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Castle Point road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 339 road traffic collisions in Castle Point in 1997, and 441 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1996 (313), and casualties rose from 403.

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

Collisions in 1997
339
Up 8% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
441
Up 9% on 1996
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Castle Point in 1997

0.6% of collisions in Castle Point in 1997 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1% and 17% in Castle Point from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious5917%
  • Slight27882%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious6314%
  • Slight37685%

Castle Point road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Castle Point, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 401 in 1989. 1997 is highlighted, with 339, up 8% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (18%)
  • Tuesday49 (14%)
  • Wednesday68 (20%)
  • Thursday48 (14%)
  • Friday49 (14%)
  • Saturday36 (11%)
  • Sunday28 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (6.5%)
  • February22 (6.5%)
  • March28 (8.3%)
  • April23 (6.8%)
  • May28 (8.3%)
  • June31 (9.1%)
  • July31 (9.1%)
  • August25 (7.4%)
  • September33 (9.7%)
  • October29 (8.6%)
  • November31 (9.1%)
  • December36 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight246 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds266 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (13%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry229 (68%)
  • Wet or damp102 (30%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph228 (67%)
  • 40 mph54 (16%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph19 (5.6%)
  • 70 mph37 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway230 (68%)
  • Roundabout49 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Castle Point in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant266 (60%)
  • Pedestrian53 (12%)
  • Cyclist50 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (5%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1029 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 1541 (9.3%)
  • 16 to 2072 (16%)
  • 21 to 2560 (14%)
  • 26 to 3561 (14%)
  • 36 to 4559 (13%)
  • 46 to 5535 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6525 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.3%)
  • Over 759 (2%)
  • Not recorded26 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider272 (62%)
  • Passenger116 (26%)
  • Pedestrian53 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car495 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (8.1%)
  • Motorcycle41 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach18 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Castle Point in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Castle Point had fewer road collisions than 285 of them in 1997.

Collisions
286th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
295th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
312th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
242nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Castle Point with the most crashes in 1997

The A13 had the most collisions in Castle Point in 1997: 101, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Castle Point, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13101125118
2ndA130577409
3rdB1014426503
4thA127294604
5thB1006162104
6thA129121501

Towns in Castle Point: crashes in 1997

Thundersley and South Benfleet had the most collisions of any town in Castle Point in 1997: 168.

Postcode districts in Castle Point: crashes in 1997

SS7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Castle Point in 1997: 191.

Latest crashes in Castle Point in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Castle Point in 1997, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Castle Point road accidents in other years