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Tendring road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 523 road traffic collisions in Tendring in 1986, and 682 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 146 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1985 (545), and casualties fell from 750.

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

Collisions in 1986
523
Down 4% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
682
Down 9% on 1985
Fatal collisions
11
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
146
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Tendring in 1986

2.1% of collisions in Tendring in 1986 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.8% and 23% in Tendring from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.1%
  • Serious14628%
  • Slight36670%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.6%
  • Serious16424%
  • Slight50774%

Tendring road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tendring, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 631 in 1989. 1986 is highlighted, with 523, down 4% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (14%)
  • Tuesday70 (13%)
  • Wednesday74 (14%)
  • Thursday73 (14%)
  • Friday85 (16%)
  • Saturday79 (15%)
  • Sunday71 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5993 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (6.9%)
  • February28 (5.4%)
  • March27 (5.2%)
  • April35 (6.7%)
  • May44 (8.4%)
  • June40 (7.6%)
  • July57 (11%)
  • August58 (11%)
  • September43 (8.2%)
  • October55 (11%)
  • November44 (8.4%)
  • December56 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight375 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit93 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds421 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Other8 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry346 (66%)
  • Wet or damp156 (30%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2.7%)
  • Snow5 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph291 (56%)
  • 40 mph68 (13%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph143 (27%)
  • 70 mph17 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway475 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout15 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tendring in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant343 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist147 (22%)
  • Pedestrian90 (13%)
  • Cyclist58 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant23 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1032 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1543 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20194 (28%)
  • 21 to 2570 (10%)
  • 26 to 3584 (12%)
  • 36 to 4573 (11%)
  • 46 to 5541 (6%)
  • 56 to 6553 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7540 (5.9%)
  • Over 7542 (6.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider417 (61%)
  • Passenger175 (26%)
  • Pedestrian90 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car567 (62%)
  • Motorcycle153 (17%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes67 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tendring in 1986

Map of the last 3 crashes of 1986 in Tendring

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

  • 3 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Tendring ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tendring had fewer road collisions than 178 of them in 1986.

Collisions
179th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
182nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
166th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
149th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Tendring with the most crashes in 1986

The A133 had the most collisions in Tendring in 1986: 68, including 3 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tendring, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1336898319
2ndB10274365413
3rdA120284913
4thA1362730211
5thB1033273305
6thB1414222205
7thB10292126010
8thA137162205
9thB1352161907
10thB1032151902
11thB1034142105
12thA6042301
13thB10352200
14thB13362300
15thA121100
16thA12321100
17thB13691200

Towns in Tendring: crashes in 1986

Clacton-on-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Tendring in 1986: 116.

Postcode districts in Tendring: crashes in 1986

CO15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tendring in 1986: 127.

Latest crashes in Tendring in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Tendring in 1986, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Tendring road accidents in other years