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Tendring road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 519 road traffic collisions in Tendring in 1979, and 774 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 178 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 19,449 collisions in Tendring.

Collisions in 1979
519
Casualties in 1979
774
Fatal collisions
15
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
178
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Tendring in 1979

2.9% of collisions in Tendring in 1979 were fatal and 34% serious, against 1.8% and 23% in Tendring from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.9%
  • Serious17834%
  • Slight32663%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.1%
  • Serious22329%
  • Slight53569%

Tendring road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tendring, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 631 in 1989. 1979 is highlighted, with 519.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (14%)
  • Tuesday69 (13%)
  • Wednesday75 (14%)
  • Thursday62 (12%)
  • Friday110 (21%)
  • Saturday73 (14%)
  • Sunday56 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (6.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59116 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (9.1%)
  • February21 (4%)
  • March50 (9.6%)
  • April42 (8.1%)
  • May35 (6.7%)
  • June40 (7.7%)
  • July46 (8.9%)
  • August62 (12%)
  • September45 (8.7%)
  • October47 (9.1%)
  • November39 (7.5%)
  • December45 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight352 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit95 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds431 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (7.1%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other14 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry324 (62%)
  • Wet or damp149 (29%)
  • Frost or ice32 (6.2%)
  • Snow13 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph283 (55%)
  • 40 mph65 (13%)
  • 70 mph171 (33%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway496 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (2.5%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tendring in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant349 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist174 (22%)
  • Pedestrian85 (11%)
  • Cyclist71 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant39 (5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1056 (7.2%)
  • 11 to 1553 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20211 (27%)
  • 21 to 2588 (11%)
  • 26 to 35112 (14%)
  • 36 to 4568 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 5545 (5.8%)
  • 56 to 6549 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7555 (7.1%)
  • Over 7523 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider448 (58%)
  • Passenger241 (31%)
  • Pedestrian85 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car505 (56%)
  • Motorcycle170 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle79 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach31 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.2%)
  • Minibus8 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tendring in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Tendring

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Tendring ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tendring had fewer road collisions than 189 of them in 1979.

Collisions
190th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
161st
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
139th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
137th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Tendring with the most crashes in 1979

The A133 had the most collisions in Tendring in 1979: 65, including 2 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tendring, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13365116226
2ndB10275080520
3rdA6044671316
4thA137263618
5thA136243009
6thB1033242807
7thB1414212608
8thB1029172608
9thB1032141823
10thB1034131303
11thB1035131805
12thB1352101304
13thB133681111
14thA122300
15thB13692200
16thA12321200

Towns in Tendring: crashes in 1979

Clacton-on-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Tendring in 1979: 125.

Postcode districts in Tendring: crashes in 1979

CO15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tendring in 1979: 125.

Latest crashes in Tendring in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Tendring in 1979, 1 was fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Tendring road accidents in other years