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Colchester road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 712 road traffic collisions in Colchester in 1980, and 925 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 218 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1979 (695), and casualties rose from 923.

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

Collisions in 1980
712
Up 2% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
925
Level with 1979
Fatal collisions
17
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
218
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Colchester in 1980

2.4% of collisions in Colchester in 1980 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Colchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal172.4%
  • Serious21831%
  • Slight47767%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal202.2%
  • Serious26128%
  • Slight64470%

Colchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Colchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 770 in 1989. 1980 is highlighted, with 712, up 2% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (12%)
  • Tuesday98 (14%)
  • Wednesday104 (15%)
  • Thursday122 (17%)
  • Friday133 (19%)
  • Saturday100 (14%)
  • Sunday70 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5988 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59125 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59191 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59104 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5983 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (6.7%)
  • February42 (5.9%)
  • March60 (8.4%)
  • April63 (8.8%)
  • May55 (7.7%)
  • June59 (8.3%)
  • July60 (8.4%)
  • August73 (10%)
  • September51 (7.2%)
  • October67 (9.4%)
  • November67 (9.4%)
  • December67 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight499 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit148 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (8.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds571 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds94 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry446 (63%)
  • Wet or damp240 (34%)
  • Frost or ice17 (2.4%)
  • Snow5 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph377 (53%)
  • 40 mph90 (13%)
  • 50 mph31 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph100 (14%)
  • 70 mph114 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway545 (77%)
  • Roundabout65 (9.1%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road42 (5.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Colchester in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant419 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist253 (27%)
  • Pedestrian129 (14%)
  • Cyclist90 (9.7%)
  • Van occupant17 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1036 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1576 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 20288 (31%)
  • 21 to 25110 (12%)
  • 26 to 35115 (12%)
  • 36 to 4597 (10%)
  • 46 to 5572 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6551 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7531 (3.4%)
  • Over 7525 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider571 (62%)
  • Passenger225 (24%)
  • Pedestrian129 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car743 (60%)
  • Motorcycle249 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle93 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes73 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach27 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Colchester in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Colchester

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Colchester ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Colchester had the 109th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
109th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
115th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
84th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Colchester with the most crashes in 1980

The A134 had the most collisions in Colchester in 1980: 103, including 3 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Colchester, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA134103119330
2ndA11245764114
3rdB10254252112
4thA124070215
5thA1334062011
6thB10223757012
7thA12323538010
8thA604344506
9thB1026172117
10thA137141404
11thB1408111511
12thB1508111616
13thB102881212
14thA12061222
15thB102361102
16thB10293602
17thB10271100

Towns in Colchester: crashes in 1980

Colchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 425.

Postcode districts in Colchester: crashes in 1980

CO3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Colchester in 1980: 147.

Latest crashes in Colchester in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Colchester in 1980, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Colchester road accidents in other years