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Colchester road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 744 road traffic collisions in Colchester in 1987, and 978 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 192 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1986 (766), and casualties fell from 997.

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

Collisions in 1987
744
Down 3% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
978
Down 2% on 1986
Fatal collisions
7
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
192
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Colchester in 1987

0.9% of collisions in Colchester in 1987 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Colchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.9%
  • Serious19226%
  • Slight54573%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.7%
  • Serious21922%
  • Slight75277%

Colchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Colchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 770 in 1989. 1987 is highlighted, with 744, down 3% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday96 (13%)
  • Tuesday106 (14%)
  • Wednesday129 (17%)
  • Thursday121 (16%)
  • Friday118 (16%)
  • Saturday98 (13%)
  • Sunday76 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5994 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5998 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59125 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59203 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59108 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5986 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (5.8%)
  • February52 (7%)
  • March51 (6.9%)
  • April48 (6.5%)
  • May55 (7.4%)
  • June63 (8.5%)
  • July76 (10%)
  • August67 (9%)
  • September77 (10%)
  • October67 (9%)
  • November77 (10%)
  • December68 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight540 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit149 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds605 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds110 (15%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry471 (63%)
  • Wet or damp249 (33%)
  • Frost or ice17 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph425 (57%)
  • 40 mph89 (12%)
  • 50 mph34 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph156 (21%)
  • 70 mph40 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway600 (81%)
  • Roundabout64 (8.6%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Colchester in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant490 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist195 (20%)
  • Pedestrian128 (13%)
  • Cyclist105 (11%)
  • Van occupant31 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1032 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1566 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20277 (28%)
  • 21 to 25166 (17%)
  • 26 to 35139 (14%)
  • 36 to 45110 (11%)
  • 46 to 5572 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6554 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7528 (2.9%)
  • Over 7516 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider608 (62%)
  • Passenger242 (25%)
  • Pedestrian128 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car878 (64%)
  • Motorcycle205 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle107 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes88 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach23 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Colchester in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Colchester had the 109th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
109th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
102nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
252nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
85th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Colchester with the most crashes in 1987

The A134 had the most collisions in Colchester in 1987: 73, including 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Colchester, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1347397026
2ndB10255062016
3rdA11244149010
4thA133415219
5thA604364718
6thB1022344706
7thA1232324604
8thA12315409
9thB10262641113
10thA137202002
11thB1508162624
12thB1023131704
13thA120121803
14thB1027111302
15thB140891302
16thB102871203

Towns in Colchester: crashes in 1987

Colchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 439.

Postcode districts in Colchester: crashes in 1987

CO2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Colchester in 1987: 160.

Latest crashes in Colchester in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Colchester in 1987, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1987.

Severity

Colchester road accidents in other years