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Colchester road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 757 road traffic collisions in Colchester in 1988, and 1,004 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 172 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1987 (744), and casualties rose from 978.

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

Collisions in 1988
757
Up 2% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,004
Up 3% on 1987
Fatal collisions
9
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
172
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Colchester in 1988

1.2% of collisions in Colchester in 1988 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Colchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.2%
  • Serious17223%
  • Slight57676%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101%
  • Serious20220%
  • Slight79279%

Colchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Colchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 770 in 1989. 1988 is highlighted, with 757, up 2% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday104 (14%)
  • Tuesday97 (13%)
  • Wednesday123 (16%)
  • Thursday115 (15%)
  • Friday116 (15%)
  • Saturday123 (16%)
  • Sunday79 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5986 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59130 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59161 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59144 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5994 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January66 (8.7%)
  • February53 (7%)
  • March61 (8.1%)
  • April50 (6.6%)
  • May61 (8.1%)
  • June58 (7.7%)
  • July70 (9.2%)
  • August64 (8.5%)
  • September66 (8.7%)
  • October64 (8.5%)
  • November82 (11%)
  • December62 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight505 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit183 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds635 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry481 (64%)
  • Wet or damp254 (34%)
  • Frost or ice18 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph417 (55%)
  • 40 mph85 (11%)
  • 50 mph26 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph180 (24%)
  • 70 mph49 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway603 (80%)
  • Roundabout70 (9.2%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Colchester in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant522 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist164 (16%)
  • Pedestrian129 (13%)
  • Cyclist111 (11%)
  • Van occupant51 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1042 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1577 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20254 (25%)
  • 21 to 25149 (15%)
  • 26 to 35162 (16%)
  • 36 to 45132 (13%)
  • 46 to 5586 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6539 (3.9%)
  • 66 to 7527 (2.7%)
  • Over 7511 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider625 (62%)
  • Passenger250 (25%)
  • Pedestrian129 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car918 (67%)
  • Motorcycle162 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle114 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes95 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach31 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Colchester in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Colchester had the 110th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
110th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
103rd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
201st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
103rd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Colchester with the most crashes in 1988

The A134 had the most collisions in Colchester in 1988: 85, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Colchester, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13485110114
2ndA124674213
3rdA6044562010
4thB10224564011
5thA11244348010
6thB10254259210
7thA1232415509
8thA133314015
9thB1026182506
10thA137151903
11thB1508131702
12thA120121702
13thB1023111405
14thB10277802
15thB10286702
16thB14085601
17thA1321100
18thB10291100

Towns in Colchester: crashes in 1988

Colchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 436.

Postcode districts in Colchester: crashes in 1988

CO1 and CO3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Colchester in 1988, with 161 each.

Latest crashes in Colchester in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Colchester in 1988, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Colchester road accidents in other years