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Castle Point road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 222 road traffic collisions in Castle Point in 2009, and 270 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2008 (203), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 2009
222
Up 9% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
270
Level with 2008
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Castle Point in 2009

0.9% of collisions in Castle Point in 2009 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1% and 17% in Castle Point from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious3014%
  • Slight19086%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious3111%
  • Slight23788%

Castle Point road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Castle Point, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 401 in 1989. 2009 is highlighted, with 222, up 9% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009: 222
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (13%)
  • Tuesday33 (15%)
  • Wednesday37 (17%)
  • Thursday26 (12%)
  • Friday35 (16%)
  • Saturday37 (17%)
  • Sunday25 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (5%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (7.7%)
  • February20 (9%)
  • March10 (4.5%)
  • April24 (11%)
  • May14 (6.3%)
  • June12 (5.4%)
  • July23 (10%)
  • August17 (7.7%)
  • September25 (11%)
  • October17 (7.7%)
  • November24 (11%)
  • December19 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight159 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds181 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry163 (73%)
  • Wet or damp53 (24%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph164 (74%)
  • 40 mph33 (15%)
  • 50 mph17 (7.7%)
  • 60 mph4 (1.8%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway158 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (12%)
  • Roundabout23 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Castle Point in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant161 (60%)
  • Pedestrian50 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (12%)
  • Cyclist17 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1525 (9.3%)
  • 16 to 2038 (14%)
  • 21 to 2529 (11%)
  • 26 to 3540 (15%)
  • 36 to 4538 (14%)
  • 46 to 5525 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6523 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7516 (5.9%)
  • Over 756 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded18 (6.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider167 (62%)
  • Passenger53 (20%)
  • Pedestrian50 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car318 (78%)
  • Motorcycle32 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle8 (2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Castle Point in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Castle Point had fewer road collisions than 293 of them in 2009.

Collisions
294th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
312th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Castle Point in 2009

Tarpots, Castle Point, SS7 5TU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Castle Point in 2009, with 31 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Castle Point with the most crashes in 2009

The A13 had the most collisions in Castle Point in 2009: 42, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Castle Point, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13425208
2ndA130384617
3rdB1014303803
4thB1006202310
5thA129151501
6thA127121801
7thA12451100
8thB11061201

Towns in Castle Point: crashes in 2009

Thundersley and South Benfleet had the most collisions of any town in Castle Point in 2009: 114.

Postcode districts in Castle Point: crashes in 2009

SS7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Castle Point in 2009: 124.

Latest crashes in Castle Point in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Castle Point in 2009, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2009.

Severity

Castle Point road accidents in other years