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CO12 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,481 road traffic collisions in the CO12 postcode district, Tendring, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,174 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 46 were fatal and 573 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 18 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
2,481
1,522nd of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,174
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
46
50 people killed
Serious collisions
573
646 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
18
18 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
21
Down 28% on 2024

Road collision statistics for CO12

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal461.9%
  • Serious57323%
  • Slight1,86275%

What the data shows

  • CO12 had 271 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 26% fewer than the 367 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in CO12 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 504 children under 16 were killed or injured in CO12, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in CO12.

Where CO12 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,522nd
Most casualties
1,595th
Most fatal collisions
1,308th
Most serious collisions
1,289th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday362 (15%)
  • Tuesday326 (13%)
  • Wednesday395 (16%)
  • Thursday375 (15%)
  • Friday421 (17%)
  • Saturday315 (13%)
  • Sunday287 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,865 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit436 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting148 (6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,227 (90%)
  • Roundabout180 (7.3%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,781 (72%)
  • 40 mph150 (6%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph506 (20%)
  • 70 mph34 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,953 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds284 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds70 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds33 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist24 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other92 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,458 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist582 (18%)
  • Pedestrian526 (17%)
  • Cyclist421 (13%)
  • Van occupant62 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)47 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CO12 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CO12, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in CO12 peaked at 92 in 1984; 2025 had 18.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 18
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251821
20241829
20232429
20223748
20213036
20202833
20192937
20182325
20173447
20163052
20153744
20143741
20132734
20123644
20113247
20103642
20094654
20083743
20073649
20064355
20053846
20044863
20036793
20025770
20016684
200058102
19995878
19985666
19977175
19966692
19955769
19946382
19936688
19927390
19917082
19906677
19898194
198880118
19878098
19865364
19858399
198492120
198390115
198283119
19817092
19807589
19797699

Map of recent crashes in CO12

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CO12

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CO12

The 24 most recent collisions in CO12 happened between 26 October 2024 and 14 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CO12

The B1352 has the most collisions in CO12, 524 of 2,481 (21%), followed by the A136 (482).

Collisions in CO12 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB13525246539112
2ndA1364825604123
3rdB141444361410101
4thA1203024721774
5thA6045994523
6thA1373301

Council areas covering CO12

Collisions in CO12 were recorded in 2 council areas. Tendring has 2,476 of 2,481 (99.8%).

Collisions in CO12 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stTendring2,4763,16946570
2ndColchester3302

Town in CO12

Of the 2,481 collisions in CO12, 1,605 (65%) were in Harwich.