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Tendring road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 199 road traffic collisions in Tendring in 2024, and 270 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2023 (210), and casualties fell from 281.

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

Collisions in 2024
199
Down 5% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
270
Down 4% on 2023
Fatal collisions
3
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Tendring in 2024

1.5% of collisions in Tendring in 2024 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.8% and 23% in Tendring from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.5%
  • Serious5126%
  • Slight14573%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious5621%
  • Slight21178%

Tendring road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tendring, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 631 in 1989. 2024 is highlighted, with 199, down 5% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 199
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (15%)
  • Tuesday28 (14%)
  • Wednesday38 (19%)
  • Thursday39 (20%)
  • Friday23 (12%)
  • Saturday19 (9.5%)
  • Sunday23 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (5.5%)
  • February20 (10%)
  • March9 (4.5%)
  • April14 (7%)
  • May19 (9.5%)
  • June20 (10%)
  • July18 (9%)
  • August20 (10%)
  • September19 (9.5%)
  • October16 (8%)
  • November20 (10%)
  • December13 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight148 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds161 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded10 (5%)

Road surface

  • Dry143 (72%)
  • Wet or damp48 (24%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (3.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph114 (57%)
  • 40 mph16 (8%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph59 (30%)
  • 70 mph4 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway183 (92%)
  • Roundabout10 (5%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tendring in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant168 (62%)
  • Pedestrian42 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (11%)
  • Cyclist16 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.9%)
  • Mobility scooter rider4 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1511 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2034 (13%)
  • 21 to 2522 (8.1%)
  • 26 to 3539 (14%)
  • 36 to 4534 (13%)
  • 46 to 5538 (14%)
  • 56 to 6528 (10%)
  • 66 to 7519 (7%)
  • Over 7530 (11%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider177 (66%)
  • Passenger51 (19%)
  • Pedestrian42 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car281 (76%)
  • Motorcycle30 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (4.6%)
  • Mobility scooter6 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)4 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tendring in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tendring had fewer road collisions than 189 of them in 2024.

Collisions
190th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
179th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
165th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
184th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tendring in 2024

Pier, Tendring, CO15 1TU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tendring in 2024, with 23 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Tendring with the most crashes in 2024

The A133 had the most collisions in Tendring in 2024: 26, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tendring, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA133264114
2ndB1414132215
3rdB1027122003
4thB1352111713
5thB10338902
6thA12071002
7thB10326702
8thB10344503
9thA1373401
10thB10293601
11thB14423300
12thB10352202
13thB13692201
14thB14412200
15thA121100

Towns in Tendring: crashes in 2024

Clacton-on-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Tendring in 2024: 60.

Postcode districts in Tendring: crashes in 2024

CO15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tendring in 2024: 62.

Latest crashes in Tendring in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Tendring in 2024, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2024.

Severity

Tendring road accidents in other years