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Tendring road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 465 road traffic collisions in Tendring in 1981, and 647 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 135 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1980 (497), and casualties fell from 688.

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

Collisions in 1981
465
Down 6% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
647
Down 6% on 1980
Fatal collisions
14
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
135
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Tendring in 1981

3% of collisions in Tendring in 1981 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.8% and 23% in Tendring from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal143%
  • Serious13529%
  • Slight31668%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.2%
  • Serious16425%
  • Slight46972%

Tendring road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tendring, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 631 in 1989. 1981 is highlighted, with 465, down 6% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (12%)
  • Tuesday62 (13%)
  • Wednesday50 (11%)
  • Thursday74 (16%)
  • Friday82 (18%)
  • Saturday79 (17%)
  • Sunday60 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (6.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (8%)
  • February30 (6.5%)
  • March38 (8.2%)
  • April32 (6.9%)
  • May32 (6.9%)
  • June39 (8.4%)
  • July40 (8.6%)
  • August40 (8.6%)
  • September49 (11%)
  • October47 (10%)
  • November42 (9%)
  • December39 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight336 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds361 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Other13 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry267 (57%)
  • Wet or damp158 (34%)
  • Frost or ice23 (4.9%)
  • Snow16 (3.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph262 (56%)
  • 40 mph60 (13%)
  • 60 mph134 (29%)
  • 70 mph9 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway443 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (2.6%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tendring in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant313 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist154 (24%)
  • Pedestrian85 (13%)
  • Cyclist63 (9.7%)
  • Van occupant22 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1036 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1538 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20213 (33%)
  • 21 to 2582 (13%)
  • 26 to 3578 (12%)
  • 36 to 4555 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 5538 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 6539 (6%)
  • 66 to 7544 (6.8%)
  • Over 7512 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider386 (60%)
  • Passenger176 (27%)
  • Pedestrian85 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car502 (61%)
  • Motorcycle154 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle67 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tendring in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tendring had fewer road collisions than 206 of them in 1981.

Collisions
207th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
201st
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
208th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Tendring with the most crashes in 1981

The A133 had the most collisions in Tendring in 1981: 62, including 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tendring, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1336286020
2ndA136273626
3rdB1027263606
4thB1032263607
5thA6042550410
6thB1029202907
7thB1352192708
8thB1033172718
9thA137162218
10thB1414161811
11thB1034142006
12thB1035111521
13thB13366803
14thA122201
15thB13692200

Towns in Tendring: crashes in 1981

Clacton-on-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Tendring in 1981: 118.

Postcode districts in Tendring: crashes in 1981

CO15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tendring in 1981: 128.

Latest crashes in Tendring in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Tendring in 1981, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Tendring road accidents in other years