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Colchester road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 692 road traffic collisions in Colchester in 1991, and 931 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 97 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1990 (735), and casualties fell from 977.

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

Collisions in 1991
692
Down 6% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
931
Down 5% on 1990
Fatal collisions
16
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
97
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Colchester in 1991

2.3% of collisions in Colchester in 1991 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Colchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162.3%
  • Serious9714%
  • Slight57984%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.7%
  • Serious11312%
  • Slight80286%

Colchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Colchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 770 in 1989. 1991 is highlighted, with 692, down 6% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday114 (16%)
  • Tuesday95 (14%)
  • Wednesday107 (15%)
  • Thursday97 (14%)
  • Friday108 (16%)
  • Saturday106 (15%)
  • Sunday65 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5982 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59118 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59119 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59155 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59110 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5973 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January67 (9.7%)
  • February34 (4.9%)
  • March54 (7.8%)
  • April47 (6.8%)
  • May51 (7.4%)
  • June55 (7.9%)
  • July81 (12%)
  • August62 (9%)
  • September59 (8.5%)
  • October65 (9.4%)
  • November66 (9.5%)
  • December51 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight488 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit123 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting74 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds555 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (9.4%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist15 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Other14 (2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry474 (68%)
  • Wet or damp185 (27%)
  • Frost or ice27 (3.9%)
  • Snow6 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph346 (50%)
  • 40 mph75 (11%)
  • 50 mph38 (5.5%)
  • 60 mph163 (24%)
  • 70 mph70 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway493 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway94 (14%)
  • Roundabout66 (9.5%)
  • One way street or slip road36 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Colchester in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant543 (58%)
  • Pedestrian112 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist102 (11%)
  • Cyclist93 (10%)
  • Van occupant42 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1037 (4%)
  • 11 to 1553 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20211 (23%)
  • 21 to 25147 (16%)
  • 26 to 35170 (18%)
  • 36 to 45103 (11%)
  • 46 to 5566 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6547 (5%)
  • 66 to 7533 (3.5%)
  • Over 7522 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider566 (61%)
  • Passenger253 (27%)
  • Pedestrian112 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car871 (70%)
  • Motorcycle107 (8.6%)
  • Pedal cycle93 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes79 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Colchester in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Colchester had the 118th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
118th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
112th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
66th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
166th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Colchester with the most crashes in 1991

The A133 had the most collisions in Colchester in 1991: 59, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Colchester, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA133598029
2ndA125510959
3rdA134556615
4thA604415917
5thB1022374214
6thA1124364304
7thB1025314405
8thA1232304002
9thB1026212903
10thA120162605
11thA137112101
12thB1028101201
13thB15088802
14thB102761000
15thB10293300
16thB14083401
17thB10232201
18thA10251100
19thA12351200
20thB10241200

Towns in Colchester: crashes in 1991

Colchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 374.

Postcode districts in Colchester: crashes in 1991

CO3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Colchester in 1991: 138.

Latest crashes in Colchester in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Colchester in 1991, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Colchester road accidents in other years