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Tendring road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 518 road traffic collisions in Tendring in 1997, and 684 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1996 (488), and casualties fell from 687.

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

Collisions in 1997
518
Up 6% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
684
Level with 1996
Fatal collisions
7
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Tendring in 1997

1.4% of collisions in Tendring in 1997 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.8% and 23% in Tendring from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious9619%
  • Slight41580%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71%
  • Serious11417%
  • Slight56382%

Tendring road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tendring, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 631 in 1989. 1997 is highlighted, with 518, up 6% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (12%)
  • Tuesday82 (16%)
  • Wednesday96 (19%)
  • Thursday80 (15%)
  • Friday80 (15%)
  • Saturday71 (14%)
  • Sunday46 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59105 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59147 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5987 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (8.3%)
  • February33 (6.4%)
  • March34 (6.6%)
  • April37 (7.1%)
  • May51 (9.8%)
  • June67 (13%)
  • July45 (8.7%)
  • August45 (8.7%)
  • September36 (6.9%)
  • October43 (8.3%)
  • November42 (8.1%)
  • December42 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight401 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (7.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds409 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist11 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other17 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry336 (65%)
  • Wet or damp165 (32%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph299 (58%)
  • 40 mph38 (7.3%)
  • 60 mph150 (29%)
  • 70 mph30 (5.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway433 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (5.8%)
  • Roundabout29 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tendring in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant425 (62%)
  • Pedestrian84 (12%)
  • Cyclist80 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (9.5%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1036 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1546 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20118 (17%)
  • 21 to 2573 (11%)
  • 26 to 35134 (20%)
  • 36 to 4561 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5566 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6552 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7535 (5.1%)
  • Over 7526 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded24 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider443 (65%)
  • Passenger157 (23%)
  • Pedestrian84 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car704 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle83 (8.8%)
  • Motorcycle64 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tendring in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tendring had the 172nd most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
172nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
188th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
179th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Tendring with the most crashes in 1997

The A133 had the most collisions in Tendring in 1997: 60, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tendring, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA133609018
2ndB1027336208
3rdA1203043110
4thB1352262705
5thA137222806
6thB1033202703
7thA136192101
8thB1032192412
9thB1029172104
10thB1414171803
11thB103491301
12thB103581001
13thA1271202
14thB14415502
15thB10282201
16thB13362201
17thB13692200

Towns in Tendring: crashes in 1997

Clacton-on-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Tendring in 1997: 145.

Postcode districts in Tendring: crashes in 1997

CO15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tendring in 1997: 146.

Latest crashes in Tendring in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Tendring in 1997, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Tendring road accidents in other years