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Tendring road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 559 road traffic collisions in Tendring in 1987, and 764 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 151 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1986 (523), and casualties rose from 682.

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

Collisions in 1987
559
Up 7% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
764
Up 12% on 1986
Fatal collisions
10
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
151
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Tendring in 1987

1.8% of collisions in Tendring in 1987 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.8% and 23% in Tendring from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.8%
  • Serious15127%
  • Slight39871%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.6%
  • Serious17223%
  • Slight58076%

Tendring road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tendring, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 631 in 1989. 1987 is highlighted, with 559, up 7% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (12%)
  • Tuesday78 (14%)
  • Wednesday80 (14%)
  • Thursday82 (15%)
  • Friday97 (17%)
  • Saturday93 (17%)
  • Sunday63 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5985 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59107 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59134 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (5.4%)
  • February32 (5.7%)
  • March31 (5.5%)
  • April37 (6.6%)
  • May53 (9.5%)
  • June53 (9.5%)
  • July56 (10%)
  • August65 (12%)
  • September48 (8.6%)
  • October53 (9.5%)
  • November55 (9.8%)
  • December46 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight407 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds444 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry365 (65%)
  • Wet or damp179 (32%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph324 (58%)
  • 40 mph56 (10%)
  • 60 mph162 (29%)
  • 70 mph17 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway507 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (3.2%)
  • Roundabout15 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tendring in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant417 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist134 (18%)
  • Pedestrian86 (11%)
  • Cyclist81 (11%)
  • Van occupant23 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1030 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1555 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20233 (30%)
  • 21 to 25103 (13%)
  • 26 to 3573 (9.6%)
  • 36 to 4574 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5558 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6549 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7539 (5.1%)
  • Over 7534 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider476 (62%)
  • Passenger202 (26%)
  • Pedestrian86 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car673 (66%)
  • Motorcycle135 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle85 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes69 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tendring in 1987

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1987 in Tendring

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Tendring ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tendring had the 156th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
156th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
155th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
131st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Tendring with the most crashes in 1987

The A133 had the most collisions in Tendring in 1987: 66, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tendring, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13366101214
2ndB10274268012
3rdB1033355609
4thA136303307
5thA120274809
6thA137202624
7thB1032192109
8thB1352192413
9thB1414172104
10thB1029111604
11thB1034101305
12thB133681002
13thA60461012
14thB13696803
15thA124400
16thB10354802
17thB10231100
18thB10281100
19thB13511101

Towns in Tendring: crashes in 1987

Clacton-on-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Tendring in 1987: 152.

Postcode districts in Tendring: crashes in 1987

CO15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tendring in 1987: 152.

Latest crashes in Tendring in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Tendring in 1987, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Tendring road accidents in other years