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Frinton-on-Sea road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 334 road traffic collisions in Frinton-on-Sea, Tendring, from 1979 to 2025, and 426 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 78 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, down from 5 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
334
1,457th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
426
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
78
90 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
5 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
6 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Frinton-on-Sea

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious7823%
  • Slight25376%

What the data shows

  • Frinton-on-Sea had 41 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 45% fewer than the 74 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in Frinton-on-Sea were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 56 children under 16 were killed or injured in Frinton-on-Sea, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 27% of collisions in Frinton-on-Sea.

Where Frinton-on-Sea ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,457th
Most casualties
1,466th
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
1,326th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (16%)
  • Tuesday53 (16%)
  • Wednesday51 (15%)
  • Thursday49 (15%)
  • Friday60 (18%)
  • Saturday42 (13%)
  • Sunday27 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight247 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway273 (82%)
  • Roundabout56 (17%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph278 (83%)
  • 40 mph55 (16%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds268 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (3.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant196 (46%)
  • Pedestrian96 (23%)
  • Cyclist70 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Frinton-on-Sea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Frinton-on-Sea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Frinton-on-Sea peaked at 13 in 2001; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202533
202456
202333
2022310
202134
202056
201933
201822
2017910
201655
2015710
20141114
201346
201223
2011812
201011
20091112
20081214
2007810
20061013
2005913
20041114
200367
200257
20011319
20001115
199956
19981213
199779
199655
19951013
19941010
19931120
1992912
199177
199067
19891111
198888
19871213
198633
19851213
198423
1983610
198266
1981511
1980912
1979812

Map of recent crashes in Frinton-on-Sea

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Frinton-on-Sea

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Frinton-on-Sea

The 24 most recent collisions in Frinton-on-Sea happened between 1 June 2019 and 20 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Frinton-on-Sea

The B1033 has the most collisions in Frinton-on-Sea, 134 of 334 (40%), followed by the B1336 (46).

Collisions in Frinton-on-Sea on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1033134163029
2ndB13364673212

Council area for Frinton-on-Sea

Frinton-on-Sea is in Tendring, where police recorded 19,449 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Frinton-on-Sea accounts for 1.7% of them.

Postcode districts in Frinton-on-Sea

Collisions in Frinton-on-Sea were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by CO13 (329) and CO14 (5).