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Tendring road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 545 road traffic collisions in Tendring in 1985, and 750 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 142 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1984 (504), and casualties rose from 680.

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

Collisions in 1985
545
Up 8% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
750
Up 10% on 1984
Fatal collisions
9
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
142
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Tendring in 1985

1.7% of collisions in Tendring in 1985 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.8% and 23% in Tendring from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.7%
  • Serious14226%
  • Slight39472%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.2%
  • Serious16722%
  • Slight57477%

Tendring road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tendring, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 631 in 1989. 1985 is highlighted, with 545, up 8% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (13%)
  • Tuesday62 (11%)
  • Wednesday70 (13%)
  • Thursday73 (13%)
  • Friday106 (19%)
  • Saturday87 (16%)
  • Sunday75 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59106 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59121 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59114 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (5.9%)
  • February31 (5.7%)
  • March36 (6.6%)
  • April45 (8.3%)
  • May51 (9.4%)
  • June53 (9.7%)
  • July55 (10%)
  • August53 (9.7%)
  • September41 (7.5%)
  • October41 (7.5%)
  • November59 (11%)
  • December48 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight433 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (6.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds425 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (3.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other11 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry353 (65%)
  • Wet or damp158 (29%)
  • Frost or ice24 (4.4%)
  • Snow9 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph319 (59%)
  • 40 mph69 (13%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph139 (26%)
  • 70 mph17 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway493 (90%)
  • Roundabout22 (4%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tendring in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant381 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist150 (20%)
  • Cyclist83 (11%)
  • Pedestrian80 (11%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1035 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1573 (9.7%)
  • 16 to 20216 (29%)
  • 21 to 2582 (11%)
  • 26 to 3591 (12%)
  • 36 to 4563 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5545 (6%)
  • 56 to 6546 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7559 (7.9%)
  • Over 7523 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider458 (61%)
  • Passenger212 (28%)
  • Pedestrian80 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car599 (63%)
  • Motorcycle148 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle90 (9.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tendring in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tendring had the 164th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
164th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
159th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
205th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
169th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Tendring with the most crashes in 1985

The A133 had the most collisions in Tendring in 1985: 69, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tendring, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1336994119
2ndB10273555011
3rdA1203459113
4thB1033314104
5thA136303507
6thB1414253115
7thB1032233916
8thB1352182204
9thA137132202
10thB102981416
11thB10348903
12thB103571502
13thB133671302
14thA122200
15thA12321100
16thA6041110
17thB10281100
18thB13691200

Towns in Tendring: crashes in 1985

Clacton-on-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Tendring in 1985: 168.

Postcode districts in Tendring: crashes in 1985

CO15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tendring in 1985: 175.

Latest crashes in Tendring in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Tendring in 1985, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Tendring road accidents in other years