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Castle Point road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 321 road traffic collisions in Castle Point in 1982, and 406 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1981 (303), and casualties rose from 404.

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

Collisions in 1982
321
Up 6% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
406
Level with 1981
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Castle Point in 1982

0.6% of collisions in Castle Point in 1982 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1% and 17% in Castle Point from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious7824%
  • Slight24175%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious9022%
  • Slight31477%

Castle Point road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Castle Point, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 401 in 1989. 1982 is highlighted, with 321, up 6% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (10%)
  • Tuesday52 (16%)
  • Wednesday46 (14%)
  • Thursday47 (15%)
  • Friday48 (15%)
  • Saturday59 (18%)
  • Sunday36 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (7.2%)
  • February22 (6.9%)
  • March17 (5.3%)
  • April32 (10%)
  • May30 (9.3%)
  • June27 (8.4%)
  • July26 (8.1%)
  • August22 (6.9%)
  • September28 (8.7%)
  • October33 (10%)
  • November35 (11%)
  • December26 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight249 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds250 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry207 (64%)
  • Wet or damp98 (31%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.7%)
  • Snow4 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph241 (75%)
  • 40 mph43 (13%)
  • 60 mph14 (4.4%)
  • 70 mph23 (7.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway279 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.5%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Castle Point in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant192 (47%)
  • Pedestrian75 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist74 (18%)
  • Cyclist41 (10%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1027 (6.7%)
  • 11 to 1533 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20110 (27%)
  • 21 to 2549 (12%)
  • 26 to 3562 (15%)
  • 36 to 4541 (10%)
  • 46 to 5520 (4.9%)
  • 56 to 6520 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.4%)
  • Over 7511 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider225 (55%)
  • Passenger106 (26%)
  • Pedestrian75 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car384 (67%)
  • Motorcycle75 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Castle Point in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Castle Point

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Castle Point ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Castle Point had fewer road collisions than 302 of them in 1982.

Collisions
303rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
312th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
338th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
316th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Castle Point with the most crashes in 1982

The A13 had the most collisions in Castle Point in 1982: 54, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Castle Point, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA135464015
2ndA1304964016
3rdB10144969114
4thB1006202505
5thA129172002
6thA127162203

Towns in Castle Point: crashes in 1982

Thundersley and South Benfleet had the most collisions of any town in Castle Point in 1982: 149.

Postcode districts in Castle Point: crashes in 1982

SS7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Castle Point in 1982: 180.

Latest crashes in Castle Point in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Castle Point in 1982, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Castle Point road accidents in other years