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Castle Point road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 363 road traffic collisions in Castle Point in 1988, and 478 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1987 (340), and casualties rose from 424.

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

Collisions in 1988
363
Up 7% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
478
Up 13% on 1987
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Castle Point in 1988

0.6% of collisions in Castle Point in 1988 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1% and 17% in Castle Point from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious6017%
  • Slight30183%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious6413%
  • Slight41286%

Castle Point road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Castle Point, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 401 in 1989. 1988 is highlighted, with 363, up 7% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (14%)
  • Tuesday42 (12%)
  • Wednesday54 (15%)
  • Thursday58 (16%)
  • Friday49 (13%)
  • Saturday63 (17%)
  • Sunday47 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (11%)
  • February33 (9.1%)
  • March35 (9.6%)
  • April26 (7.2%)
  • May31 (8.5%)
  • June37 (10%)
  • July38 (10%)
  • August24 (6.6%)
  • September26 (7.2%)
  • October24 (6.6%)
  • November26 (7.2%)
  • December24 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight278 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds274 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Other7 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry242 (67%)
  • Wet or damp113 (31%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph256 (71%)
  • 40 mph51 (14%)
  • 60 mph29 (8%)
  • 70 mph27 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway292 (80%)
  • Roundabout33 (9.1%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (4.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Castle Point in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant281 (59%)
  • Pedestrian79 (17%)
  • Cyclist44 (9.2%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant20 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1035 (7.3%)
  • 11 to 1535 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20120 (25%)
  • 21 to 2557 (12%)
  • 26 to 3575 (16%)
  • 36 to 4542 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 5547 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6522 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.6%)
  • Over 756 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider257 (54%)
  • Passenger142 (30%)
  • Pedestrian79 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car504 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (6.7%)
  • Motorcycle44 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Castle Point in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Castle Point had fewer road collisions than 266 of them in 1988.

Collisions
267th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
278th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
335th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
309th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Castle Point with the most crashes in 1988

The A13 had the most collisions in Castle Point in 1988: 69, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Castle Point, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA136991012
2ndA1305883112
3rdB10144862011
4thA127193213
5thA129182901
6thB1006151701
7thA4141100
8thB10001200
9thB14641100

Towns in Castle Point: crashes in 1988

Thundersley and South Benfleet had the most collisions of any town in Castle Point in 1988: 155.

Postcode districts in Castle Point: crashes in 1988

SS7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Castle Point in 1988: 194.

Latest crashes in Castle Point in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Castle Point in 1988, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Castle Point road accidents in other years