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Tendring road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 522 road traffic collisions in Tendring in 2003, and 779 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 101 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2002 (505), and casualties rose from 684.

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

Collisions in 2003
522
Up 3% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
779
Up 14% on 2002
Fatal collisions
6
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
101
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Tendring in 2003

1.1% of collisions in Tendring in 2003 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.8% and 23% in Tendring from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious10119%
  • Slight41580%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious12015%
  • Slight65384%

Tendring road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tendring, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 631 in 1989. 2003 is highlighted, with 522, up 3% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (16%)
  • Tuesday68 (13%)
  • Wednesday87 (17%)
  • Thursday69 (13%)
  • Friday91 (17%)
  • Saturday66 (13%)
  • Sunday56 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59120 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (8.6%)
  • February31 (5.9%)
  • March33 (6.3%)
  • April27 (5.2%)
  • May50 (9.6%)
  • June45 (8.6%)
  • July58 (11%)
  • August49 (9.4%)
  • September55 (11%)
  • October39 (7.5%)
  • November35 (6.7%)
  • December55 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight389 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds432 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (10%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Other16 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry365 (70%)
  • Wet or damp133 (25%)
  • Frost or ice16 (3.1%)
  • Snow5 (1%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph304 (58%)
  • 40 mph59 (11%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph135 (26%)
  • 70 mph23 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway421 (81%)
  • Roundabout42 (8%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tendring in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant553 (71%)
  • Pedestrian70 (9%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (8%)
  • Cyclist48 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1034 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1547 (6%)
  • 16 to 20131 (17%)
  • 21 to 2578 (10%)
  • 26 to 3599 (13%)
  • 36 to 4599 (13%)
  • 46 to 5590 (12%)
  • 56 to 6554 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7551 (6.5%)
  • Over 7537 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded44 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider486 (62%)
  • Passenger223 (29%)
  • Pedestrian70 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car746 (78%)
  • Motorcycle65 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tendring in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tendring had the 139th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
126th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
197th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Tendring in 2003

Pier, Tendring, CO15 1TU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tendring in 2003, with 62 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Tendring with the most crashes in 2003

The B1027 had the most collisions in Tendring in 2003: 40, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tendring, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1027406918
2ndA133366126
3rdB1033324705
4thA120315204
5thB1352304006
6thB1414263515
7thA137213806
8thB1032213705
9thB102991201
10thB144191103
11thA1368900
12thB103581502
13thA12325700
14thB13694601
15thB10342500
16thB13362301
17thB14422301
18thB10251401
19thB1371300
20thB15321100

Towns in Tendring: crashes in 2003

Clacton-on-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Tendring in 2003: 161.

Postcode districts in Tendring: crashes in 2003

CO15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tendring in 2003: 151.

Latest crashes in Tendring in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Tendring in 2003, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Tendring road accidents in other years