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Tendring road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 335 road traffic collisions in Tendring in 2009, and 454 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2008 (339), and casualties rose from 450.

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

Collisions in 2009
335
Down 1% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
454
Up 1% on 2008
Fatal collisions
5
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Tendring in 2009

1.5% of collisions in Tendring in 2009 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.8% and 23% in Tendring from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious6921%
  • Slight26178%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious7316%
  • Slight37683%

Tendring road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tendring, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 631 in 1989. 2009 is highlighted, with 335, down 1% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (13%)
  • Tuesday45 (13%)
  • Wednesday52 (16%)
  • Thursday44 (13%)
  • Friday57 (17%)
  • Saturday49 (15%)
  • Sunday45 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (5.7%)
  • February24 (7.2%)
  • March23 (6.9%)
  • April31 (9.3%)
  • May31 (9.3%)
  • June35 (10%)
  • July31 (9.3%)
  • August35 (10%)
  • September28 (8.4%)
  • October25 (7.5%)
  • November28 (8.4%)
  • December25 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight253 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds264 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other23 (6.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry243 (73%)
  • Wet or damp84 (25%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph225 (67%)
  • 40 mph24 (7.2%)
  • 60 mph71 (21%)
  • 70 mph14 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway272 (81%)
  • Roundabout24 (7.2%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tendring in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant290 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (12%)
  • Pedestrian47 (10%)
  • Cyclist40 (8.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1529 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2099 (22%)
  • 21 to 2546 (10%)
  • 26 to 3551 (11%)
  • 36 to 4562 (14%)
  • 46 to 5546 (10%)
  • 56 to 6538 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7530 (6.6%)
  • Over 7524 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider295 (65%)
  • Passenger112 (25%)
  • Pedestrian47 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car462 (75%)
  • Motorcycle53 (8.6%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tendring in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tendring had fewer road collisions than 191 of them in 2009.

Collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
198th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
105th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Tendring in 2009

Pier, Tendring, CO15 1TU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tendring in 2009, with 45 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Tendring with the most crashes in 2009

The A133 had the most collisions in Tendring in 2009: 30, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tendring, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA133303708
2ndA120264018
3rdB1352243614
4thB1033233505
5thB1027223204
6thB1414172113
7thB102981003
8thB103581000
9thB144181302
10thA1376703
11thB10326902
12thB14426701
13thB13365501
14thB10344500
15thA12323401
16thA121100
17thA6041300
18thB13691301
19thB4141100
20thB41411100

Towns in Tendring: crashes in 2009

Clacton-on-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Tendring in 2009: 107.

Postcode districts in Tendring: crashes in 2009

CO15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tendring in 2009: 97.

Latest crashes in Tendring in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Tendring in 2009, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2009.

Severity

Tendring road accidents in other years