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Ardleigh road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 107 road traffic collisions in Ardleigh, Tendring, from 1979 to 2025, and 130 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 22 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
107
2,740th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
130
1.21 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
22
24 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Ardleigh

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2221%
  • Slight8579%

What the data shows

  • Ardleigh had 14 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 30% fewer than the 20 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in Ardleigh were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Ardleigh are between noon and 3pm, with 21% of collisions.
  • 6 children under 16 were killed or injured in Ardleigh, 4.6% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Ardleigh ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,740th
Most casualties
2,808th
Most fatal collisions
None
Most serious collisions
2,653rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12 (11%)
  • Tuesday11 (10%)
  • Wednesday22 (21%)
  • Thursday23 (21%)
  • Friday12 (11%)
  • Saturday16 (15%)
  • Sunday11 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight74 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway102 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (3.7%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph49 (46%)
  • 40 mph36 (34%)
  • 60 mph20 (19%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds93 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (8.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant73 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (26%)
  • Pedestrian10 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist8 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Ardleigh road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ardleigh, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Ardleigh peaked at 7 in 2006; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202411
202300
202247
202112
202033
201900
201811
201723
201611
201500
201422
201322
201222
201122
201011
200911
200833
200700
200678
200544
200424
200356
200223
200133
200035
199934
199836
199744
199611
199500
199411
199333
199244
199122
199033
198947
198812
198711
198644
198533
198411
198333
198223
198122
198068
197933

Map of recent crashes in Ardleigh

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Ardleigh

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Ardleigh

The 24 most recent collisions in Ardleigh happened between 19 January 2009 and 19 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Ardleigh

The A137 has the most collisions in Ardleigh, 81 of 107 (76%), followed by the B1029 (18).

Collisions in Ardleigh on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1378198016
2ndB1029182203

Council areas covering Ardleigh

Collisions in Ardleigh were recorded in 2 council areas. Tendring has 104 of 107 (97%).

Collisions in Ardleigh by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stTendring104127021
2ndColchester3301

Postcode district for Ardleigh

All 107 collisions in Ardleigh were in the CO7 postcode district.