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Tendring road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 281 road traffic collisions in Tendring in 2017, and 384 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 77 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2016 (273), and casualties fell from 389.

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

Collisions in 2017
281
Up 3% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
384
Down 1% on 2016
Fatal collisions
8
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
77
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Tendring in 2017

2.8% of collisions in Tendring in 2017 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.8% and 23% in Tendring from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.8%
  • Serious7727%
  • Slight19670%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.1%
  • Serious9023%
  • Slight28674%

Tendring road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tendring, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 631 in 1989. 2017 is highlighted, with 281, up 3% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (12%)
  • Tuesday51 (18%)
  • Wednesday48 (17%)
  • Thursday41 (15%)
  • Friday36 (13%)
  • Saturday35 (12%)
  • Sunday37 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (1.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (9.3%)
  • February28 (10%)
  • March19 (6.8%)
  • April27 (9.6%)
  • May25 (8.9%)
  • June29 (10%)
  • July23 (8.2%)
  • August24 (8.5%)
  • September17 (6%)
  • October21 (7.5%)
  • November22 (7.8%)
  • December20 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight219 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (8.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds254 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry227 (81%)
  • Wet or damp50 (18%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph176 (63%)
  • 40 mph28 (10%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph61 (22%)
  • 70 mph9 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway236 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (6%)
  • Roundabout16 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tendring in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant244 (64%)
  • Pedestrian50 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist36 (9.4%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1520 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2053 (14%)
  • 21 to 2535 (9.1%)
  • 26 to 3557 (15%)
  • 36 to 4548 (13%)
  • 46 to 5560 (16%)
  • 56 to 6523 (6%)
  • 66 to 7535 (9.1%)
  • Over 7532 (8.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider246 (64%)
  • Passenger88 (23%)
  • Pedestrian50 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car373 (73%)
  • Motorcycle40 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tendring in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Tendring ranked among 351 areas in 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tendring had the 172nd most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
172nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
162nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
46th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Tendring in 2017

Pier, Tendring, CO15 1TU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tendring in 2017, with 40 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Tendring with the most crashes in 2017

The A133 had the most collisions in Tendring in 2017: 34, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tendring, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA133344909
2ndB1027203916
3rdA120152726
4thB1352131824
5thB1033101101
6thB141491205
7thB103281202
8thB102971002
9thB10347903
10thA1375702
11thB10355602
12thB14415900
13thB13693601
14thA1361100
15thB13361200
16thB4141101

Towns in Tendring: crashes in 2017

Clacton-on-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Tendring in 2017: 86.

Postcode districts in Tendring: crashes in 2017

CO15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tendring in 2017: 83.

Latest crashes in Tendring in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Tendring in 2017, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2017.

Severity

Tendring road accidents in other years