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Little Clacton road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 235 road traffic collisions in Little Clacton, Tendring, from 1979 to 2025, and 331 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 57 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
235
1,782nd of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
331
1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
57
62 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
4 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Little Clacton

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious5724%
  • Slight17675%

What the data shows

  • Little Clacton had 20 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 35% fewer than the 31 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in Little Clacton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 49 children under 16 were killed or injured in Little Clacton, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in Little Clacton.

Where Little Clacton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,782nd
Most casualties
1,707th
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
1,615th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (17%)
  • Tuesday40 (17%)
  • Wednesday31 (13%)
  • Thursday28 (12%)
  • Friday32 (14%)
  • Saturday39 (17%)
  • Sunday26 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight180 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway230 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph200 (85%)
  • 40 mph25 (11%)
  • 60 mph10 (4.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds181 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (4.3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other6 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant205 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (11%)
  • Pedestrian28 (8.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist18 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant16 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Little Clacton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Little Clacton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Little Clacton peaked at 16 in 1989; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202533
202434
202344
202212
202100
202022
201911
201811
201711
201645
201511
201455
201355
201200
201100
201067
200934
2008610
2007416
200611
200535
200457
200324
200257
200167
200045
199911
199857
199722
199658
1995610
19941017
1993712
1992914
1991810
199077
19891619
19881217
19871222
1986810
19851217
198435
1983814
198233
1981811
19801212
197956

Map of recent crashes in Little Clacton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Little Clacton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Little Clacton

The 24 most recent collisions in Little Clacton happened between 15 August 2014 and 15 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Little Clacton

The A133 has the most collisions in Little Clacton, 118 of 235 (50%), followed by the B1441 (42).

Collisions in Little Clacton on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA133118174130
2ndB14414250010
3rdB1414222904

Council area for Little Clacton

Little Clacton is in Tendring, where police recorded 19,449 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Little Clacton accounts for 1.2% of them.

Postcode district for Little Clacton

All 235 collisions in Little Clacton were in the CO16 postcode district.