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Colchester road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 642 road traffic collisions in Colchester in 1982, and 904 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 181 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1981 (699), and casualties fell from 921.

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

Collisions in 1982
642
Down 8% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
904
Down 2% on 1981
Fatal collisions
13
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
181
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Colchester in 1982

2% of collisions in Colchester in 1982 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Colchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132%
  • Serious18128%
  • Slight44870%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.7%
  • Serious22124%
  • Slight66874%

Colchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Colchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 770 in 1989. 1982 is highlighted, with 642, down 8% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday92 (14%)
  • Tuesday101 (16%)
  • Wednesday78 (12%)
  • Thursday87 (14%)
  • Friday112 (17%)
  • Saturday101 (16%)
  • Sunday71 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59116 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59163 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5995 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5982 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (6.1%)
  • February37 (5.8%)
  • March43 (6.7%)
  • April39 (6.1%)
  • May54 (8.4%)
  • June60 (9.3%)
  • July55 (8.6%)
  • August49 (7.6%)
  • September57 (8.9%)
  • October72 (11%)
  • November69 (11%)
  • December68 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight435 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit158 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (7.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds516 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry384 (60%)
  • Wet or damp233 (36%)
  • Frost or ice21 (3.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph307 (48%)
  • 40 mph110 (17%)
  • 50 mph26 (4%)
  • 60 mph168 (26%)
  • 70 mph31 (4.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway522 (81%)
  • Roundabout50 (7.8%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (4.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Colchester in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant445 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist215 (24%)
  • Pedestrian114 (13%)
  • Cyclist95 (11%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1038 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1569 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20276 (31%)
  • 21 to 25142 (16%)
  • 26 to 35103 (11%)
  • 36 to 45104 (12%)
  • 46 to 5554 (6%)
  • 56 to 6556 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7531 (3.4%)
  • Over 7514 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider557 (62%)
  • Passenger233 (26%)
  • Pedestrian114 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car677 (61%)
  • Motorcycle217 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle103 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Colchester in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Colchester

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Colchester ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Colchester had the 133rd most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
133rd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
121st
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
163rd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
127th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Colchester with the most crashes in 1982

The A134 had the most collisions in Colchester in 1982: 77, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Colchester, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13477110117
2ndB10224461012
3rdA1124395716
4thA604375437
5thA133354414
6thA12323346014
7thB1025314525
8thA12234705
9thB1026163115
10thA137141601
11thB1408141708
12thB1023132024
13thB1028121306
14thB1508101206
15thA1206802
16thB10274702
17thB10291100

Towns in Colchester: crashes in 1982

Colchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 361.

Postcode districts in Colchester: crashes in 1982

CO3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Colchester in 1982: 131.

Latest crashes in Colchester in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Colchester in 1982, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1982.

Severity

Colchester road accidents in other years