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Castle Point road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 401 road traffic collisions in Castle Point in 1989, and 527 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1988 (363), and casualties rose from 478.

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

Collisions in 1989
401
Up 10% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
527
Up 10% on 1988
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Castle Point in 1989

0.7% of collisions in Castle Point in 1989 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1% and 17% in Castle Point from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious6316%
  • Slight33584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious7013%
  • Slight45486%

Castle Point road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Castle Point, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 401 in 1989. 1989 is highlighted, with 401, up 10% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (11%)
  • Tuesday48 (12%)
  • Wednesday56 (14%)
  • Thursday73 (18%)
  • Friday65 (16%)
  • Saturday62 (15%)
  • Sunday54 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (8.5%)
  • February35 (8.7%)
  • March39 (9.7%)
  • April25 (6.2%)
  • May27 (6.7%)
  • June37 (9.2%)
  • July35 (8.7%)
  • August34 (8.5%)
  • September30 (7.5%)
  • October34 (8.5%)
  • November44 (11%)
  • December27 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight278 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit115 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds322 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.5%)
  • Other8 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry279 (70%)
  • Wet or damp114 (28%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph278 (69%)
  • 40 mph68 (17%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph32 (8%)
  • 70 mph21 (5.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway321 (80%)
  • Roundabout38 (9.5%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Castle Point in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant336 (64%)
  • Pedestrian79 (15%)
  • Cyclist45 (8.5%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1030 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1539 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20132 (25%)
  • 21 to 2585 (16%)
  • 26 to 3585 (16%)
  • 36 to 4547 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5535 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6523 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.2%)
  • Over 7519 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider305 (58%)
  • Passenger143 (27%)
  • Pedestrian79 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car574 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (6.6%)
  • Motorcycle46 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Castle Point in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Castle Point had fewer road collisions than 263 of them in 1989.

Collisions
264th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
267th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
329th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
302nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Castle Point with the most crashes in 1989

The A13 had the most collisions in Castle Point in 1989: 98, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Castle Point, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1398140112
2ndA1306782111
3rdB10144966011
4thB1006222602
5thA127131800
6thA129122001

Towns in Castle Point: crashes in 1989

Thundersley and South Benfleet had the most collisions of any town in Castle Point in 1989: 189.

Postcode districts in Castle Point: crashes in 1989

SS7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Castle Point in 1989: 223.

Latest crashes in Castle Point in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Castle Point in 1989, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1989.

Severity

Castle Point road accidents in other years