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Tendring road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 211 road traffic collisions in Tendring in 2020, and 279 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2019 (229), and casualties fell from 297.

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

Collisions in 2020
211
Down 8% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
279
Down 6% on 2019
Fatal collisions
6
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Tendring in 2020

2.8% of collisions in Tendring in 2020 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.8% and 23% in Tendring from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.8%
  • Serious4622%
  • Slight15975%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.5%
  • Serious4817%
  • Slight22480%

Tendring road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tendring, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 631 in 1989. 2020 is highlighted, with 211, down 8% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 211
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (12%)
  • Tuesday28 (13%)
  • Wednesday36 (17%)
  • Thursday31 (15%)
  • Friday33 (16%)
  • Saturday27 (13%)
  • Sunday30 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (6.6%)
  • February12 (5.7%)
  • March17 (8.1%)
  • April11 (5.2%)
  • May18 (8.5%)
  • June16 (7.6%)
  • July12 (5.7%)
  • August34 (16%)
  • September17 (8.1%)
  • October23 (11%)
  • November20 (9.5%)
  • December17 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight157 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds174 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (9.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other7 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry149 (71%)
  • Wet or damp59 (28%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph127 (60%)
  • 40 mph13 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph58 (27%)
  • 70 mph11 (5.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway185 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (7.1%)
  • Roundabout11 (5.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tendring in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant186 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (12%)
  • Cyclist26 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian23 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1511 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2027 (9.7%)
  • 21 to 2531 (11%)
  • 26 to 3548 (17%)
  • 36 to 4540 (14%)
  • 46 to 5541 (15%)
  • 56 to 6527 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 7524 (8.6%)
  • Over 7520 (7.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider199 (71%)
  • Passenger57 (20%)
  • Pedestrian23 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car288 (74%)
  • Motorcycle32 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.6%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tendring in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tendring had the 145th most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
145th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
146th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
63rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
158th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Tendring in 2020

Pier, Tendring, CO15 1TU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tendring in 2020, with 21 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Tendring with the most crashes in 2020

The A133 had the most collisions in Tendring in 2020: 23, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tendring, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA133233706
2ndA120172806
3rdB1027132033
4thB1352131302
5thB141491113
6thB10327701
7thB10337811
8thA1375601
9thB10345500
10thB10294701
11thB14414600
12thB10353301
13thB13693300
14thA121300
15thB13361100
16thB14421100

Towns in Tendring: crashes in 2020

Clacton-on-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Tendring in 2020: 55.

Postcode districts in Tendring: crashes in 2020

CO15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tendring in 2020: 56.

Latest crashes in Tendring in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Tendring in 2020, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2020.

Severity

Tendring road accidents in other years