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Castle Point road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 352 road traffic collisions in Castle Point in 1990, and 435 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1989 (401), and casualties fell from 527.

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

Collisions in 1990
352
Down 12% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
435
Down 17% on 1989
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Castle Point in 1990

0.3% of collisions in Castle Point in 1990 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1% and 17% in Castle Point from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4914%
  • Slight30286%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious5212%
  • Slight38288%

Castle Point road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Castle Point, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 401 in 1989. 1990 is highlighted, with 352, down 12% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (16%)
  • Tuesday46 (13%)
  • Wednesday51 (14%)
  • Thursday57 (16%)
  • Friday58 (16%)
  • Saturday49 (14%)
  • Sunday36 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (6.3%)
  • February25 (7.1%)
  • March38 (11%)
  • April27 (7.7%)
  • May30 (8.5%)
  • June35 (9.9%)
  • July24 (6.8%)
  • August27 (7.7%)
  • September37 (11%)
  • October34 (9.7%)
  • November35 (9.9%)
  • December18 (5.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight248 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit96 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds293 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry264 (75%)
  • Wet or damp82 (23%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph257 (73%)
  • 40 mph58 (16%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph18 (5.1%)
  • 70 mph18 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway267 (76%)
  • Roundabout41 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (4.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Castle Point in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant255 (59%)
  • Pedestrian78 (18%)
  • Cyclist42 (9.7%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1034 (7.8%)
  • 11 to 1534 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20117 (27%)
  • 21 to 2549 (11%)
  • 26 to 3569 (16%)
  • 36 to 4545 (10%)
  • 46 to 5533 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6516 (3.7%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.2%)
  • Over 7518 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider257 (59%)
  • Passenger100 (23%)
  • Pedestrian78 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car499 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle40 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Castle Point in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 in Castle Point

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Castle Point ranked among 350 areas in 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Castle Point had fewer road collisions than 289 of them in 1990.

Collisions
290th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
301st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
345th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
319th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Castle Point with the most crashes in 1990

The A13 had the most collisions in Castle Point in 1990: 80, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Castle Point, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13809819
2ndB10145874010
3rdA130385103
4thA127141602
5thB1006121601
6thA12991101
7thA122200
8thA11301200

Towns in Castle Point: crashes in 1990

Thundersley and South Benfleet had the most collisions of any town in Castle Point in 1990: 160.

Postcode districts in Castle Point: crashes in 1990

SS7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Castle Point in 1990: 185.

Latest crashes in Castle Point in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Castle Point in 1990, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Castle Point road accidents in other years