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Tendring road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 417 road traffic collisions in Tendring in 2005, and 586 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2004 (474), and casualties fell from 651.

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

Collisions in 2005
417
Down 12% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
586
Down 10% on 2004
Fatal collisions
9
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Tendring in 2005

2.2% of collisions in Tendring in 2005 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.8% and 23% in Tendring from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.2%
  • Serious7518%
  • Slight33380%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.5%
  • Serious9116%
  • Slight48683%

Tendring road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tendring, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 631 in 1989. 2005 is highlighted, with 417, down 12% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (15%)
  • Tuesday64 (15%)
  • Wednesday80 (19%)
  • Thursday60 (14%)
  • Friday60 (14%)
  • Saturday52 (12%)
  • Sunday38 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (6.7%)
  • February29 (7%)
  • March30 (7.2%)
  • April32 (7.7%)
  • May37 (8.9%)
  • June36 (8.6%)
  • July40 (9.6%)
  • August44 (11%)
  • September30 (7.2%)
  • October35 (8.4%)
  • November33 (7.9%)
  • December43 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight304 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds323 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Other23 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry271 (65%)
  • Wet or damp135 (32%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.9%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1%)
  • 30 mph253 (61%)
  • 40 mph36 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph108 (26%)
  • 70 mph15 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway351 (84%)
  • Roundabout32 (7.7%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tendring in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant391 (67%)
  • Pedestrian72 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist38 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1542 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20126 (22%)
  • 21 to 2555 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 3582 (14%)
  • 36 to 4585 (15%)
  • 46 to 5563 (11%)
  • 56 to 6541 (7%)
  • 66 to 7532 (5.5%)
  • Over 7527 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider353 (60%)
  • Passenger161 (27%)
  • Pedestrian72 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car586 (78%)
  • Motorcycle54 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tendring in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tendring had fewer road collisions than 188 of them in 2005.

Collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Tendring in 2005

Pier, Tendring, CO15 1TU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tendring in 2005, with 50 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Tendring with the most crashes in 2005

The A133 had the most collisions in Tendring in 2005: 50, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tendring, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA133507827
2ndA120314906
3rdB1027304110
4thB1352212312
5thB1414162004
6thB1029152605
7thB1033141601
8thB1035111612
9thB1336111703
10thB103291101
11thB144191002
12thA13781203
13thB136981001
14thB10346802
15thB14423401
16thA1362401
17thA12321100
18thB10371100

Towns in Tendring: crashes in 2005

Clacton-on-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Tendring in 2005: 121.

Postcode districts in Tendring: crashes in 2005

CO15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tendring in 2005: 131.

Latest crashes in Tendring in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Tendring in 2005, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2005.

Severity

Tendring road accidents in other years