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Tendring road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 236 road traffic collisions in Tendring in 2025, and 301 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were up 19% on 2024 (199), and casualties rose from 270.

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

Collisions in 2025
236
Up 19% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
301
Up 11% on 2024
Fatal collisions
4
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Tendring in 2025

1.7% of collisions in Tendring in 2025 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.8% and 23% in Tendring from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.7%
  • Serious7331%
  • Slight15967%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious8428%
  • Slight21371%

Tendring road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tendring, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 631 in 1989. 2025 is highlighted, with 236, up 19% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 236
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (17%)
  • Tuesday28 (12%)
  • Wednesday29 (12%)
  • Thursday36 (15%)
  • Friday37 (16%)
  • Saturday36 (15%)
  • Sunday29 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (9.3%)
  • February13 (5.5%)
  • March14 (5.9%)
  • April26 (11%)
  • May24 (10%)
  • June26 (11%)
  • July24 (10%)
  • August16 (6.8%)
  • September23 (9.7%)
  • October20 (8.5%)
  • November16 (6.8%)
  • December12 (5.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight178 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (9.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds200 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (6.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other13 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry186 (79%)
  • Wet or damp49 (21%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (2.5%)
  • 30 mph144 (61%)
  • 40 mph17 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph59 (25%)
  • 70 mph7 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway205 (87%)
  • Roundabout17 (7.2%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tendring in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant159 (53%)
  • Pedestrian51 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (14%)
  • Cyclist20 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant18 (6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.7%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1516 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2038 (13%)
  • 21 to 2536 (12%)
  • 26 to 3548 (16%)
  • 36 to 4540 (13%)
  • 46 to 5526 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6535 (12%)
  • 66 to 7517 (5.6%)
  • Over 7528 (9.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider190 (63%)
  • Passenger60 (20%)
  • Pedestrian51 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car293 (71%)
  • Motorcycle44 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.4%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tendring in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tendring had the 156th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
156th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
154th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
122nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Tendring in 2025

Pier, Tendring, CO15 1TU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tendring in 2025, with 31 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Tendring with the most crashes in 2025

The B1027 had the most collisions in Tendring in 2025: 26, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tendring, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB10272634010
2ndA133244019
3rdB1352141706
4thA12081203
5thB103381003
6thB102961000
7thB10325502
8thB14145603
9thB14425501
10thB10353712
11thB13363302
12thA122200
13thA1372202
14thB13692200
15thB14412300

Towns in Tendring: crashes in 2025

Clacton-on-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Tendring in 2025: 90.

Postcode districts in Tendring: crashes in 2025

CO15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tendring in 2025: 83.

Latest crashes in Tendring in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Tendring in 2025, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Tendring road accidents in other years