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Colchester road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 691 road traffic collisions in Colchester in 1985, and 912 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 191 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1984 (687), and casualties fell from 937.

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

Collisions in 1985
691
Up 1% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
912
Down 3% on 1984
Fatal collisions
7
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
191
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Colchester in 1985

1% of collisions in Colchester in 1985 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Colchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71%
  • Serious19128%
  • Slight49371%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.8%
  • Serious21223%
  • Slight69376%

Colchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Colchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 770 in 1989. 1985 is highlighted, with 691, up 1% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (11%)
  • Tuesday98 (14%)
  • Wednesday89 (13%)
  • Thursday103 (15%)
  • Friday130 (19%)
  • Saturday102 (15%)
  • Sunday93 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5990 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59136 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59172 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59112 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5973 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (5.9%)
  • February42 (6.1%)
  • March49 (7.1%)
  • April49 (7.1%)
  • May53 (7.7%)
  • June60 (8.7%)
  • July70 (10%)
  • August62 (9%)
  • September45 (6.5%)
  • October76 (11%)
  • November70 (10%)
  • December74 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight489 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit130 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (9.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds566 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry414 (60%)
  • Wet or damp246 (36%)
  • Frost or ice19 (2.7%)
  • Snow9 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph363 (53%)
  • 40 mph89 (13%)
  • 50 mph30 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph162 (23%)
  • 70 mph47 (6.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway569 (82%)
  • Roundabout59 (8.5%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Colchester in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant438 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist210 (23%)
  • Pedestrian119 (13%)
  • Cyclist77 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant34 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2%)
  • 6 to 1035 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1547 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20273 (30%)
  • 21 to 25136 (15%)
  • 26 to 35120 (13%)
  • 36 to 45103 (11%)
  • 46 to 5570 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6555 (6%)
  • 66 to 7538 (4.2%)
  • Over 7517 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider566 (62%)
  • Passenger227 (25%)
  • Pedestrian119 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car763 (61%)
  • Motorcycle223 (18%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes84 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle82 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach25 (2%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.9%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Colchester in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Colchester had the 119th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
119th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
118th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
260th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
104th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Colchester with the most crashes in 1985

The A134 had the most collisions in Colchester in 1985: 72, including 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Colchester, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1347290018
2ndB10255367115
3rdA1334756213
4thA1232415508
5thA11243849011
6thB10223849012
7thA604374808
8thA123471111
9thB1026193209
10thA120173502
11thA137141501
12thB1508131606
13thB1023101503
14thB10277901
15thB10286701
16thB14084502
17thB10292200
18thB1341100

Towns in Colchester: crashes in 1985

Colchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 389.

Postcode districts in Colchester: crashes in 1985

CO1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Colchester in 1985: 132.

Latest crashes in Colchester in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Colchester in 1985, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Colchester road accidents in other years