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CO13 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1979
1,168
2,136th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,636
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
19
20 people killed
Serious collisions
263
313 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
9
12 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
10
17 in 2024

Road collision statistics for CO13

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal191.6%
  • Serious26323%
  • Slight88676%

What the data shows

  • CO13 had 123 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 42% fewer than the 211 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in CO13 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 215 children under 16 were killed or injured in CO13, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in CO13.

Where CO13 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,136th
Most casualties
2,130th
Most fatal collisions
2,186th
Most serious collisions
2,099th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday150 (13%)
  • Tuesday157 (13%)
  • Wednesday192 (16%)
  • Thursday171 (15%)
  • Friday211 (18%)
  • Saturday160 (14%)
  • Sunday127 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight857 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit219 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting73 (6.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,037 (89%)
  • Roundabout113 (9.7%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (0.7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph769 (66%)
  • 40 mph173 (15%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph208 (18%)
  • 70 mph13 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds914 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds154 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds27 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist10 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other26 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,008 (62%)
  • Pedestrian184 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist173 (11%)
  • Cyclist160 (9.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant38 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CO13 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CO13, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in CO13 peaked at 46 in 1985; 2025 had 9.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 9
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025910
20241217
20231115
2022614
20211217
20201618
20191112
20181416
20171924
20161316
20151725
20142235
20131725
20121522
20112128
20102224
20092838
20082532
20071621
20062841
20052634
20043244
20033664
20022937
20013546
20002849
19992732
19982833
19972537
19962843
19954367
19943247
19932035
19922335
19913149
19902737
19893751
19883242
19874554
19862432
19854660
19842226
19832638
19823137
19812950
19804065
19793242

Map of recent crashes in CO13

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CO13

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CO13

The 24 most recent collisions in CO13 happened between 16 September 2023 and 20 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CO13

The B1033 has the most collisions in CO13, 441 of 1,168 (38%), followed by the B1032 (160).

Collisions in CO13 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1033441596998
2ndB1032160251239
3rdB1034119186128
4thB133670105315
5thB10353401

Council area for CO13

CO13 is in Tendring, where police recorded 19,449 collisions from 1979 to 2025. CO13 accounts for 6% of them.

Towns in CO13

Collisions in CO13 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Kirby Cross (348) and Frinton-on-Sea (329).