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Tendring road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 631 road traffic collisions in Tendring in 1989, and 863 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 143 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1988 (568), and casualties rose from 818.

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

Collisions in 1989
631
Up 11% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
863
Up 6% on 1988
Fatal collisions
7
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
143
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Tendring in 1989

1.1% of collisions in Tendring in 1989 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.8% and 23% in Tendring from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious14323%
  • Slight48176%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.9%
  • Serious17220%
  • Slight68379%

Tendring road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tendring, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 631 in 1989. 1989 is highlighted, with 631, up 11% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday91 (14%)
  • Tuesday84 (13%)
  • Wednesday82 (13%)
  • Thursday104 (16%)
  • Friday107 (17%)
  • Saturday94 (15%)
  • Sunday69 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59114 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59107 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59136 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5991 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5978 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January66 (10%)
  • February34 (5.4%)
  • March41 (6.5%)
  • April43 (6.8%)
  • May50 (7.9%)
  • June56 (8.9%)
  • July61 (9.7%)
  • August49 (7.8%)
  • September42 (6.7%)
  • October55 (8.7%)
  • November64 (10%)
  • December70 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight443 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit102 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting80 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds515 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (12%)
  • Fog or mist13 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry389 (62%)
  • Wet or damp235 (37%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph333 (53%)
  • 40 mph77 (12%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph179 (28%)
  • 70 mph40 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway553 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (7.3%)
  • Roundabout19 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tendring in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant503 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist121 (14%)
  • Pedestrian97 (11%)
  • Cyclist85 (9.8%)
  • Van occupant35 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1032 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1559 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20211 (24%)
  • 21 to 25126 (15%)
  • 26 to 35116 (13%)
  • 36 to 4593 (11%)
  • 46 to 5558 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6556 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7554 (6.3%)
  • Over 7542 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider556 (64%)
  • Passenger210 (24%)
  • Pedestrian97 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car773 (68%)
  • Motorcycle125 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle88 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes79 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tendring in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tendring had the 148th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
148th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
149th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
264th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
138th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Tendring with the most crashes in 1989

The A133 had the most collisions in Tendring in 1989: 71, including 2 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tendring, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13371104215
2ndB10274874113
3rdA1203759211
4thA136364306
5thB1033294009
6thB14142843010
7thA137263007
8thB1032243806
9thB1352223104
10thB1029162005
11thA12101901
12thA6046901
13thB10346701
14thB10355901
15thA12321100
16thB10231100
17thB10281101
18thB10361101
19thM111700

Towns in Tendring: crashes in 1989

Clacton-on-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Tendring in 1989: 163.

Postcode districts in Tendring: crashes in 1989

CO15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tendring in 1989: 172.

Latest crashes in Tendring in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Tendring in 1989, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1989.

Severity

Tendring road accidents in other years