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Castle Point road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 102 road traffic collisions in Castle Point in 2024, and 116 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 2023 (87), and casualties rose from 107.

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

Collisions in 2024
102
Up 17% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
116
Up 8% on 2023
Fatal collisions
1
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Castle Point in 2024

1% of collisions in Castle Point in 2024 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1% and 17% in Castle Point from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal11%
  • Serious2525%
  • Slight7675%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.9%
  • Serious2622%
  • Slight8977%

Castle Point road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Castle Point, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 401 in 1989. 2024 is highlighted, with 102, up 17% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13 (13%)
  • Tuesday12 (12%)
  • Wednesday11 (11%)
  • Thursday17 (17%)
  • Friday22 (22%)
  • Saturday16 (16%)
  • Sunday11 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5912 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5922 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5926 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (7.8%)
  • February10 (9.8%)
  • March7 (6.9%)
  • April8 (7.8%)
  • May7 (6.9%)
  • June8 (7.8%)
  • July7 (6.9%)
  • August6 (5.9%)
  • September7 (6.9%)
  • October16 (16%)
  • November9 (8.8%)
  • December9 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight77 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds82 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (9.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1%)
  • Other2 (2%)
  • Not recorded6 (5.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry76 (75%)
  • Wet or damp22 (22%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (3.9%)
  • 30 mph86 (84%)
  • 40 mph3 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph8 (7.8%)
  • 70 mph1 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway80 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (17%)
  • Roundabout3 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Castle Point in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant48 (41%)
  • Pedestrian32 (28%)
  • Cyclist15 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (12%)
  • Van occupant3 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.7%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 105 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1510 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 2014 (12%)
  • 21 to 2514 (12%)
  • 26 to 3518 (16%)
  • 36 to 4518 (16%)
  • 46 to 555 (4.3%)
  • 56 to 6514 (12%)
  • 66 to 757 (6%)
  • Over 758 (6.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider68 (59%)
  • Pedestrian32 (28%)
  • Passenger16 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car127 (72%)
  • Motorcycle16 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Castle Point in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Castle Point had fewer road collisions than 301 of them in 2024.

Collisions
302nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
318th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
310th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Castle Point in 2024

Tarpots, Castle Point, SS7 5TU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Castle Point in 2024, with 15 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Castle Point with the most crashes in 2024

The B1014 had the most collisions in Castle Point in 2024: 20, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Castle Point, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1014202108
2ndA13151915
3rdA130101503
4thA12791001
5thA1297901
6thB10064501
7thB1261100

Towns in Castle Point: crashes in 2024

Thundersley and South Benfleet had the most collisions of any town in Castle Point in 2024: 55.

Postcode districts in Castle Point: crashes in 2024

SS7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Castle Point in 2024: 55.

Latest crashes in Castle Point in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Castle Point in 2024, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2024.

Severity

Castle Point road accidents in other years