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Colchester road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 770 road traffic collisions in Colchester in 1989, and 1,043 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 161 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1988 (757), and casualties rose from 1,004.

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

Collisions in 1989
770
Up 2% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,043
Up 4% on 1988
Fatal collisions
15
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
161
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Colchester in 1989

1.9% of collisions in Colchester in 1989 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Colchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151.9%
  • Serious16121%
  • Slight59477%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.4%
  • Serious17917%
  • Slight84981%

Colchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Colchester, 1979 to 2025

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

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday115 (15%)
  • Tuesday102 (13%)
  • Wednesday100 (13%)
  • Thursday137 (18%)
  • Friday122 (16%)
  • Saturday115 (15%)
  • Sunday79 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59111 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59114 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59118 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59181 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59127 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5976 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January87 (11%)
  • February53 (6.9%)
  • March63 (8.2%)
  • April52 (6.8%)
  • May53 (6.9%)
  • June51 (6.6%)
  • July77 (10%)
  • August61 (7.9%)
  • September61 (7.9%)
  • October80 (10%)
  • November81 (11%)
  • December51 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight534 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit163 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds643 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.4%)
  • Other9 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry495 (64%)
  • Wet or damp258 (34%)
  • Frost or ice16 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph405 (53%)
  • 40 mph125 (16%)
  • 50 mph35 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph160 (21%)
  • 70 mph45 (5.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway604 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway74 (9.6%)
  • Roundabout70 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Colchester in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant580 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist160 (15%)
  • Pedestrian132 (13%)
  • Cyclist95 (9.1%)
  • Van occupant31 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2%)
  • 6 to 1026 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1562 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20263 (25%)
  • 21 to 25182 (17%)
  • 26 to 35167 (16%)
  • 36 to 45123 (12%)
  • 46 to 5572 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6563 (6%)
  • 66 to 7538 (3.6%)
  • Over 7526 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider652 (63%)
  • Passenger259 (25%)
  • Pedestrian132 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car991 (69%)
  • Motorcycle159 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle98 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes93 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach27 (1.9%)
  • Minibus9 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Colchester in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Colchester had the 114th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
114th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
111th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
100th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
110th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Colchester with the most crashes in 1989

The A134 had the most collisions in Colchester in 1989: 81, including 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Colchester, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13481102025
2ndA11245262111
3rdB1025507609
4thA1232455705
5thA133456315
6thA12385515
7thB1022354606
8thA604324823
9thA137262817
10thB1026151812
11thB1023131701
12thA120112104
13thB1408101212
14thB150891611
15thB10288803
16thB10274511

Towns in Colchester: crashes in 1989

Colchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 472.

Postcode districts in Colchester: crashes in 1989

CO4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Colchester in 1989: 166.

Latest crashes in Colchester in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Colchester in 1989, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Colchester road accidents in other years