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Brightlingsea road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 438 road traffic collisions in Brightlingsea, Tendring, from 1979 to 2025, and 529 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 125 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 4 collisions, up from 3 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
438
1,252nd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
529
1.21 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
125
133 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
5 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Brightlingsea

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious12529%
  • Slight31371%

What the data shows

  • Brightlingsea had 52 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 27% fewer than the 71 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 29% of collisions in Brightlingsea were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 116 children under 16 were killed or injured in Brightlingsea, 22% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in Brightlingsea.

Where Brightlingsea ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,252nd
Most casualties
1,283rd
Most fatal collisions
None
Most serious collisions
976th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (17%)
  • Tuesday50 (11%)
  • Wednesday58 (13%)
  • Thursday65 (15%)
  • Friday78 (18%)
  • Saturday65 (15%)
  • Sunday47 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight334 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit94 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway415 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.5%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (0.9%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph412 (94%)
  • 40 mph22 (5%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds371 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (8.9%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant237 (45%)
  • Pedestrian97 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist91 (17%)
  • Cyclist88 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Brightlingsea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brightlingsea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Brightlingsea peaked at 18 in 1995; 2025 had 4.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202545
202435
202333
202277
202134
202025
201922
2018811
20171016
20161013
201568
201478
201367
2012814
201133
201055
200977
20081313
200789
200689
20051117
20041314
200399
20021010
2001910
20001315
19991011
199855
19971617
19961010
19951823
19941517
199399
1992713
1991914
19901314
19891112
19881518
19871820
19861723
198579
198456
1983912
19821618
19811216
19801822
19791011

Map of recent crashes in Brightlingsea

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Brightlingsea

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Brightlingsea

The 24 most recent collisions in Brightlingsea happened between 20 February 2019 and 25 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Brightlingsea

Of the 438 collisions in Brightlingsea, 156 were on the B1029.

Collisions in Brightlingsea on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1029156192048

Council areas covering Brightlingsea

Collisions in Brightlingsea were recorded in 2 council areas. Tendring has 435 of 438 (99%).

Collisions in Brightlingsea by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stTendring4355260125
2ndColchester3300

Postcode district for Brightlingsea

All 438 collisions in Brightlingsea were in the CO7 postcode district.