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Colchester road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 642 road traffic collisions in Colchester in 1993, and 834 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 104 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1992 (669), and casualties fell from 895.

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

Collisions in 1993
642
Down 4% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
834
Down 7% on 1992
Fatal collisions
10
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
104
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Colchester in 1993

1.6% of collisions in Colchester in 1993 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Colchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.6%
  • Serious10416%
  • Slight52882%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.3%
  • Serious12415%
  • Slight69984%

Colchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Colchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 770 in 1989. 1993 is highlighted, with 642, down 4% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday94 (15%)
  • Tuesday106 (17%)
  • Wednesday108 (17%)
  • Thursday88 (14%)
  • Friday102 (16%)
  • Saturday81 (13%)
  • Sunday63 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59113 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5998 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59127 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (7.6%)
  • February57 (8.9%)
  • March54 (8.4%)
  • April53 (8.3%)
  • May47 (7.3%)
  • June50 (7.8%)
  • July51 (7.9%)
  • August43 (6.7%)
  • September53 (8.3%)
  • October44 (6.9%)
  • November69 (11%)
  • December72 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight463 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit113 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting59 (9.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds476 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds108 (17%)
  • Fog or mist13 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Other23 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry380 (59%)
  • Wet or damp239 (37%)
  • Frost or ice17 (2.6%)
  • Snow5 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph316 (49%)
  • 40 mph109 (17%)
  • 50 mph23 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph138 (21%)
  • 70 mph56 (8.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway488 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway74 (12%)
  • Roundabout56 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Colchester in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant522 (63%)
  • Pedestrian95 (11%)
  • Cyclist93 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist85 (10%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1543 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20138 (17%)
  • 21 to 25125 (15%)
  • 26 to 35179 (21%)
  • 36 to 45100 (12%)
  • 46 to 5576 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6551 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7530 (3.6%)
  • Over 7521 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded35 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider545 (65%)
  • Passenger194 (23%)
  • Pedestrian95 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car888 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle99 (8.3%)
  • Motorcycle86 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Colchester in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 in Colchester

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Colchester ranked among 349 areas in 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Colchester had the 120th most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
120th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
130th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
119th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
136th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Colchester with the most crashes in 1993

The A134 had the most collisions in Colchester in 1993: 68, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Colchester, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1346887110
2ndA12498349
3rdA1232465924
4thA604385309
5thA133344002
6thB1022324904
7thA1124303305
8thB1025283704
9thA120192502
10thA137182406
11thB1026162301
12thB1023122002
13thB14087800
14thB102761000
15thB15086902
16thB10281100
17thB13521100

Towns in Colchester: crashes in 1993

Colchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1993: 355.

Postcode districts in Colchester: crashes in 1993

CO4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Colchester in 1993: 133.

Latest crashes in Colchester in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Colchester in 1993, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1993.

Severity

Colchester road accidents in other years