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Castle Point road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 258 road traffic collisions in Castle Point in 2006, and 334 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2005 (275), and casualties fell from 352.

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

Collisions in 2006
258
Down 6% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
334
Down 5% on 2005
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Castle Point in 2006

0.4% of collisions in Castle Point in 2006 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1% and 17% in Castle Point from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious3614%
  • Slight22186%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4112%
  • Slight29287%

Castle Point road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Castle Point, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 401 in 1989. 2006 is highlighted, with 258, down 6% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (17%)
  • Tuesday36 (14%)
  • Wednesday29 (11%)
  • Thursday30 (12%)
  • Friday51 (20%)
  • Saturday37 (14%)
  • Sunday32 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (8.5%)
  • February23 (8.9%)
  • March20 (7.8%)
  • April23 (8.9%)
  • May18 (7%)
  • June22 (8.5%)
  • July20 (7.8%)
  • August17 (6.6%)
  • September26 (10%)
  • October26 (10%)
  • November26 (10%)
  • December15 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight196 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds228 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (9.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry198 (77%)
  • Wet or damp60 (23%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph190 (74%)
  • 40 mph38 (15%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph9 (3.5%)
  • 70 mph18 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway178 (69%)
  • Roundabout34 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Castle Point in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant200 (60%)
  • Cyclist42 (13%)
  • Pedestrian40 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (10%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.3%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1535 (10%)
  • 16 to 2063 (19%)
  • 21 to 2541 (12%)
  • 26 to 3553 (16%)
  • 36 to 4545 (13%)
  • 46 to 5542 (13%)
  • 56 to 6522 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 758 (2.4%)
  • Over 7512 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider220 (66%)
  • Passenger74 (22%)
  • Pedestrian40 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car371 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (8.5%)
  • Motorcycle38 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach10 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Castle Point in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Castle Point had fewer road collisions than 300 of them in 2006.

Collisions
301st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
307th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
322nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Castle Point in 2006

Tarpots, Castle Point, SS7 5TU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Castle Point in 2006, with 35 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Castle Point with the most crashes in 2006

The A13 had the most collisions in Castle Point in 2006: 64, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Castle Point, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13648517
2ndB1014385506
3rdA130293703
4thA127152302
5thB1006131401
6thA129121402
7thA12451101

Towns in Castle Point: crashes in 2006

Thundersley and South Benfleet had the most collisions of any town in Castle Point in 2006: 134.

Postcode districts in Castle Point: crashes in 2006

SS7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Castle Point in 2006: 155.

Latest crashes in Castle Point in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Castle Point in 2006, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2006.

Severity

Castle Point road accidents in other years