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Castle Point road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Collisions in 1987
340
Down 9% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
424
Down 10% on 1986
Fatal collisions
5
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Castle Point in 1987

1.5% of collisions in Castle Point in 1987 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1% and 17% in Castle Point from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious6218%
  • Slight27380%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious6816%
  • Slight35183%

Castle Point road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Castle Point, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 401 in 1989. 1987 is highlighted, with 340, down 9% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (14%)
  • Tuesday43 (13%)
  • Wednesday51 (15%)
  • Thursday46 (14%)
  • Friday53 (16%)
  • Saturday59 (17%)
  • Sunday39 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (5.9%)
  • February23 (6.8%)
  • March22 (6.5%)
  • April21 (6.2%)
  • May29 (8.5%)
  • June27 (7.9%)
  • July36 (11%)
  • August32 (9.4%)
  • September31 (9.1%)
  • October44 (13%)
  • November28 (8.2%)
  • December27 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight230 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit105 (31%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds256 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.5%)
  • Other6 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry218 (64%)
  • Wet or damp115 (34%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph258 (76%)
  • 40 mph45 (13%)
  • 60 mph17 (5%)
  • 70 mph20 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway283 (83%)
  • Roundabout27 (7.9%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Castle Point in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant252 (59%)
  • Pedestrian67 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (10%)
  • Cyclist39 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1031 (7.3%)
  • 11 to 1538 (9%)
  • 16 to 20104 (25%)
  • 21 to 2558 (14%)
  • 26 to 3555 (13%)
  • 36 to 4552 (12%)
  • 46 to 5530 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6518 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.5%)
  • Over 758 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider250 (59%)
  • Passenger107 (25%)
  • Pedestrian67 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car495 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (8.1%)
  • Motorcycle44 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Castle Point in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Castle Point

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Castle Point ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Castle Point had fewer road collisions than 271 of them in 1987.

Collisions
272nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
292nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
290th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
311th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Castle Point with the most crashes in 1987

The A13 had the most collisions in Castle Point in 1987: 65, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Castle Point, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13658008
2ndB1014455626
3rdA130364005
4thB1006222803
5thA127192920
6thA129162001
7thB10162200

Postcode districts in Castle Point: crashes in 1987

SS7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Castle Point in 1987: 207.

Latest crashes in Castle Point in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Castle Point in 1987, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Castle Point road accidents in other years