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Colchester road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 695 road traffic collisions in Colchester in 1979, and 923 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 195 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 24,962 collisions in Colchester.

Collisions in 1979
695
Casualties in 1979
923
Fatal collisions
13
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
195
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Colchester in 1979

1.9% of collisions in Colchester in 1979 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Colchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.9%
  • Serious19528%
  • Slight48770%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.5%
  • Serious22124%
  • Slight68875%

Colchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Colchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 770 in 1989. 1979 is highlighted, with 695.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025321403
2024322420
2023303383
2022334420
2021319410
2020294392
2019346457
2018359461
2017310393
2016402533
2015385514
2014402519
2013389512
2012390521
2011402518
2010356455
2009390483
2008422532
2007495620
2006461565
2005552687
2004603761
2003590782
2002581755
2001583766
2000633872
1999610810
1998566709
1997549697
1996533718
1995598761
1994620858
1993642834
1992669895
1991692931
1990735977
19897701,043
19887571,004
1987744978
1986766997
1985691912
1984687937
1983641887
1982642904
1981699921
1980712925
1979695923

When and where crashes happen in Colchester in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday93 (13%)
  • Tuesday86 (12%)
  • Wednesday117 (17%)
  • Thursday98 (14%)
  • Friday126 (18%)
  • Saturday110 (16%)
  • Sunday65 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5985 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5991 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59131 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59155 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5991 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59104 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (8.8%)
  • February32 (4.6%)
  • March53 (7.6%)
  • April52 (7.5%)
  • May68 (9.8%)
  • June57 (8.2%)
  • July57 (8.2%)
  • August64 (9.2%)
  • September53 (7.6%)
  • October69 (9.9%)
  • November73 (11%)
  • December56 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight481 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit141 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting73 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds570 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry424 (61%)
  • Wet or damp223 (32%)
  • Frost or ice33 (4.7%)
  • Snow15 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph371 (53%)
  • 40 mph84 (12%)
  • 50 mph19 (2.7%)
  • 70 mph221 (32%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway553 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (8.1%)
  • Roundabout53 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (4.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Colchester in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant432 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist197 (21%)
  • Pedestrian128 (14%)
  • Cyclist84 (9.1%)
  • Van occupant37 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1050 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1560 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20236 (26%)
  • 21 to 25120 (13%)
  • 26 to 35155 (17%)
  • 36 to 4585 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5566 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6561 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7543 (4.7%)
  • Over 7524 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider535 (58%)
  • Passenger260 (28%)
  • Pedestrian128 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car732 (60%)
  • Motorcycle208 (17%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes93 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle86 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach46 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Colchester in 1979

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1979 in Colchester

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Colchester ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Colchester had the 114th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
114th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
116th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
177th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
112th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Colchester with the most crashes in 1979

The A134 had the most collisions in Colchester in 1979: 89, including 1 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Colchester, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13489114124
2ndB10224772112
3rdA11244248010
4thA6044252012
5thA133405216
6thB10253941110
7thA123564412
8thA1232273407
9thB1026202808
10thA137151903
11thA120101404
12thB1508101302
13thB102391101
14thB10288815
15thB14086601
16thB10274601
17thB10242301
18thB10291400
19thB11241101

Towns in Colchester: crashes in 1979

Colchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 411.

Postcode districts in Colchester: crashes in 1979

CO3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Colchester in 1979: 146.

Latest crashes in Colchester in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Colchester in 1979, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Colchester road accidents in other years