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Castle Point road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 102 road traffic collisions in Castle Point in 2021, and 131 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 2020 (87), and casualties rose from 111.

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

Collisions in 2021
102
Up 17% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
131
Up 18% on 2020
Fatal collisions
2
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Castle Point in 2021

2% of collisions in Castle Point in 2021 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1% and 17% in Castle Point from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal22%
  • Serious2827%
  • Slight7271%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.5%
  • Serious3325%
  • Slight9673%

Castle Point road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Castle Point, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 401 in 1989. 2021 is highlighted, with 102, up 17% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 102
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (15%)
  • Tuesday11 (11%)
  • Wednesday15 (15%)
  • Thursday11 (11%)
  • Friday16 (16%)
  • Saturday22 (22%)
  • Sunday12 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5910 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5913 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5923 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5924 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January3 (2.9%)
  • February7 (6.9%)
  • March5 (4.9%)
  • April8 (7.8%)
  • May8 (7.8%)
  • June5 (4.9%)
  • July14 (14%)
  • August7 (6.9%)
  • September5 (4.9%)
  • October19 (19%)
  • November11 (11%)
  • December10 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight79 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds90 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds7 (6.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1%)
  • Other2 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry80 (78%)
  • Wet or damp20 (20%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1%)
  • Snow1 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (2%)
  • 30 mph79 (77%)
  • 40 mph6 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph15 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway65 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (25%)
  • Roundabout9 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Castle Point in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant75 (57%)
  • Pedestrian21 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (11%)
  • Cyclist11 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant5 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (2.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 156 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2014 (11%)
  • 21 to 2515 (11%)
  • 26 to 3526 (20%)
  • 36 to 4523 (18%)
  • 46 to 5518 (14%)
  • 56 to 658 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 757 (5.3%)
  • Over 758 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider86 (66%)
  • Passenger24 (18%)
  • Pedestrian21 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car130 (71%)
  • Motorcycle16 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (8.8%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (6%)
  • Bus or coach4 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Castle Point in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Castle Point had fewer road collisions than 302 of them in 2021.

Collisions
303rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
307th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
212th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
284th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Castle Point in 2021

Tarpots, Castle Point, SS7 5TU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Castle Point in 2021, with 20 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Castle Point with the most crashes in 2021

The A13 had the most collisions in Castle Point in 2021: 17, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Castle Point, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13172104
2ndB1014162213
3rdA127101202
4thA130101302
5thA1295603
6thB10062301

Towns in Castle Point: crashes in 2021

Thundersley and South Benfleet had the most collisions of any town in Castle Point in 2021: 44.

Postcode districts in Castle Point: crashes in 2021

SS7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Castle Point in 2021: 50.

Latest crashes in Castle Point in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Castle Point in 2021, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2021.

Severity

Castle Point road accidents in other years