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Colchester road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 641 road traffic collisions in Colchester in 1983, and 887 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 173 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1982 (642), and casualties fell from 904.

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

Collisions in 1983
641
Level with 1982
Casualties in 1983
887
Down 2% on 1982
Fatal collisions
21
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
173
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Colchester in 1983

3.3% of collisions in Colchester in 1983 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Colchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal213.3%
  • Serious17327%
  • Slight44770%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal232.6%
  • Serious20123%
  • Slight66375%

Colchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Colchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 770 in 1989. 1983 is highlighted, with 641, level with 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (14%)
  • Tuesday101 (16%)
  • Wednesday85 (13%)
  • Thursday91 (14%)
  • Friday108 (17%)
  • Saturday104 (16%)
  • Sunday64 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59122 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59164 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5990 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5972 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (7.5%)
  • February32 (5%)
  • March54 (8.4%)
  • April32 (5%)
  • May61 (9.5%)
  • June47 (7.3%)
  • July61 (9.5%)
  • August51 (8%)
  • September62 (9.7%)
  • October56 (8.7%)
  • November61 (9.5%)
  • December76 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight440 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit134 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting66 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds538 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry399 (62%)
  • Wet or damp217 (34%)
  • Frost or ice22 (3.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph309 (48%)
  • 40 mph79 (12%)
  • 50 mph36 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph169 (26%)
  • 70 mph48 (7.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway512 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (8.7%)
  • Roundabout53 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Colchester in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant401 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist217 (24%)
  • Pedestrian108 (12%)
  • Cyclist92 (10%)
  • Van occupant39 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1037 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1579 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 20271 (31%)
  • 21 to 25115 (13%)
  • 26 to 35107 (12%)
  • 36 to 4575 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 5572 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6550 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7531 (3.5%)
  • Over 7525 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider549 (62%)
  • Passenger230 (26%)
  • Pedestrian108 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car678 (60%)
  • Motorcycle217 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle97 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes69 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Colchester in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Colchester had the 121st most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
121st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
116th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
58th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
116th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Colchester with the most crashes in 1983

The A134 had the most collisions in Colchester in 1983: 80, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Colchester, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13480103115
2ndA133455607
3rdB1025385339
4thA6043750011
5thA123357612
6thA120316849
7thA1124242704
8thB1022243717
9thA1232202816
10thA137192208
11thB1026121600
12thB102371003
13thB14087903
14thB10286601
15thB102961501
16thB10275802
17thB15085901

Towns in Colchester: crashes in 1983

Colchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 335.

Postcode districts in Colchester: crashes in 1983

CO2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Colchester in 1983: 124.

Latest crashes in Colchester in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Colchester in 1983, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Colchester road accidents in other years