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Tendring road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 248 road traffic collisions in Tendring in 2022, and 338 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2021 (228), and casualties rose from 304.

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

Collisions in 2022
248
Up 9% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
338
Up 11% on 2021
Fatal collisions
9
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Tendring in 2022

3.6% of collisions in Tendring in 2022 were fatal and 32% serious, against 1.8% and 23% in Tendring from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93.6%
  • Serious7932%
  • Slight16065%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.7%
  • Serious9328%
  • Slight23670%

Tendring road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tendring, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 631 in 1989. 2022 is highlighted, with 248, up 9% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 248
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (13%)
  • Tuesday39 (16%)
  • Wednesday37 (15%)
  • Thursday34 (14%)
  • Friday45 (18%)
  • Saturday34 (14%)
  • Sunday26 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (7.7%)
  • February16 (6.5%)
  • March24 (9.7%)
  • April12 (4.8%)
  • May13 (5.2%)
  • June28 (11%)
  • July31 (13%)
  • August23 (9.3%)
  • September21 (8.5%)
  • October19 (7.7%)
  • November19 (7.7%)
  • December23 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight189 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (7.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds225 (91%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry195 (79%)
  • Wet or damp49 (20%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.8%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph155 (63%)
  • 40 mph24 (9.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph58 (23%)
  • 70 mph9 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway219 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (5.6%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tendring in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant188 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (14%)
  • Pedestrian47 (14%)
  • Cyclist22 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant16 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.9%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1520 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2047 (14%)
  • 21 to 2538 (11%)
  • 26 to 3554 (16%)
  • 36 to 4545 (13%)
  • 46 to 5536 (11%)
  • 56 to 6534 (10%)
  • 66 to 7518 (5.3%)
  • Over 7533 (9.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider218 (64%)
  • Passenger73 (22%)
  • Pedestrian47 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car328 (73%)
  • Motorcycle48 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tendring in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tendring had the 148th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
148th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
145th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
31st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
88th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Tendring in 2022

Pier, Tendring, CO15 1TU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tendring in 2022, with 22 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Tendring with the most crashes in 2022

The B1027 had the most collisions in Tendring in 2022: 22, including 3 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tendring, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1027222837
2ndA133202407
3rdB1029162308
4thA120152443
5thB1352131317
6thB1414101704
7thA1376801
8thB10325600
9thB10334501
10thB10353601
11thB13693300
12thB14413401
13thB10342301
14thB13362801
15thB14422200
16thA12321200

Towns in Tendring: crashes in 2022

Clacton-on-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Tendring in 2022: 70.

Postcode districts in Tendring: crashes in 2022

CO15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tendring in 2022: 73.

Latest crashes in Tendring in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Tendring in 2022, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2022.

Severity

Tendring road accidents in other years