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Tendring road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 519 road traffic collisions in Tendring in 1983, and 705 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 169 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1982 (521), and casualties fell from 752.

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

Collisions in 1983
519
Level with 1982
Casualties in 1983
705
Down 6% on 1982
Fatal collisions
9
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
169
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Tendring in 1983

1.7% of collisions in Tendring in 1983 were fatal and 33% serious, against 1.8% and 23% in Tendring from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.7%
  • Serious16933%
  • Slight34166%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.4%
  • Serious20329%
  • Slight49270%

Tendring road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tendring, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 631 in 1989. 1983 is highlighted, with 519, level with 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (12%)
  • Tuesday57 (11%)
  • Wednesday59 (11%)
  • Thursday79 (15%)
  • Friday98 (19%)
  • Saturday84 (16%)
  • Sunday80 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59129 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (8.5%)
  • February30 (5.8%)
  • March36 (6.9%)
  • April35 (6.7%)
  • May40 (7.7%)
  • June47 (9.1%)
  • July58 (11%)
  • August53 (10%)
  • September40 (7.7%)
  • October41 (7.9%)
  • November42 (8.1%)
  • December53 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight375 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds417 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other7 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry354 (68%)
  • Wet or damp152 (29%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.5%)
  • Snow4 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph282 (54%)
  • 40 mph66 (13%)
  • 60 mph152 (29%)
  • 70 mph19 (3.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway480 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout13 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tendring in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant338 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist166 (24%)
  • Cyclist81 (11%)
  • Pedestrian80 (11%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1029 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1561 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 20211 (30%)
  • 21 to 2585 (12%)
  • 26 to 3580 (11%)
  • 36 to 4573 (10%)
  • 46 to 5545 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6541 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7534 (4.8%)
  • Over 7522 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider437 (62%)
  • Passenger188 (27%)
  • Pedestrian80 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car551 (60%)
  • Motorcycle169 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle84 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tendring in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Tendring

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Tendring ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tendring had the 168th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
168th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
164th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
223rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
121st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Tendring with the most crashes in 1983

The A133 had the most collisions in Tendring in 1983: 79, including 1 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tendring, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13379135123
2ndB10273756016
3rdA1362935011
4thB13522838210
5thB1414283517
6thB1032212709
7thA120183417
8thA137162002
9thA604152207
10thB1029152007
11thB1033141814
12thB1034101303
13thB1035101502
14thB13696702
15thA12323502
16thB13363301
17thB1321200

Towns in Tendring: crashes in 1983

Clacton-on-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Tendring in 1983: 133.

Postcode districts in Tendring: crashes in 1983

CO15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tendring in 1983: 138.

Latest crashes in Tendring in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Tendring in 1983, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Tendring road accidents in other years