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Castle Point road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 302 road traffic collisions in Castle Point in 2001, and 419 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2000 (321), and casualties fell from 423.

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

Collisions in 2001
302
Down 6% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
419
Down 1% on 2000
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Castle Point in 2001

0.7% of collisions in Castle Point in 2001 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1% and 17% in Castle Point from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious4013%
  • Slight26086%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious4210%
  • Slight37589%

Castle Point road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Castle Point, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 401 in 1989. 2001 is highlighted, with 302, down 6% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (13%)
  • Tuesday50 (17%)
  • Wednesday32 (11%)
  • Thursday47 (16%)
  • Friday55 (18%)
  • Saturday47 (16%)
  • Sunday32 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (11%)
  • February16 (5.3%)
  • March25 (8.3%)
  • April22 (7.3%)
  • May31 (10%)
  • June30 (9.9%)
  • July31 (10%)
  • August28 (9.3%)
  • September19 (6.3%)
  • October22 (7.3%)
  • November23 (7.6%)
  • December23 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight225 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds242 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry188 (62%)
  • Wet or damp106 (35%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.7%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph204 (68%)
  • 40 mph53 (18%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph16 (5.3%)
  • 70 mph27 (8.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway212 (70%)
  • Roundabout43 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Castle Point in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant272 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (12%)
  • Pedestrian43 (10%)
  • Cyclist29 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1017 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1526 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2073 (17%)
  • 21 to 2556 (13%)
  • 26 to 3580 (19%)
  • 36 to 4549 (12%)
  • 46 to 5541 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6525 (6%)
  • 66 to 7522 (5.3%)
  • Over 757 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded17 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider262 (63%)
  • Passenger114 (27%)
  • Pedestrian43 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car450 (75%)
  • Motorcycle52 (8.7%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Castle Point in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Castle Point

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Castle Point ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Castle Point had fewer road collisions than 292 of them in 2001.

Collisions
293rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
314th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
286th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Castle Point in 2001

Canvey Island North, Castle Point, SS8 9PA area and Tarpots, Castle Point, SS7 5TU area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Castle Point in 2001, with 29 collisions each.

Roads in Castle Point with the most crashes in 2001

The A13 had the most collisions in Castle Point in 2001: 73, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Castle Point, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1373100110
2ndA130477308
3rdB1014344805
4thA127172914
5thA129161702
6thB1006122001
7thA1201100
8thA1331100
9thB10221100

Towns in Castle Point: crashes in 2001

Thundersley and South Benfleet had the most collisions of any town in Castle Point in 2001: 135.

Postcode districts in Castle Point: crashes in 2001

SS7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Castle Point in 2001: 157.

Latest crashes in Castle Point in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Castle Point in 2001, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Castle Point road accidents in other years