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Tendring road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 339 road traffic collisions in Tendring in 2008, and 450 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2007 (358), and casualties fell from 500.

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

Collisions in 2008
339
Down 5% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
450
Down 10% on 2007
Fatal collisions
8
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Tendring in 2008

2.4% of collisions in Tendring in 2008 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.8% and 23% in Tendring from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.4%
  • Serious6920%
  • Slight26277%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious7216%
  • Slight37082%

Tendring road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tendring, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 631 in 1989. 2008 is highlighted, with 339, down 5% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (12%)
  • Tuesday61 (18%)
  • Wednesday55 (16%)
  • Thursday45 (13%)
  • Friday59 (17%)
  • Saturday40 (12%)
  • Sunday38 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.1%)
  • February34 (10%)
  • March22 (6.5%)
  • April24 (7.1%)
  • May26 (7.7%)
  • June34 (10%)
  • July32 (9.4%)
  • August23 (6.8%)
  • September34 (10%)
  • October29 (8.6%)
  • November28 (8.3%)
  • December29 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight252 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds278 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other16 (4.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry236 (70%)
  • Wet or damp96 (28%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph214 (63%)
  • 40 mph31 (9.1%)
  • 60 mph79 (23%)
  • 70 mph15 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway288 (85%)
  • Roundabout20 (5.9%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tendring in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant285 (63%)
  • Pedestrian57 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (11%)
  • Cyclist36 (8%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1524 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2093 (21%)
  • 21 to 2554 (12%)
  • 26 to 3552 (12%)
  • 36 to 4565 (14%)
  • 46 to 5549 (11%)
  • 56 to 6546 (10%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.2%)
  • Over 7524 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider291 (65%)
  • Passenger102 (23%)
  • Pedestrian57 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car442 (74%)
  • Motorcycle51 (8.6%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tendring in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tendring had fewer road collisions than 209 of them in 2008.

Collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
224th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
114th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Tendring in 2008

Pier, Tendring, CO15 1TU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tendring in 2008, with 53 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Tendring with the most crashes in 2008

The A133 had the most collisions in Tendring in 2008: 33, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tendring, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA133335407
2ndB1027263311
3rdB1352202303
4thB10291823011
5thB1033182215
6thA120172113
7thA137101312
8thB103281001
9thB103581203
10thB144171312
11thB14146800
12thB13365710
13thB14424400
14thB13693500
15thB10342300

Towns in Tendring: crashes in 2008

Clacton-on-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Tendring in 2008: 101.

Postcode districts in Tendring: crashes in 2008

CO15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tendring in 2008: 108.

Latest crashes in Tendring in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Tendring in 2008, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Tendring road accidents in other years