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Tendring road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 262 road traffic collisions in Tendring in 2018, and 368 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2017 (281), and casualties fell from 384.

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

Collisions in 2018
262
Down 7% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
368
Down 4% on 2017
Fatal collisions
4
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Tendring in 2018

1.5% of collisions in Tendring in 2018 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.8% and 23% in Tendring from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious6324%
  • Slight19574%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious7320%
  • Slight29179%

Tendring road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tendring, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 631 in 1989. 2018 is highlighted, with 262, down 7% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (15%)
  • Tuesday29 (11%)
  • Wednesday50 (19%)
  • Thursday34 (13%)
  • Friday48 (18%)
  • Saturday30 (11%)
  • Sunday33 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (8%)
  • February22 (8.4%)
  • March23 (8.8%)
  • April19 (7.3%)
  • May26 (9.9%)
  • June19 (7.3%)
  • July21 (8%)
  • August21 (8%)
  • September23 (8.8%)
  • October24 (9.2%)
  • November25 (9.5%)
  • December18 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight187 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds225 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (9.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry193 (74%)
  • Wet or damp62 (24%)
  • Snow4 (1.5%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph155 (59%)
  • 40 mph24 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph59 (23%)
  • 70 mph17 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway216 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (7.3%)
  • Roundabout11 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded9 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tendring in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant246 (67%)
  • Pedestrian46 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist22 (6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1511 (3%)
  • 16 to 2050 (14%)
  • 21 to 2536 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3555 (15%)
  • 36 to 4547 (13%)
  • 46 to 5560 (16%)
  • 56 to 6529 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7525 (6.8%)
  • Over 7528 (7.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider226 (61%)
  • Passenger96 (26%)
  • Pedestrian46 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car403 (80%)
  • Motorcycle27 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (1%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tendring in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tendring had the 174th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
174th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
161st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
134th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Tendring in 2018

Pier, Tendring, CO15 1TU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tendring in 2018, with 31 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Tendring with the most crashes in 2018

The A133 had the most collisions in Tendring in 2018: 31, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tendring, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA133314605
2ndB1027193104
3rdA120173624
4thA137101413
5thB103381412
6thB13528802
7thB141471102
8thB10295800
9thB10325501
10thB13364400
11thB14413500
12thB14423500
13thA122300
14thB13692300
15thA10351100

Towns in Tendring: crashes in 2018

Clacton-on-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Tendring in 2018: 80.

Postcode districts in Tendring: crashes in 2018

CO15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tendring in 2018: 78.

Latest crashes in Tendring in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Tendring in 2018, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2018.

Severity

Tendring road accidents in other years