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Tendring road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 229 road traffic collisions in Tendring in 2019, and 297 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2018 (262), and casualties fell from 368.

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

Collisions in 2019
229
Down 13% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
297
Down 19% on 2018
Fatal collisions
3
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Tendring in 2019

1.3% of collisions in Tendring in 2019 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.8% and 23% in Tendring from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious6629%
  • Slight16070%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious7024%
  • Slight22375%

Tendring road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tendring, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 631 in 1989. 2019 is highlighted, with 229, down 13% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 229
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (14%)
  • Tuesday33 (14%)
  • Wednesday39 (17%)
  • Thursday36 (16%)
  • Friday35 (15%)
  • Saturday25 (11%)
  • Sunday30 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (6.6%)
  • February18 (7.9%)
  • March11 (4.8%)
  • April17 (7.4%)
  • May18 (7.9%)
  • June23 (10%)
  • July18 (7.9%)
  • August19 (8.3%)
  • September18 (7.9%)
  • October19 (8.3%)
  • November22 (9.6%)
  • December31 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight169 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (7.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds188 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry161 (70%)
  • Wet or damp65 (28%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph144 (63%)
  • 40 mph21 (9.2%)
  • 60 mph55 (24%)
  • 70 mph7 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway213 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (3.5%)
  • Roundabout7 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tendring in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant179 (60%)
  • Pedestrian43 (14%)
  • Cyclist33 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1%)
  • 6 to 109 (3%)
  • 11 to 1517 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2037 (12%)
  • 21 to 2528 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 3544 (15%)
  • 36 to 4533 (11%)
  • 46 to 5535 (12%)
  • 56 to 6529 (9.8%)
  • 66 to 7526 (8.8%)
  • Over 7531 (10%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider197 (66%)
  • Passenger57 (19%)
  • Pedestrian43 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car296 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (8.1%)
  • Motorcycle27 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tendring in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tendring had fewer road collisions than 195 of them in 2019.

Collisions
196th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
201st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
127th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Tendring in 2019

Pier, Tendring, CO15 1TU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tendring in 2019, with 27 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Tendring with the most crashes in 2019

The A133 had the most collisions in Tendring in 2019: 34, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tendring, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1333450112
2ndB1414152303
3rdB1352141414
4thB1027121905
5thA12091703
6thB10338901
7thB10325601
8thA1373302
9thB10343300
10thB13693302
11thB10352301
12thB14412200
13thB14422300
14thA121200
15thA12321101
16thB13361200

Towns in Tendring: crashes in 2019

Clacton-on-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Tendring in 2019: 75.

Postcode districts in Tendring: crashes in 2019

CO16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tendring in 2019: 67.

Latest crashes in Tendring in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Tendring in 2019, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Tendring road accidents in other years