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Colchester road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 735 road traffic collisions in Colchester in 1990, and 977 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 141 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1989 (770), and casualties fell from 1,043.

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

Collisions in 1990
735
Down 5% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
977
Down 6% on 1989
Fatal collisions
10
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
141
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Colchester in 1990

1.4% of collisions in Colchester in 1990 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Colchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.4%
  • Serious14119%
  • Slight58479%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.1%
  • Serious15916%
  • Slight80783%

Colchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Colchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 770 in 1989. 1990 is highlighted, with 735, down 5% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday117 (16%)
  • Tuesday80 (11%)
  • Wednesday117 (16%)
  • Thursday120 (16%)
  • Friday117 (16%)
  • Saturday100 (14%)
  • Sunday84 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59113 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5998 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59122 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59163 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59109 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5987 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January65 (8.8%)
  • February57 (7.8%)
  • March57 (7.8%)
  • April59 (8%)
  • May57 (7.8%)
  • June73 (9.9%)
  • July61 (8.3%)
  • August49 (6.7%)
  • September70 (9.5%)
  • October70 (9.5%)
  • November60 (8.2%)
  • December57 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight514 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit154 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds639 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (9.8%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry531 (72%)
  • Wet or damp193 (26%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph377 (51%)
  • 40 mph99 (13%)
  • 50 mph25 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph177 (24%)
  • 70 mph57 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway564 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (11%)
  • Roundabout61 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Colchester in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant557 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist156 (16%)
  • Pedestrian107 (11%)
  • Cyclist95 (9.7%)
  • Van occupant36 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1025 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1561 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20255 (26%)
  • 21 to 25182 (19%)
  • 26 to 35180 (18%)
  • 36 to 45106 (11%)
  • 46 to 5566 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6538 (3.9%)
  • 66 to 7524 (2.5%)
  • Over 7527 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider634 (65%)
  • Passenger236 (24%)
  • Pedestrian107 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car954 (70%)
  • Motorcycle147 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle95 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes83 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (4%)
  • Bus or coach18 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Colchester in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Colchester had the 121st most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
121st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
125th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
184th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
125th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Colchester with the most crashes in 1990

The A134 had the most collisions in Colchester in 1990: 56, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Colchester, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA134567707
2ndA12548948
3rdB10254557011
4thA1124424707
5thA133405615
6thA1232364706
7thA604344306
8thB10223042011
9thB1026284414
10thA137141604
11thB1508142202
12thB1408111902
13thA120102412
14thB1023101100
15thB102891101
16thB10295601
17thA1362200
18thA11211100
19thA1321100
20thB10271100

Towns in Colchester: crashes in 1990

Colchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 377.

Postcode districts in Colchester: crashes in 1990

CO3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Colchester in 1990: 133.

Latest crashes in Colchester in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Colchester in 1990, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1990.

Severity

Colchester road accidents in other years