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Colchester road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 766 road traffic collisions in Colchester in 1986, and 997 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 189 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1985 (691), and casualties rose from 912.

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

Collisions in 1986
766
Up 11% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
997
Up 9% on 1985
Fatal collisions
12
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
189
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Colchester in 1986

1.6% of collisions in Colchester in 1986 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Colchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.6%
  • Serious18925%
  • Slight56574%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.2%
  • Serious21922%
  • Slight76677%

Colchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Colchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 770 in 1989. 1986 is highlighted, with 766, up 11% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday109 (14%)
  • Tuesday113 (15%)
  • Wednesday110 (14%)
  • Thursday95 (12%)
  • Friday127 (17%)
  • Saturday116 (15%)
  • Sunday96 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5990 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59124 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59132 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59179 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59110 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5991 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (6.5%)
  • February50 (6.5%)
  • March61 (8%)
  • April50 (6.5%)
  • May67 (8.7%)
  • June65 (8.5%)
  • July82 (11%)
  • August68 (8.9%)
  • September54 (7%)
  • October77 (10%)
  • November78 (10%)
  • December64 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight535 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit153 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting70 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds630 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other9 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry504 (66%)
  • Wet or damp228 (30%)
  • Frost or ice24 (3.1%)
  • Snow7 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph423 (55%)
  • 40 mph96 (13%)
  • 50 mph25 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph165 (22%)
  • 70 mph57 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway619 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway70 (9.1%)
  • Roundabout51 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Colchester in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant517 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist205 (21%)
  • Pedestrian133 (13%)
  • Cyclist89 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant33 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1044 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1570 (7%)
  • 16 to 20294 (29%)
  • 21 to 25163 (16%)
  • 26 to 35118 (12%)
  • 36 to 45116 (12%)
  • 46 to 5564 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6557 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7534 (3.4%)
  • Over 7516 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider623 (62%)
  • Passenger241 (24%)
  • Pedestrian133 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car942 (67%)
  • Motorcycle204 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle96 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes84 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach22 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Colchester in 1986

Map of the last 15 crashes of 1986 in Colchester

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

  • 15 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Colchester ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Colchester had the 108th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
108th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
107th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
99th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Colchester with the most crashes in 1986

The A134 had the most collisions in Colchester in 1986: 77, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Colchester, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1347797115
2ndA125173213
3rdB10254761016
4thA1232465829
5thA133435529
6thA1124405427
7thA604365316
8thB1022344509
9thA137313316
10thB1026232508
11thB1023142202
12thB1508142302
13thB1028121603
14thA120101301
15thB14086603
16thB10273301
17thB10291400

Towns in Colchester: crashes in 1986

Colchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 363.

Postcode districts in Colchester: crashes in 1986

CO4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Colchester in 1986: 140.

Latest crashes in Colchester in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Colchester in 1986, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1986.

Severity

Colchester road accidents in other years