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Tendring road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 521 road traffic collisions in Tendring in 1982, and 752 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 181 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 1981 (465), and casualties rose from 647.

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

Collisions in 1982
521
Up 12% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
752
Up 16% on 1981
Fatal collisions
11
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
181
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Tendring in 1982

2.1% of collisions in Tendring in 1982 were fatal and 35% serious, against 1.8% and 23% in Tendring from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.1%
  • Serious18135%
  • Slight32963%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.5%
  • Serious21328%
  • Slight52870%

Tendring road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tendring, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 631 in 1989. 1982 is highlighted, with 521, up 12% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday80 (15%)
  • Tuesday77 (15%)
  • Wednesday57 (11%)
  • Thursday72 (14%)
  • Friday95 (18%)
  • Saturday72 (14%)
  • Sunday68 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59142 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (7.7%)
  • February33 (6.3%)
  • March32 (6.1%)
  • April36 (6.9%)
  • May41 (7.9%)
  • June52 (10%)
  • July46 (8.8%)
  • August64 (12%)
  • September48 (9.2%)
  • October41 (7.9%)
  • November43 (8.3%)
  • December45 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight370 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit90 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds406 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (3.6%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry329 (63%)
  • Wet or damp171 (33%)
  • Frost or ice17 (3.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph298 (57%)
  • 40 mph46 (8.8%)
  • 60 mph162 (31%)
  • 70 mph15 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway480 (92%)
  • Roundabout18 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.3%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tendring in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant356 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist166 (22%)
  • Pedestrian89 (12%)
  • Cyclist87 (12%)
  • Van occupant34 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1039 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1565 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 20231 (31%)
  • 21 to 2566 (8.8%)
  • 26 to 3583 (11%)
  • 36 to 4563 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5547 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6567 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7544 (5.9%)
  • Over 7535 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider462 (61%)
  • Passenger201 (27%)
  • Pedestrian89 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car541 (59%)
  • Motorcycle167 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle93 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tendring in 1982

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1982 in Tendring

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Tendring ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tendring had fewer road collisions than 180 of them in 1982.

Collisions
181st
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
161st
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
204th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
127th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Tendring with the most crashes in 1982

The A133 had the most collisions in Tendring in 1982: 59, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tendring, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1335986116
2ndB10273561211
3rdA1363442112
4thB10322737112
5thB1033253607
6thA604213829
7thB1414213205
8thA137203407
9thB1352192417
10thB1029142608
11thB1034101303
12thB13368802
13thB103571121
14thB13697800
15thA1203700
16thA122302
17thA12322202

Towns in Tendring: crashes in 1982

Clacton-on-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Tendring in 1982: 129.

Postcode districts in Tendring: crashes in 1982

CO15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tendring in 1982: 143.

Latest crashes in Tendring in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Tendring in 1982, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 26 December 1982.

Severity

Tendring road accidents in other years