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Tendring road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 488 road traffic collisions in Tendring in 1996, and 687 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 103 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1995 (509), and casualties fell from 725.

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

Collisions in 1996
488
Down 4% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
687
Down 5% on 1995
Fatal collisions
5
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
103
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Tendring in 1996

1% of collisions in Tendring in 1996 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.8% and 23% in Tendring from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious10321%
  • Slight38078%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious12218%
  • Slight55981%

Tendring road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tendring, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 631 in 1989. 1996 is highlighted, with 488, down 4% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (15%)
  • Tuesday70 (14%)
  • Wednesday64 (13%)
  • Thursday84 (17%)
  • Friday64 (13%)
  • Saturday79 (16%)
  • Sunday55 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5988 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (9.4%)
  • February52 (11%)
  • March28 (5.7%)
  • April23 (4.7%)
  • May33 (6.8%)
  • June39 (8%)
  • July49 (10%)
  • August43 (8.8%)
  • September43 (8.8%)
  • October39 (8%)
  • November54 (11%)
  • December39 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight369 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds384 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (8.4%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other18 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry326 (67%)
  • Wet or damp129 (26%)
  • Snow17 (3.5%)
  • Frost or ice16 (3.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph270 (55%)
  • 40 mph46 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph148 (30%)
  • 70 mph19 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway427 (88%)
  • Roundabout26 (5.3%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tendring in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant422 (61%)
  • Cyclist77 (11%)
  • Pedestrian75 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (9.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1554 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20108 (16%)
  • 21 to 2579 (11%)
  • 26 to 35111 (16%)
  • 36 to 4566 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5573 (11%)
  • 56 to 6563 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7541 (6%)
  • Over 7532 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded27 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider426 (62%)
  • Passenger186 (27%)
  • Pedestrian75 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car646 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle78 (8.9%)
  • Motorcycle65 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tendring in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tendring had fewer road collisions than 180 of them in 1996.

Collisions
181st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Tendring with the most crashes in 1996

The A133 had the most collisions in Tendring in 1996: 52, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tendring, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1335292111
2ndB1027385407
3rdB1352304218
4thB1033254106
5thB1414253607
6thA120244009
7thA136172302
8thB1029172113
9thB1032141802
10thA137131705
11thB10347901
12thB103551011
13thA124600
14thA12324500
15thB14414601
16thB10283301
17thB13361300

Towns in Tendring: crashes in 1996

Clacton-on-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Tendring in 1996: 143.

Postcode districts in Tendring: crashes in 1996

CO15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tendring in 1996: 124.

Latest crashes in Tendring in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Tendring in 1996, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

Tendring road accidents in other years