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Tendring road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 19,449 road traffic collisions in Tendring from 1979 to 2025, and 26,860 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 342 were fatal and 4,569 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 236 collisions, up 19% on 2024 (199), and casualties rose from 270 to 301.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
19,449
173rd lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
26,860
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
342
1.8% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
236
Up 19% on 2024

Crash severity in Tendring

1.8% of collisions in Tendring from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3421.8%
  • Serious4,56923%
  • Slight14,53875%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3661.4%
  • Serious5,33720%
  • Slight21,15779%

Tendring road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tendring, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 631 in 1989. In 2025 there were 236, up 19% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 236
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025236301
2024199270
2023210281
2022248338
2021228304
2020211279
2019229297
2018262368
2017281384
2016273389
2015290386
2014293372
2013326452
2012324441
2011299408
2010324426
2009335454
2008339450
2007358500
2006399548
2005417586
2004474651
2003522779
2002505684
2001535750
2000482710
1999488682
1998509675
1997518684
1996488687
1995509725
1994512719
1993441640
1992460652
1991510684
1990564781
1989631863
1988568818
1987559764
1986523682
1985545750
1984504680
1983519705
1982521752
1981465647
1980497688
1979519774

When and where crashes happen in Tendring

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,747 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,714 (14%)
  • Wednesday2,906 (15%)
  • Thursday2,801 (14%)
  • Friday3,194 (16%)
  • Saturday2,798 (14%)
  • Sunday2,289 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59682 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59283 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,258 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:593,145 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593,718 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594,699 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,943 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,721 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,530 (7.9%)
  • February1,315 (6.8%)
  • March1,418 (7.3%)
  • April1,412 (7.3%)
  • May1,612 (8.3%)
  • June1,663 (8.6%)
  • July1,816 (9.3%)
  • August1,880 (9.7%)
  • September1,652 (8.5%)
  • October1,661 (8.5%)
  • November1,787 (9.2%)
  • December1,703 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight14,422 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,840 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,957 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown132 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit98 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds15,601 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,228 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds394 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds241 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist195 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds111 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds29 (0.1%)
  • Other544 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded106 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry12,871 (66%)
  • Wet or damp5,921 (30%)
  • Frost or ice463 (2.4%)
  • Snow132 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep25 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel22 (0.1%)
  • Mud6 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph45 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph11,109 (57%)
  • 40 mph2,000 (10%)
  • 50 mph70 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph5,252 (27%)
  • 70 mph971 (5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway16,843 (87%)
  • Roundabout996 (5.1%)
  • Dual carriageway942 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road576 (3%)
  • Not recorded92 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Tendring

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant16,168 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist3,571 (13%)
  • Pedestrian3,091 (12%)
  • Cyclist2,360 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant728 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant336 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)228 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant127 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant96 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant91 (0.3%)
  • Other47 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded17 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5474 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 101,051 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 151,843 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 205,670 (21%)
  • 21 to 253,033 (11%)
  • 26 to 353,802 (14%)
  • 36 to 453,065 (11%)
  • 46 to 552,488 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 651,960 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 751,584 (5.9%)
  • Over 751,395 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded495 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider16,834 (63%)
  • Passenger6,935 (26%)
  • Pedestrian3,091 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car24,855 (71%)
  • Motorcycle3,619 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle2,481 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,843 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,006 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach380 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle280 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car191 (0.5%)
  • Minibus111 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle37 (0.1%)
  • Other78 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Tendring

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Tendring

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Tendring ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tendring had the 173rd fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
173rd
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
172nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
176th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
127th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
176thBraintree19,65026,7403644,605
177thTandridge19,59128,5373183,277
178thSevenoaks19,55827,0233553,885
179thTendring (this area)19,44926,8603424,569
180thDumfries and Galloway19,42127,2707385,306
181stSouth Kesteven19,16526,5844713,815
182ndWest Lothian19,08126,6524024,185

Accident hotspots in Tendring

Pier, Tendring, CO15 1TU area is the busiest accident hotspot in Tendring, with 1,000 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 8 of them fatal.

Roads in Tendring with the most crashes

The A133 had the most collisions in Tendring from 1979 to 2025: 2,216, including 53 fatal and 516 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tendring, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1332,2163,38353516
2ndB10271,5442,37441375
3rdA1201,0171,69052257
4thB13529541,22521248
5thB10338271,15814178
6thB14148071,13113194
7thB10326619178158
8thA1375697808151
9thB10295217228153
10thA1365035896127
11thB10353215001691
12thB1034320454275
13thA6041873131469
14thB1441173228433
15thB1336152212533
16thB1369141178033
17thA1294136318
18thB14426582010
19thA1232516409
20thB10283243010

Towns in Tendring

Clacton-on-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Tendring from 1979 to 2025: 5,612.

Postcode districts in Tendring

CO15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tendring from 1979 to 2025: 5,519.

Latest crashes in Tendring

Of the latest 24 crashes in Tendring, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity