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Thundersley and South Benfleet road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,868 road traffic collisions in Thundersley and South Benfleet, Castle Point, from 1979 to 2025, and 7,536 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 48 were fatal and 962 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 58 collisions, down 11% on 2024 (65).

Collisions since 1979
5,868
185th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
7,536
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
48
49 people killed
Serious collisions
962
1,055 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
58
Down 11% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
67
Down 13% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Thundersley and South Benfleet

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal480.8%
  • Serious96216%
  • Slight4,85883%

What the data shows

  • Thundersley and South Benfleet had 565 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 45% fewer than the 1,030 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Thundersley and South Benfleet were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 955 children under 16 were killed or injured in Thundersley and South Benfleet, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in Thundersley and South Benfleet.

Where Thundersley and South Benfleet ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
185th
Most casualties
180th
Most fatal collisions
232nd
Most serious collisions
191st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday864 (15%)
  • Tuesday859 (15%)
  • Wednesday841 (14%)
  • Thursday911 (16%)
  • Friday954 (16%)
  • Saturday831 (14%)
  • Sunday608 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,241 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,533 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown46 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit26 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,517 (77%)
  • Roundabout599 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway559 (9.5%)
  • One way street or slip road169 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded24 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph20 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph4,359 (74%)
  • 40 mph1,223 (21%)
  • 50 mph44 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph61 (1%)
  • 70 mph161 (2.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,743 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds735 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds94 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds52 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist42 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds25 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other155 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded21 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,476 (59%)
  • Pedestrian1,071 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist919 (12%)
  • Cyclist609 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant172 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant148 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant45 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant37 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant32 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Thundersley and South Benfleet road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thundersley and South Benfleet, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Thundersley and South Benfleet peaked at 194 in 1989; 2025 had 58.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 58
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255867
20246577
20234556
20224054
20215569
20205367
20194455
20186783
20176679
20167289
201598138
201495133
201386126
201297118
201178103
201082105
2009123151
2008107148
2007124147
2006140184
2005142180
2004132173
2003145200
2002155212
2001146198
2000154205
1999173208
1998147181
1997171209
1996170210
1995159196
1994158207
1993148207
1992140176
1991160211
1990168213
1989194252
1988162205
1987180225
1986156194
1985179224
1984165217
1983139177
1982155201
1981154193
1980149196
1979172217

Map of recent crashes in Thundersley and South Benfleet

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Thundersley and South Benfleet

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Thundersley and South Benfleet

The 24 most recent collisions in Thundersley and South Benfleet happened between 6 August and 21 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Thundersley and South Benfleet

The A13 has the most collisions in Thundersley and South Benfleet, 2,322 of 5,868 (40%), followed by the B1006 (595).

Collisions in Thundersley and South Benfleet on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA132,3223,01622377
2ndB1006595730797
3rdB1014393509161
4thA129382503561
5thA127100162017
6thA13090126113
7thB1464212804

Council areas covering Thundersley and South Benfleet

Collisions in Thundersley and South Benfleet were recorded in 5 council areas. Castle Point has 5,570 of 5,868 (95%).

Collisions in Thundersley and South Benfleet by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCastle Point5,5707,11847918
2ndBasildon235330033
3rdRochford446409
4thSouthend-on-Sea7802
5thUttlesford4510

Postcode districts in Thundersley and South Benfleet

Collisions in Thundersley and South Benfleet were recorded in 3 postcode districts, led by SS7 (5,638) and SS13 (129).