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Castle Point road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 248 road traffic collisions in Castle Point in 2007, and 310 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2006 (258), and casualties fell from 334.

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

Collisions in 2007
248
Down 4% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
310
Down 7% on 2006
Fatal collisions
3
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Castle Point in 2007

1.2% of collisions in Castle Point in 2007 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1% and 17% in Castle Point from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious3414%
  • Slight21185%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious3612%
  • Slight27187%

Castle Point road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Castle Point, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 401 in 1989. 2007 is highlighted, with 248, down 4% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (13%)
  • Tuesday35 (14%)
  • Wednesday41 (17%)
  • Thursday37 (15%)
  • Friday34 (14%)
  • Saturday40 (16%)
  • Sunday30 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5956 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (6.5%)
  • February23 (9.3%)
  • March18 (7.3%)
  • April24 (9.7%)
  • May25 (10%)
  • June26 (10%)
  • July10 (4%)
  • August18 (7.3%)
  • September18 (7.3%)
  • October17 (6.9%)
  • November27 (11%)
  • December26 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight184 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds215 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (7.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry180 (73%)
  • Wet or damp65 (26%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph178 (72%)
  • 40 mph32 (13%)
  • 60 mph25 (10%)
  • 70 mph13 (5.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway173 (70%)
  • Roundabout34 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Castle Point in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant188 (61%)
  • Pedestrian43 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (13%)
  • Cyclist24 (7.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1518 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2065 (21%)
  • 21 to 2536 (12%)
  • 26 to 3548 (15%)
  • 36 to 4542 (14%)
  • 46 to 5541 (13%)
  • 56 to 6523 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 758 (2.6%)
  • Over 7516 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider212 (68%)
  • Passenger55 (18%)
  • Pedestrian43 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car372 (77%)
  • Motorcycle42 (8.7%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle11 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Castle Point in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Castle Point ranked among 351 areas in 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Castle Point had fewer road collisions than 297 of them in 2007.

Collisions
298th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
311th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
286th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Castle Point in 2007

Tarpots, Castle Point, SS7 5TU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Castle Point in 2007, with 40 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Castle Point with the most crashes in 2007

The A13 had the most collisions in Castle Point in 2007: 54, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Castle Point, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13546619
2ndB1014435304
3rdA130415908
4thB1006192211
5thA127151903
6thA1297700
7thA12452200

Towns in Castle Point: crashes in 2007

Thundersley and South Benfleet had the most collisions of any town in Castle Point in 2007: 118.

Postcode districts in Castle Point: crashes in 2007

SS7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Castle Point in 2007: 138.

Latest crashes in Castle Point in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Castle Point in 2007, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Castle Point road accidents in other years