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Tendring road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 474 road traffic collisions in Tendring in 2004, and 651 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 95 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2003 (522), and casualties fell from 779.

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

Collisions in 2004
474
Down 9% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
651
Down 16% on 2003
Fatal collisions
9
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
95
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Tendring in 2004

1.9% of collisions in Tendring in 2004 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.8% and 23% in Tendring from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.9%
  • Serious9520%
  • Slight37078%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious11418%
  • Slight52881%

Tendring road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tendring, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 631 in 1989. 2004 is highlighted, with 474, down 9% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (14%)
  • Tuesday74 (16%)
  • Wednesday69 (15%)
  • Thursday73 (15%)
  • Friday60 (13%)
  • Saturday74 (16%)
  • Sunday58 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (8.2%)
  • February38 (8%)
  • March42 (8.9%)
  • April28 (5.9%)
  • May39 (8.2%)
  • June37 (7.8%)
  • July43 (9.1%)
  • August47 (9.9%)
  • September37 (7.8%)
  • October38 (8%)
  • November41 (8.6%)
  • December45 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight338 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds370 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry297 (63%)
  • Wet or damp167 (35%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph294 (62%)
  • 40 mph46 (9.7%)
  • 60 mph113 (24%)
  • 70 mph21 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway388 (82%)
  • Roundabout35 (7.4%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tendring in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant444 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian58 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist56 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1026 (4%)
  • 11 to 1534 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20140 (22%)
  • 21 to 2584 (13%)
  • 26 to 3598 (15%)
  • 36 to 4595 (15%)
  • 46 to 5549 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6535 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.2%)
  • Over 7524 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded38 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider435 (67%)
  • Passenger158 (24%)
  • Pedestrian58 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car670 (77%)
  • Motorcycle69 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tendring in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Tendring ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tendring had the 156th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
156th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
152nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
108th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Tendring in 2004

Pier, Tendring, CO15 1TU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tendring in 2004, with 63 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Tendring with the most crashes in 2004

The A133 had the most collisions in Tendring in 2004: 55, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tendring, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1335582212
2ndB10274175110
3rdB1352273125
4thB1033233114
5thA120223619
6thB1414172916
7thB1029131504
8thB1032131804
9thB1035121403
10thA137111502
11thB144181104
12thA123401
13thB10343601
14thB13363400
15thA1362200
16thB13692501
17thB14422200
18thA6041300
19thB10361200
20thB11361100

Towns in Tendring: crashes in 2004

Clacton-on-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Tendring in 2004: 162.

Postcode districts in Tendring: crashes in 2004

CO15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tendring in 2004: 146.

Latest crashes in Tendring in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Tendring in 2004, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Tendring road accidents in other years