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Colchester road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 687 road traffic collisions in Colchester in 1984, and 937 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 196 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1983 (641), and casualties rose from 887.

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

Collisions in 1984
687
Up 7% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
937
Up 6% on 1983
Fatal collisions
19
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
196
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Colchester in 1984

2.8% of collisions in Colchester in 1984 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Colchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal192.8%
  • Serious19629%
  • Slight47269%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal222.3%
  • Serious22424%
  • Slight69174%

Colchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Colchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 770 in 1989. 1984 is highlighted, with 687, up 7% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday101 (15%)
  • Tuesday88 (13%)
  • Wednesday83 (12%)
  • Thursday108 (16%)
  • Friday126 (18%)
  • Saturday102 (15%)
  • Sunday79 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5998 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59143 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59183 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5997 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (7.6%)
  • February51 (7.4%)
  • March53 (7.7%)
  • April56 (8.2%)
  • May51 (7.4%)
  • June59 (8.6%)
  • July49 (7.1%)
  • August58 (8.4%)
  • September47 (6.8%)
  • October61 (8.9%)
  • November87 (13%)
  • December63 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight500 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit142 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (6.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds559 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds101 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other7 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry428 (62%)
  • Wet or damp241 (35%)
  • Frost or ice15 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph364 (53%)
  • 40 mph109 (16%)
  • 50 mph23 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph146 (21%)
  • 70 mph45 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway544 (79%)
  • Roundabout61 (8.9%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (4.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Colchester in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant439 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist177 (19%)
  • Pedestrian145 (15%)
  • Cyclist94 (10%)
  • Van occupant36 (3.8%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1044 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1565 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20239 (26%)
  • 21 to 25126 (13%)
  • 26 to 35138 (15%)
  • 36 to 45101 (11%)
  • 46 to 5571 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6569 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7537 (3.9%)
  • Over 7527 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider556 (59%)
  • Passenger236 (25%)
  • Pedestrian145 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car758 (61%)
  • Motorcycle186 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle101 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes84 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes66 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach23 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.6%)
  • Minibus7 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Colchester in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Colchester had the 125th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
125th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
115th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
72nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
92nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Colchester with the most crashes in 1984

The A134 had the most collisions in Colchester in 1984: 73, including 2 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Colchester, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1347397217
2ndA1334762113
3rdA11244255110
4thB10223646110
5thB1025364819
6thA1232344019
7thA604344218
8thA12334759
9thB1026202829
10thB1508152602
11thA137141806
12thB140891104
13thA12081503
14thB10236902
15thB10286600
16thB10273300
17thB10291300

Towns in Colchester: crashes in 1984

Colchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 409.

Postcode districts in Colchester: crashes in 1984

CO4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Colchester in 1984: 133.

Latest crashes in Colchester in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Colchester in 1984, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Colchester road accidents in other years