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Tendring road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 210 road traffic collisions in Tendring in 2023, and 281 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2022 (248), and casualties fell from 338.

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

Collisions in 2023
210
Down 15% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
281
Down 17% on 2022
Fatal collisions
3
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Tendring in 2023

1.4% of collisions in Tendring in 2023 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.8% and 23% in Tendring from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious5727%
  • Slight15071%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious6122%
  • Slight21777%

Tendring road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tendring, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 631 in 1989. 2023 is highlighted, with 210, down 15% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 210
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (17%)
  • Tuesday35 (17%)
  • Wednesday30 (14%)
  • Thursday29 (14%)
  • Friday28 (13%)
  • Saturday28 (13%)
  • Sunday25 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (9.5%)
  • February18 (8.6%)
  • March16 (7.6%)
  • April12 (5.7%)
  • May21 (10%)
  • June24 (11%)
  • July16 (7.6%)
  • August18 (8.6%)
  • September17 (8.1%)
  • October13 (6.2%)
  • November19 (9%)
  • December16 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight150 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (3.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (2.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds182 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (7.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Other2 (1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry163 (78%)
  • Wet or damp42 (20%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (2.4%)
  • 30 mph128 (61%)
  • 40 mph22 (10%)
  • 60 mph49 (23%)
  • 70 mph6 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway181 (86%)
  • Roundabout14 (6.7%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tendring in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant174 (62%)
  • Pedestrian37 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist17 (6%)
  • Van occupant17 (6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1511 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2046 (16%)
  • 21 to 2523 (8.2%)
  • 26 to 3549 (17%)
  • 36 to 4546 (16%)
  • 46 to 5533 (12%)
  • 56 to 6527 (9.6%)
  • 66 to 7515 (5.3%)
  • Over 7520 (7.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider189 (67%)
  • Passenger55 (20%)
  • Pedestrian37 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car294 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (8.6%)
  • Motorcycle27 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)4 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tendring in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tendring had fewer road collisions than 179 of them in 2023.

Collisions
180th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
170th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
174th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
157th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Tendring in 2023

Pier, Tendring, CO15 1TU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tendring in 2023, with 18 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Tendring with the most crashes in 2023

The A133 had the most collisions in Tendring in 2023: 25, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tendring, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA133253708
2ndB1027131811
3rdA120121715
4thB1352121901
5thB1414101305
6thB10298912
7thA1376801
8thB10334401
9thB10344801
10thB10354800
11thB14414500
12thB10323301
13thB13692302

Towns in Tendring: crashes in 2023

Clacton-on-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Tendring in 2023: 62.

Postcode districts in Tendring: crashes in 2023

CO16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tendring in 2023: 60.

Latest crashes in Tendring in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Tendring in 2023, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2023.

Severity

Tendring road accidents in other years