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Tendring road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 290 road traffic collisions in Tendring in 2015, and 386 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2014 (293), and casualties rose from 372.

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

Collisions in 2015
290
Down 1% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
386
Up 4% on 2014
Fatal collisions
5
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Tendring in 2015

1.7% of collisions in Tendring in 2015 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.8% and 23% in Tendring from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious4817%
  • Slight23782%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious5514%
  • Slight32584%

Tendring road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tendring, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 631 in 1989. 2015 is highlighted, with 290, down 1% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 290
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (16%)
  • Tuesday47 (16%)
  • Wednesday52 (18%)
  • Thursday40 (14%)
  • Friday46 (16%)
  • Saturday40 (14%)
  • Sunday19 (6.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (8.6%)
  • February10 (3.4%)
  • March27 (9.3%)
  • April25 (8.6%)
  • May20 (6.9%)
  • June37 (13%)
  • July25 (8.6%)
  • August31 (11%)
  • September23 (7.9%)
  • October24 (8.3%)
  • November26 (9%)
  • December17 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight233 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (7.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds242 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry218 (75%)
  • Wet or damp69 (24%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1%)
  • 30 mph177 (61%)
  • 40 mph23 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph71 (24%)
  • 70 mph8 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway238 (82%)
  • Roundabout23 (7.9%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tendring in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant252 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (12%)
  • Pedestrian40 (10%)
  • Cyclist27 (7%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1512 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2062 (16%)
  • 21 to 2542 (11%)
  • 26 to 3567 (17%)
  • 36 to 4545 (12%)
  • 46 to 5542 (11%)
  • 56 to 6531 (8%)
  • 66 to 7521 (5.4%)
  • Over 7531 (8%)
  • Not recorded15 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider251 (65%)
  • Passenger95 (25%)
  • Pedestrian40 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car393 (73%)
  • Motorcycle51 (9.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tendring in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tendring had fewer road collisions than 186 of them in 2015.

Collisions
187th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
105th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
165th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Tendring in 2015

Pier, Tendring, CO15 1TU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tendring in 2015, with 27 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Tendring with the most crashes in 2015

The A133 had the most collisions in Tendring in 2015: 37, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tendring, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA133375027
2ndA120182915
3rdB1352182301
4thB1027162904
5thB1032111201
6thB1033101303
7thB144171001
8thB10296700
9thB103461301
10thA1375701
11thB14145700
12thB10354903
13thB13694501
14thB13363400
15thB14422401
16thA1361101

Towns in Tendring: crashes in 2015

Clacton-on-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Tendring in 2015: 94.

Postcode districts in Tendring: crashes in 2015

CO15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tendring in 2015: 84.

Latest crashes in Tendring in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Tendring in 2015, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Tendring road accidents in other years