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Tendring road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 228 road traffic collisions in Tendring in 2021, and 304 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2020 (211), and casualties rose from 279.

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

Collisions in 2021
228
Up 8% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
304
Up 9% on 2020
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Tendring in 2021

0.9% of collisions in Tendring in 2021 were fatal and 30% serious, against 1.8% and 23% in Tendring from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious6930%
  • Slight15769%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious7324%
  • Slight22975%

Tendring road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tendring, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 631 in 1989. 2021 is highlighted, with 228, up 8% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 228
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (18%)
  • Tuesday22 (9.6%)
  • Wednesday34 (15%)
  • Thursday27 (12%)
  • Friday41 (18%)
  • Saturday34 (15%)
  • Sunday30 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5956 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (3.9%)
  • February15 (6.6%)
  • March24 (11%)
  • April19 (8.3%)
  • May14 (6.1%)
  • June16 (7%)
  • July29 (13%)
  • August20 (8.8%)
  • September24 (11%)
  • October23 (10%)
  • November17 (7.5%)
  • December18 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight172 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (8.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds196 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (6.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry183 (80%)
  • Wet or damp40 (18%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph144 (63%)
  • 40 mph20 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph52 (23%)
  • 70 mph9 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway193 (85%)
  • Roundabout19 (8.3%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tendring in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant178 (59%)
  • Pedestrian49 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist23 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.7%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1519 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2039 (13%)
  • 21 to 2533 (11%)
  • 26 to 3555 (18%)
  • 36 to 4536 (12%)
  • 46 to 5532 (11%)
  • 56 to 6531 (10%)
  • 66 to 7522 (7.2%)
  • Over 7523 (7.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider190 (63%)
  • Passenger65 (21%)
  • Pedestrian49 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car290 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (8.6%)
  • Motorcycle30 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (5.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tendring in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tendring had the 152nd most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
152nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
139th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
212th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
101st
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Tendring in 2021

Pier, Tendring, CO15 1TU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tendring in 2021, with 34 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Tendring with the most crashes in 2021

The A133 had the most collisions in Tendring in 2021: 27, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tendring, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1332737010
2ndB1352192301
3rdB1027151805
4thA120122014
5thB1033121605
6thB103261103
7thB14146911
8thA1374401
9thB10354703
10thB10293401
11thB10342301
12thB14412200
13thA121101
14thB13691100
15thB14421100

Towns in Tendring: crashes in 2021

Clacton-on-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Tendring in 2021: 72.

Postcode districts in Tendring: crashes in 2021

CO15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tendring in 2021: 68.

Latest crashes in Tendring in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Tendring in 2021, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Tendring road accidents in other years