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Castle Point road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 330 road traffic collisions in Castle Point in 1984, and 446 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were up 20% on 1983 (275), and casualties rose from 347.

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

Collisions in 1984
330
Up 20% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
446
Up 29% on 1983
Fatal collisions
4
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Castle Point in 1984

1.2% of collisions in Castle Point in 1984 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1% and 17% in Castle Point from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious9027%
  • Slight23672%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious10624%
  • Slight33675%

Castle Point road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Castle Point, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 401 in 1989. 1984 is highlighted, with 330, up 20% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (15%)
  • Tuesday44 (13%)
  • Wednesday38 (12%)
  • Thursday47 (14%)
  • Friday62 (19%)
  • Saturday49 (15%)
  • Sunday40 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (9.1%)
  • February18 (5.5%)
  • March28 (8.5%)
  • April26 (7.9%)
  • May28 (8.5%)
  • June31 (9.4%)
  • July27 (8.2%)
  • August28 (8.5%)
  • September23 (7%)
  • October29 (8.8%)
  • November32 (9.7%)
  • December30 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight229 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit100 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds265 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry227 (69%)
  • Wet or damp95 (29%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph241 (73%)
  • 40 mph46 (14%)
  • 60 mph22 (6.7%)
  • 70 mph21 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway287 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (7%)
  • Roundabout17 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Castle Point in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant233 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (16%)
  • Pedestrian70 (16%)
  • Cyclist41 (9.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1021 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1547 (11%)
  • 16 to 20132 (30%)
  • 21 to 2565 (15%)
  • 26 to 3546 (10%)
  • 36 to 4547 (11%)
  • 46 to 5519 (4.3%)
  • 56 to 6526 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7525 (5.6%)
  • Over 758 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider250 (56%)
  • Passenger126 (28%)
  • Pedestrian70 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car417 (67%)
  • Motorcycle77 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach20 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Castle Point in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Castle Point had fewer road collisions than 290 of them in 1984.

Collisions
291st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
292nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
318th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
287th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Castle Point with the most crashes in 1984

The A13 had the most collisions in Castle Point in 1984: 60, including 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Castle Point, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA136083017
2ndA1304761213
3rdB10144463012
4thB1006232905
5thA127223905
6thA129162024

Towns in Castle Point: crashes in 1984

Thundersley and South Benfleet had the most collisions of any town in Castle Point in 1984: 160.

Postcode districts in Castle Point: crashes in 1984

SS7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Castle Point in 1984: 184.

Latest crashes in Castle Point in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Castle Point in 1984, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1984.

Severity

Castle Point road accidents in other years