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Castle Point road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 287 road traffic collisions in Castle Point in 2002, and 369 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2001 (302), and casualties fell from 419.

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

Collisions in 2002
287
Down 5% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
369
Down 12% on 2001
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Castle Point in 2002

1% of collisions in Castle Point in 2002 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1% and 17% in Castle Point from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious4415%
  • Slight24084%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious4713%
  • Slight31986%

Castle Point road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Castle Point, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 401 in 1989. 2002 is highlighted, with 287, down 5% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (15%)
  • Tuesday31 (11%)
  • Wednesday40 (14%)
  • Thursday51 (18%)
  • Friday47 (16%)
  • Saturday54 (19%)
  • Sunday22 (7.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (11%)
  • February24 (8.4%)
  • March28 (9.8%)
  • April17 (5.9%)
  • May35 (12%)
  • June21 (7.3%)
  • July21 (7.3%)
  • August20 (7%)
  • September23 (8%)
  • October32 (11%)
  • November20 (7%)
  • December15 (5.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight220 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds228 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Other8 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry181 (63%)
  • Wet or damp103 (36%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph197 (69%)
  • 40 mph52 (18%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph15 (5.2%)
  • 70 mph20 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway199 (69%)
  • Roundabout42 (15%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Castle Point in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant244 (66%)
  • Pedestrian49 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (11%)
  • Cyclist16 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1016 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1525 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2050 (14%)
  • 21 to 2533 (8.9%)
  • 26 to 3565 (18%)
  • 36 to 4559 (16%)
  • 46 to 5534 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6532 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.8%)
  • Over 7514 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded20 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider229 (62%)
  • Passenger91 (25%)
  • Pedestrian49 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car479 (82%)
  • Motorcycle41 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Castle Point in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Castle Point had fewer road collisions than 305 of them in 2002.

Collisions
306th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
313th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
280th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
264th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Castle Point in 2002

Tarpots, Castle Point, SS7 5TU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Castle Point in 2002, with 46 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Castle Point with the most crashes in 2002

The A13 had the most collisions in Castle Point in 2002: 72, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Castle Point, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1372102111
2ndB1014465717
3rdA130323902
4thA127223404
5thB1006161910
6thA12991003
7thA1202201

Towns in Castle Point: crashes in 2002

Thundersley and South Benfleet had the most collisions of any town in Castle Point in 2002: 146.

Postcode districts in Castle Point: crashes in 2002

SS7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Castle Point in 2002: 159.

Latest crashes in Castle Point in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Castle Point in 2002, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2002.

Severity

Castle Point road accidents in other years