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Tendring road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 568 road traffic collisions in Tendring in 1988, and 818 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 139 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1987 (559), and casualties rose from 764.

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

Collisions in 1988
568
Up 2% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
818
Up 7% on 1987
Fatal collisions
11
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
139
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Tendring in 1988

1.9% of collisions in Tendring in 1988 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.8% and 23% in Tendring from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.9%
  • Serious13924%
  • Slight41874%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.5%
  • Serious16420%
  • Slight64278%

Tendring road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tendring, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 631 in 1989. 1988 is highlighted, with 568, up 2% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (12%)
  • Tuesday80 (14%)
  • Wednesday101 (18%)
  • Thursday64 (11%)
  • Friday99 (17%)
  • Saturday87 (15%)
  • Sunday69 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59107 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59140 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5998 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (10%)
  • February44 (7.7%)
  • March38 (6.7%)
  • April48 (8.5%)
  • May54 (9.5%)
  • June33 (5.8%)
  • July41 (7.2%)
  • August49 (8.6%)
  • September45 (7.9%)
  • October50 (8.8%)
  • November68 (12%)
  • December39 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight405 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit100 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds462 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry341 (60%)
  • Wet or damp212 (37%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph300 (53%)
  • 40 mph75 (13%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph166 (29%)
  • 70 mph24 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway508 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (4.8%)
  • Roundabout17 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tendring in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant479 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist103 (13%)
  • Pedestrian97 (12%)
  • Cyclist66 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant41 (5%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1034 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1551 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20226 (28%)
  • 21 to 25100 (12%)
  • 26 to 35115 (14%)
  • 36 to 4594 (11%)
  • 46 to 5566 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6548 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7538 (4.6%)
  • Over 7532 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider483 (59%)
  • Passenger238 (29%)
  • Pedestrian97 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car685 (69%)
  • Motorcycle107 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes71 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tendring in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tendring had the 157th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
157th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
149th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
164th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
144th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Tendring with the most crashes in 1988

The A133 had the most collisions in Tendring in 1988: 73, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tendring, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13373107213
2ndB10275086110
3rdA120316345
4thB1414304204
5thB1032273619
6thB1033263516
7thB1352232508
8thA136222905
9thB1029121813
10thA137101503
11thB1035101314
12thB103491801
13thA6045803
14thB10284500
15thA123602
16thA12323401
17thB13362200
18thB13532401
19thA10131100
20thA11241100

Towns in Tendring: crashes in 1988

Clacton-on-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Tendring in 1988: 154.

Postcode districts in Tendring: crashes in 1988

CO15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tendring in 1988: 158.

Latest crashes in Tendring in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Tendring in 1988, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Tendring road accidents in other years