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Tendring road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 497 road traffic collisions in Tendring in 1980, and 688 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 182 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1979 (519), and casualties fell from 774.

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

Collisions in 1980
497
Down 4% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
688
Down 11% on 1979
Fatal collisions
11
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
182
37% of collisions

Crash severity in Tendring in 1980

2.2% of collisions in Tendring in 1980 were fatal and 37% serious, against 1.8% and 23% in Tendring from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.2%
  • Serious18237%
  • Slight30461%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.7%
  • Serious22132%
  • Slight45566%

Tendring road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tendring, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 631 in 1989. 1980 is highlighted, with 497, down 4% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (14%)
  • Tuesday63 (13%)
  • Wednesday57 (11%)
  • Thursday77 (15%)
  • Friday92 (19%)
  • Saturday74 (15%)
  • Sunday63 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59101 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59127 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (7%)
  • February37 (7.4%)
  • March42 (8.5%)
  • April28 (5.6%)
  • May50 (10%)
  • June49 (9.9%)
  • July42 (8.5%)
  • August41 (8.2%)
  • September39 (7.8%)
  • October43 (8.7%)
  • November36 (7.2%)
  • December55 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight358 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds382 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (3.8%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry305 (61%)
  • Wet or damp176 (35%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph284 (57%)
  • 40 mph49 (9.9%)
  • 60 mph99 (20%)
  • 70 mph65 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway465 (94%)
  • Roundabout13 (2.6%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tendring in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant334 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist158 (23%)
  • Cyclist70 (10%)
  • Pedestrian66 (9.6%)
  • Van occupant37 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1560 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 20195 (28%)
  • 21 to 2571 (10%)
  • 26 to 3577 (11%)
  • 36 to 4581 (12%)
  • 46 to 5556 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6549 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7536 (5.2%)
  • Over 7526 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider441 (64%)
  • Passenger181 (26%)
  • Pedestrian66 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car524 (59%)
  • Motorcycle162 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes67 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tendring in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tendring had fewer road collisions than 187 of them in 1980.

Collisions
188th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
183rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
209th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
121st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Tendring with the most crashes in 1980

The A133 had the most collisions in Tendring in 1980: 62, including 1 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tendring, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1336282122
2ndA1363738111
3rdB10273772113
4thA6042642212
5thB1033192604
6thA137172004
7thB1032172507
8thB1352172119
9thB1029162506
10thB1414162508
11thB1034112113
12thB10358802
13thB13693301
14thA122202
15thB13362301
16thA12321100
17thB10281100

Towns in Tendring: crashes in 1980

Clacton-on-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Tendring in 1980: 120.

Postcode districts in Tendring: crashes in 1980

CO15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tendring in 1980: 127.

Latest crashes in Tendring in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Tendring in 1980, 1 was fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Tendring road accidents in other years