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Tendring road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 504 road traffic collisions in Tendring in 1984, and 680 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 149 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1983 (519), and casualties fell from 705.

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

Collisions in 1984
504
Down 3% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
680
Down 4% on 1983
Fatal collisions
8
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
149
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Tendring in 1984

1.6% of collisions in Tendring in 1984 were fatal and 30% serious, against 1.8% and 23% in Tendring from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious14930%
  • Slight34769%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.3%
  • Serious17626%
  • Slight49573%

Tendring road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tendring, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 631 in 1989. 1984 is highlighted, with 504, down 3% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (14%)
  • Tuesday66 (13%)
  • Wednesday64 (13%)
  • Thursday80 (16%)
  • Friday86 (17%)
  • Saturday81 (16%)
  • Sunday55 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59125 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (7.1%)
  • February23 (4.6%)
  • March24 (4.8%)
  • April38 (7.5%)
  • May42 (8.3%)
  • June46 (9.1%)
  • July51 (10%)
  • August55 (11%)
  • September50 (9.9%)
  • October41 (8.1%)
  • November52 (10%)
  • December46 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight374 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds407 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry342 (68%)
  • Wet or damp151 (30%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph271 (54%)
  • 40 mph61 (12%)
  • 60 mph146 (29%)
  • 70 mph26 (5.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway455 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.4%)
  • Roundabout12 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tendring in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant346 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist159 (23%)
  • Cyclist74 (11%)
  • Pedestrian73 (11%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1030 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1545 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20195 (29%)
  • 21 to 2579 (12%)
  • 26 to 3575 (11%)
  • 36 to 4560 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 5550 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6558 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7549 (7.2%)
  • Over 7534 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider435 (64%)
  • Passenger172 (25%)
  • Pedestrian73 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car532 (59%)
  • Motorcycle159 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle82 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tendring in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tendring had fewer road collisions than 190 of them in 1984.

Collisions
191st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
185th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
249th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
162nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Tendring with the most crashes in 1984

The A133 had the most collisions in Tendring in 1984: 51, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tendring, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1335176114
2ndB1027416027
3rdB13523440014
4thA120315317
5thB1032293807
6thA1362629012
7thB1414264206
8thB1033162214
9thB1034121403
10thA137112104
11thB102991305
12thB103581502
13thB13366712
14thB13695501
15thA124611

Towns in Tendring: crashes in 1984

Clacton-on-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Tendring in 1984: 136.

Postcode districts in Tendring: crashes in 1984

CO15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tendring in 1984: 155.

Latest crashes in Tendring in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Tendring in 1984, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1984.

Severity

Tendring road accidents in other years