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Castle Point road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 171 road traffic collisions in Castle Point in 2012, and 207 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 19 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2011 (157), and casualties rose from 203.

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

Collisions in 2012
171
Up 9% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
207
Up 2% on 2011
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
19
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Castle Point in 2012

0.6% of collisions in Castle Point in 2012 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1% and 17% in Castle Point from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious1911%
  • Slight15188%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious209.7%
  • Slight18690%

Castle Point road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Castle Point, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 401 in 1989. 2012 is highlighted, with 171, up 9% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 171
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (12%)
  • Tuesday28 (16%)
  • Wednesday21 (12%)
  • Thursday18 (11%)
  • Friday31 (18%)
  • Saturday30 (18%)
  • Sunday22 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (11%)
  • February13 (7.6%)
  • March11 (6.4%)
  • April10 (5.8%)
  • May17 (9.9%)
  • June11 (6.4%)
  • July20 (12%)
  • August14 (8.2%)
  • September11 (6.4%)
  • October21 (12%)
  • November16 (9.4%)
  • December8 (4.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight133 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (19%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds140 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry126 (74%)
  • Wet or damp42 (25%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph130 (76%)
  • 40 mph15 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph19 (11%)
  • 60 mph5 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway121 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (13%)
  • Roundabout18 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Castle Point in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant125 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (14%)
  • Pedestrian28 (14%)
  • Cyclist15 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 156 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2029 (14%)
  • 21 to 2525 (12%)
  • 26 to 3532 (15%)
  • 36 to 4528 (14%)
  • 46 to 5531 (15%)
  • 56 to 6516 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7514 (6.8%)
  • Over 7511 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider133 (64%)
  • Passenger46 (22%)
  • Pedestrian28 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car255 (76%)
  • Motorcycle30 (9%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Castle Point in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Castle Point had fewer road collisions than 313 of them in 2012.

Collisions
314th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
322nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
327th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Castle Point in 2012

Tarpots, Castle Point, SS7 5TU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Castle Point in 2012, with 29 collisions.

Roads in Castle Point with the most crashes in 2012

The A13 had the most collisions in Castle Point in 2012: 37, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Castle Point, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13374604
2ndB1014354913
3rdA130263004
4thA127101102
5thA1298901
6thB10068900

Towns in Castle Point: crashes in 2012

Thundersley and South Benfleet had the most collisions of any town in Castle Point in 2012: 90.

Postcode districts in Castle Point: crashes in 2012

SS7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Castle Point in 2012: 102.

Latest crashes in Castle Point in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Castle Point in 2012, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 17 December 2012.

Castle Point road accidents in other years