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Tendring road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 505 road traffic collisions in Tendring in 2002, and 684 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 104 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2001 (535), and casualties fell from 750.

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

Collisions in 2002
505
Down 6% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
684
Down 9% on 2001
Fatal collisions
7
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
104
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Tendring in 2002

1.4% of collisions in Tendring in 2002 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.8% and 23% in Tendring from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious10421%
  • Slight39478%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious12218%
  • Slight55481%

Tendring road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tendring, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 631 in 1989. 2002 is highlighted, with 505, down 6% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday83 (16%)
  • Tuesday83 (16%)
  • Wednesday77 (15%)
  • Thursday58 (11%)
  • Friday92 (18%)
  • Saturday70 (14%)
  • Sunday42 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (6.5%)
  • February34 (6.7%)
  • March38 (7.5%)
  • April48 (9.5%)
  • May48 (9.5%)
  • June27 (5.3%)
  • July41 (8.1%)
  • August47 (9.3%)
  • September50 (9.9%)
  • October41 (8.1%)
  • November53 (10%)
  • December45 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight383 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds386 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry313 (62%)
  • Wet or damp178 (35%)
  • Oil or diesel8 (1.6%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph292 (58%)
  • 40 mph38 (7.5%)
  • 60 mph148 (29%)
  • 70 mph25 (5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway420 (83%)
  • Roundabout30 (5.9%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tendring in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant456 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist80 (12%)
  • Pedestrian80 (12%)
  • Cyclist40 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1548 (7%)
  • 16 to 20124 (18%)
  • 21 to 2559 (8.6%)
  • 26 to 35100 (15%)
  • 36 to 4591 (13%)
  • 46 to 5567 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6559 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7537 (5.4%)
  • Over 7543 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded29 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider436 (64%)
  • Passenger168 (25%)
  • Pedestrian80 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car697 (77%)
  • Motorcycle80 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tendring in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Tendring

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Tendring ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tendring had the 153rd most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
154th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
88th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Tendring in 2002

Pier, Tendring, CO15 1TU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tendring in 2002, with 79 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Tendring with the most crashes in 2002

The A133 had the most collisions in Tendring in 2002: 54, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tendring, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1335474111
2ndB1027405607
3rdA120284833
4thB1414283707
5thB1352253309
6thA137162406
7thB1033141702
8thB1032111502
9thB1029101211
10thA13681000
11thB10348801
12thB103581602
13thB144181111
14thB13695702
15thA124501
16thA12323300
17thB10221200

Towns in Tendring: crashes in 2002

Clacton-on-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Tendring in 2002: 158.

Postcode districts in Tendring: crashes in 2002

CO15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tendring in 2002: 154.

Latest crashes in Tendring in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Tendring in 2002, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Tendring road accidents in other years