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Castle Point road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 293 road traffic collisions in Castle Point in 1998, and 377 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 1997 (339), and casualties fell from 441.

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

Collisions in 1998
293
Down 14% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
377
Down 15% on 1997
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Castle Point in 1998

0.3% of collisions in Castle Point in 1998 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1% and 17% in Castle Point from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious3211%
  • Slight26089%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious3810%
  • Slight33789%

Castle Point road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Castle Point, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 401 in 1989. 1998 is highlighted, with 293, down 14% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (14%)
  • Tuesday47 (16%)
  • Wednesday49 (17%)
  • Thursday40 (14%)
  • Friday48 (16%)
  • Saturday34 (12%)
  • Sunday35 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (9.6%)
  • February12 (4.1%)
  • March29 (9.9%)
  • April27 (9.2%)
  • May15 (5.1%)
  • June27 (9.2%)
  • July20 (6.8%)
  • August35 (12%)
  • September19 (6.5%)
  • October30 (10%)
  • November23 (7.8%)
  • December28 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight211 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds219 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry194 (66%)
  • Wet or damp94 (32%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph220 (75%)
  • 40 mph37 (13%)
  • 60 mph15 (5.1%)
  • 70 mph21 (7.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway217 (74%)
  • Roundabout32 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Castle Point in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant216 (57%)
  • Pedestrian56 (15%)
  • Cyclist40 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (5.6%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1017 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1529 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 2060 (16%)
  • 21 to 2543 (11%)
  • 26 to 3571 (19%)
  • 36 to 4539 (10%)
  • 46 to 5534 (9%)
  • 56 to 6519 (5%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.7%)
  • Over 7514 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded36 (9.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider222 (59%)
  • Passenger99 (26%)
  • Pedestrian56 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car415 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (7.4%)
  • Motorcycle26 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach23 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Castle Point in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Castle Point had fewer road collisions than 309 of them in 1998.

Collisions
310th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
315th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
332nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
322nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Castle Point with the most crashes in 1998

The A13 had the most collisions in Castle Point in 1998: 64, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Castle Point, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13647408
2ndA130487316
3rdB1014384602
4thB1006232804
5thA12792302
6thA12991000
7thB14641100

Towns in Castle Point: crashes in 1998

Thundersley and South Benfleet had the most collisions of any town in Castle Point in 1998: 143.

Postcode districts in Castle Point: crashes in 1998

SS7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Castle Point in 1998: 160.

Latest crashes in Castle Point in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Castle Point in 1998, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Castle Point road accidents in other years