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Castle Point road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 275 road traffic collisions in Castle Point in 2005, and 352 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2004 (261), and casualties rose from 338.

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

Collisions in 2005
275
Up 5% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
352
Up 4% on 2004
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Castle Point in 2005

None of the collisions in Castle Point in 2005 were fatal and 13% were serious, against 1% and 17% in Castle Point from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3513%
  • Slight24087%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3610%
  • Slight31690%

Castle Point road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Castle Point, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 401 in 1989. 2005 is highlighted, with 275, up 5% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (11%)
  • Tuesday39 (14%)
  • Wednesday34 (12%)
  • Thursday50 (18%)
  • Friday38 (14%)
  • Saturday50 (18%)
  • Sunday35 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (10%)
  • February36 (13%)
  • March18 (6.5%)
  • April17 (6.2%)
  • May24 (8.7%)
  • June15 (5.5%)
  • July26 (9.5%)
  • August20 (7.3%)
  • September23 (8.4%)
  • October22 (8%)
  • November26 (9.5%)
  • December20 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight194 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit80 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds235 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (6.5%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry196 (71%)
  • Wet or damp74 (27%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph204 (74%)
  • 40 mph37 (13%)
  • 60 mph13 (4.7%)
  • 70 mph19 (6.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway193 (70%)
  • Roundabout42 (15%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Castle Point in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant229 (65%)
  • Pedestrian41 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (11%)
  • Cyclist34 (9.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (2%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1536 (10%)
  • 16 to 2061 (17%)
  • 21 to 2550 (14%)
  • 26 to 3556 (16%)
  • 36 to 4556 (16%)
  • 46 to 5520 (5.7%)
  • 56 to 6531 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4%)
  • Over 7510 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider237 (67%)
  • Passenger74 (21%)
  • Pedestrian41 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car425 (80%)
  • Motorcycle42 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Castle Point in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Castle Point had fewer road collisions than 297 of them in 2005.

Collisions
298th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
306th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 10 other areas
Serious collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Castle Point in 2005

Tarpots, Castle Point, SS7 5TU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Castle Point in 2005, with 42 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Castle Point with the most crashes in 2005

The A13 had the most collisions in Castle Point in 2005: 52, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Castle Point, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13526807
2ndA130507005
3rdB1014374303
4thA127193002
5thB1006171703
6thA12991101
7thA12453300

Towns in Castle Point: crashes in 2005

Thundersley and South Benfleet had the most collisions of any town in Castle Point in 2005: 133.

Postcode districts in Castle Point: crashes in 2005

SS7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Castle Point in 2005: 147.

Latest crashes in Castle Point in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Castle Point in 2005, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2005.

Severity

Castle Point road accidents in other years