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Tendring road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 509 road traffic collisions in Tendring in 1998, and 675 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 104 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1997 (518), and casualties fell from 684.

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

Collisions in 1998
509
Down 2% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
675
Down 1% on 1997
Fatal collisions
7
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
104
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Tendring in 1998

1.4% of collisions in Tendring in 1998 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.8% and 23% in Tendring from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious10420%
  • Slight39878%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious11417%
  • Slight55382%

Tendring road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tendring, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 631 in 1989. 1998 is highlighted, with 509, down 2% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (15%)
  • Tuesday70 (14%)
  • Wednesday65 (13%)
  • Thursday76 (15%)
  • Friday78 (15%)
  • Saturday83 (16%)
  • Sunday62 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5990 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59101 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (6.5%)
  • February34 (6.7%)
  • March44 (8.6%)
  • April27 (5.3%)
  • May44 (8.6%)
  • June43 (8.4%)
  • July42 (8.3%)
  • August34 (6.7%)
  • September37 (7.3%)
  • October45 (8.8%)
  • November68 (13%)
  • December58 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight363 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting66 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds380 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds75 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (3.7%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Other20 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry306 (60%)
  • Wet or damp181 (36%)
  • Frost or ice20 (3.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph272 (53%)
  • 40 mph39 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph170 (33%)
  • 70 mph25 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway431 (85%)
  • Roundabout28 (5.5%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tendring in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant431 (64%)
  • Pedestrian73 (11%)
  • Cyclist69 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (9.9%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1%)
  • 6 to 1034 (5%)
  • 11 to 1550 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20136 (20%)
  • 21 to 2563 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 35107 (16%)
  • 36 to 4578 (12%)
  • 46 to 5571 (11%)
  • 56 to 6534 (5%)
  • 66 to 7537 (5.5%)
  • Over 7538 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded20 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider440 (65%)
  • Passenger162 (24%)
  • Pedestrian73 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car681 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (7.7%)
  • Motorcycle69 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tendring in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 in Tendring

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Tendring ranked among 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tendring had the 173rd most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
169th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Tendring with the most crashes in 1998

The A133 had the most collisions in Tendring in 1998: 44, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tendring, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1334463212
2ndB1027435719
3rdB1352324009
4thB1033263013
5thA120223004
6thB1029202405
7thB1414202702
8thB1032142002
9thB1034142002
10thA137111604
11thA1291200
12thB103581202
13thB144181403
14thB13692200
15thB10281100
16thB13361300

Towns in Tendring: crashes in 1998

Clacton-on-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Tendring in 1998: 141.

Postcode districts in Tendring: crashes in 1998

CO15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tendring in 1998: 141.

Latest crashes in Tendring in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Tendring in 1998, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Tendring road accidents in other years