36 to 4536 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5522 (5.4%)
  • 56 to 6532 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.7%)
  • Over 754 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider223 (55%)
  • Passenger112 (28%)
  • Pedestrian69 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car365 (66%)
  • Motorcycle83 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Castle Point in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Castle Point

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Castle Point ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Castle Point had fewer road collisions than 308 of them in 1981.

Collisions
309th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
310th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
338th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
323rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Castle Point with the most crashes in 1981

The B1014 had the most collisions in Castle Point in 1981: 59, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Castle Point, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB10145985010
2ndA135884116
3rdA130404919
4thA127213305
5thB1006192404
6thA12991002

Towns in Castle Point: crashes in 1981

Thundersley and South Benfleet had the most collisions of any town in Castle Point in 1981: 147.

Postcode districts in Castle Point: crashes in 1981

SS7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Castle Point in 1981: 171.

Latest crashes in Castle Point in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Castle Point in 1981, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Castle Point road accidents in other years