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Tendring road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 273 road traffic collisions in Tendring in 2016, and 389 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2015 (290), and casualties rose from 386.

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

Collisions in 2016
273
Down 6% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
389
Up 1% on 2015
Fatal collisions
6
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Tendring in 2016

2.2% of collisions in Tendring in 2016 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.8% and 23% in Tendring from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.2%
  • Serious6423%
  • Slight20374%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious7620%
  • Slight30679%

Tendring road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tendring, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 631 in 1989. 2016 is highlighted, with 273, down 6% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (14%)
  • Tuesday42 (15%)
  • Wednesday40 (15%)
  • Thursday39 (14%)
  • Friday40 (15%)
  • Saturday36 (13%)
  • Sunday39 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (6.6%)
  • February21 (7.7%)
  • March24 (8.8%)
  • April22 (8.1%)
  • May18 (6.6%)
  • June21 (7.7%)
  • July20 (7.3%)
  • August37 (14%)
  • September21 (7.7%)
  • October28 (10%)
  • November18 (6.6%)
  • December25 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight208 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (9.9%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (9.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (2.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds242 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (7.7%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry202 (74%)
  • Wet or damp70 (26%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph166 (61%)
  • 40 mph24 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph7 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph66 (24%)
  • 70 mph9 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway234 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (5.1%)
  • Roundabout14 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tendring in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant259 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (15%)
  • Pedestrian36 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist18 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1513 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2074 (19%)
  • 21 to 2554 (14%)
  • 26 to 3554 (14%)
  • 36 to 4550 (13%)
  • 46 to 5541 (11%)
  • 56 to 6537 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 7524 (6.2%)
  • Over 7520 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider252 (65%)
  • Passenger101 (26%)
  • Pedestrian36 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car353 (72%)
  • Motorcycle56 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tendring in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tendring had fewer road collisions than 189 of them in 2016.

Collisions
190th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
181st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
116th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Tendring in 2016

Pier, Tendring, CO15 1TU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tendring in 2016, with 31 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Tendring with the most crashes in 2016

The A120 and A133 had the most collisions in Tendring in 2016, with 27 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tendring, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA120274212
2ndA133274432
3rdB1027213106
4thB1352132405
5thB102981201
6thB103581113
7thB10337804
8thB141471003
9thA1374502
10thB10323301
11thB10343400
12thB12400
13thB13362401
14thA121101
15thA12321100
16thB10531101
17thB13691100
18thB14411101
19thB14421100

Towns in Tendring: crashes in 2016

Clacton-on-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Tendring in 2016: 84.

Postcode districts in Tendring: crashes in 2016

CO15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tendring in 2016: 81.

Latest crashes in Tendring in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Tendring in 2016, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2016.

Severity

Tendring road accidents in other years