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Castle Point road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 133 road traffic collisions in Castle Point in 2017, and 169 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were down 24% on 2016 (174), and casualties fell from 215.

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

Collisions in 2017
133
Down 24% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
169
Down 21% on 2016
Fatal collisions
4
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Castle Point in 2017

3% of collisions in Castle Point in 2017 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1% and 17% in Castle Point from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal43%
  • Serious3023%
  • Slight9974%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42.4%
  • Serious3219%
  • Slight13379%

Castle Point road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Castle Point, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 401 in 1989. 2017 is highlighted, with 133, down 24% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 133
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (11%)
  • Tuesday17 (13%)
  • Wednesday22 (17%)
  • Thursday25 (19%)
  • Friday21 (16%)
  • Saturday16 (12%)
  • Sunday17 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5933 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5914 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (9%)
  • February8 (6%)
  • March17 (13%)
  • April14 (11%)
  • May10 (7.5%)
  • June8 (6%)
  • July13 (9.8%)
  • August6 (4.5%)
  • September9 (6.8%)
  • October12 (9%)
  • November10 (7.5%)
  • December14 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight92 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (2.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds106 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other6 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry93 (70%)
  • Wet or damp37 (28%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph109 (82%)
  • 40 mph7 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph13 (9.8%)
  • 60 mph2 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway95 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (18%)
  • Roundabout9 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Castle Point in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant99 (59%)
  • Pedestrian25 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (12%)
  • Cyclist12 (7.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant5 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 158 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2019 (11%)
  • 21 to 2521 (12%)
  • 26 to 3529 (17%)
  • 36 to 4526 (15%)
  • 46 to 5521 (12%)
  • 56 to 6515 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7514 (8.3%)
  • Over 7511 (6.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider114 (67%)
  • Passenger30 (18%)
  • Pedestrian25 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car188 (75%)
  • Motorcycle19 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Castle Point in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Castle Point ranked among 351 areas in 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Castle Point had fewer road collisions than 309 of them in 2017.

Collisions
310th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
313th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
287th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Castle Point in 2017

Tarpots, Castle Point, SS7 5TU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Castle Point in 2017, with 19 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Castle Point with the most crashes in 2017

The B1014 had the most collisions in Castle Point in 2017: 22, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Castle Point, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1014222813
2ndA13202405
3rdA127101502
4thA13091100
5thA1296613
6thA12451100
7thB10061100

Towns in Castle Point: crashes in 2017

Thundersley and South Benfleet had the most collisions of any town in Castle Point in 2017: 61.

Postcode districts in Castle Point: crashes in 2017

SS7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Castle Point in 2017: 65.

Latest crashes in Castle Point in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Castle Point in 2017, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Castle Point road accidents in other years