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Castle Point road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 313 road traffic collisions in Castle Point in 1996, and 403 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1995 (297), and casualties rose from 375.

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

Collisions in 1996
313
Up 5% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
403
Up 7% on 1995
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Castle Point in 1996

0.6% of collisions in Castle Point in 1996 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1% and 17% in Castle Point from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious4113%
  • Slight27086%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious4210%
  • Slight35989%

Castle Point road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Castle Point, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 401 in 1989. 1996 is highlighted, with 313, up 5% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (14%)
  • Tuesday44 (14%)
  • Wednesday45 (14%)
  • Thursday38 (12%)
  • Friday60 (19%)
  • Saturday56 (18%)
  • Sunday26 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.7%)
  • February24 (7.7%)
  • March27 (8.6%)
  • April24 (7.7%)
  • May22 (7%)
  • June25 (8%)
  • July23 (7.3%)
  • August24 (7.7%)
  • September24 (7.7%)
  • October48 (15%)
  • November23 (7.3%)
  • December25 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight224 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds253 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (11%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry221 (71%)
  • Wet or damp83 (27%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.9%)
  • Snow3 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph220 (70%)
  • 40 mph58 (19%)
  • 60 mph7 (2.2%)
  • 70 mph28 (8.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway228 (73%)
  • Roundabout34 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Castle Point in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant254 (63%)
  • Pedestrian61 (15%)
  • Cyclist38 (9.4%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3%)
  • 11 to 1539 (9.7%)
  • 16 to 2072 (18%)
  • 21 to 2545 (11%)
  • 26 to 3569 (17%)
  • 36 to 4545 (11%)
  • 46 to 5544 (11%)
  • 56 to 6529 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.7%)
  • Over 7510 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded22 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider232 (58%)
  • Passenger110 (27%)
  • Pedestrian61 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car472 (81%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (6.7%)
  • Motorcycle25 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach19 (3.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Castle Point in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 in Castle Point

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Castle Point ranked among 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Castle Point had fewer road collisions than 296 of them in 1996.

Collisions
297th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
303rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
324th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
304th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Castle Point with the most crashes in 1996

The A13 had the most collisions in Castle Point in 1996: 86, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Castle Point, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1386107012
2ndA130506916
3rdB1014365206
4thB1006242806
5thA127142201
6thA129101201

Towns in Castle Point: crashes in 1996

Thundersley and South Benfleet had the most collisions of any town in Castle Point in 1996: 166.

Postcode districts in Castle Point: crashes in 1996

SS7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Castle Point in 1996: 185.

Latest crashes in Castle Point in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Castle Point in 1996, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1996.

Severity

Castle Point road accidents in other years