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Castle Point road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 277 road traffic collisions in Castle Point in 2003, and 364 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2002 (287), and casualties fell from 369.

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

Collisions in 2003
277
Down 3% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
364
Down 1% on 2002
Fatal collisions
3
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Castle Point in 2003

1.1% of collisions in Castle Point in 2003 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1% and 17% in Castle Point from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious3513%
  • Slight23986%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious3911%
  • Slight32288%

Castle Point road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Castle Point, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 401 in 1989. 2003 is highlighted, with 277, down 3% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (14%)
  • Tuesday41 (15%)
  • Wednesday44 (16%)
  • Thursday34 (12%)
  • Friday43 (16%)
  • Saturday39 (14%)
  • Sunday36 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (23%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (5.4%)
  • February14 (5.1%)
  • March28 (10%)
  • April22 (7.9%)
  • May24 (8.7%)
  • June23 (8.3%)
  • July32 (12%)
  • August23 (8.3%)
  • September21 (7.6%)
  • October33 (12%)
  • November25 (9%)
  • December17 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight194 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (29%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds247 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (7.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry211 (76%)
  • Wet or damp59 (21%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Mud1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph192 (69%)
  • 40 mph43 (16%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph19 (6.9%)
  • 70 mph17 (6.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway199 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (13%)
  • Roundabout34 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Castle Point in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant249 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (13%)
  • Pedestrian38 (10%)
  • Cyclist16 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3%)
  • 11 to 1524 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2056 (15%)
  • 21 to 2548 (13%)
  • 26 to 3557 (16%)
  • 36 to 4566 (18%)
  • 46 to 5534 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6527 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.7%)
  • Over 757 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded20 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider236 (65%)
  • Passenger90 (25%)
  • Pedestrian38 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car436 (80%)
  • Motorcycle50 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Castle Point in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Castle Point had fewer road collisions than 304 of them in 2003.

Collisions
305th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
310th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
298th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Castle Point in 2003

Tarpots, Castle Point, SS7 5TU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Castle Point in 2003, with 38 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Castle Point with the most crashes in 2003

The A13 had the most collisions in Castle Point in 2003: 64, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Castle Point, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13648907
2ndA130485518
3rdB1014364404
4thA127182911
5thB1006111202
6thA12961601
7thA12451100
8thB20241100

Towns in Castle Point: crashes in 2003

Thundersley and South Benfleet had the most collisions of any town in Castle Point in 2003: 142.

Postcode districts in Castle Point: crashes in 2003

SS7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Castle Point in 2003: 163.

Latest crashes in Castle Point in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Castle Point in 2003, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2003.

Severity

Castle Point road accidents in other years