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Colchester road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 620 road traffic collisions in Colchester in 1994, and 858 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 114 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1993 (642), and casualties rose from 834.

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

Collisions in 1994
620
Down 3% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
858
Up 3% on 1993
Fatal collisions
8
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
114
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Colchester in 1994

1.3% of collisions in Colchester in 1994 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Colchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious11418%
  • Slight49880%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.9%
  • Serious13716%
  • Slight71383%

Colchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Colchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 770 in 1989. 1994 is highlighted, with 620, down 3% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (12%)
  • Tuesday77 (12%)
  • Wednesday90 (15%)
  • Thursday110 (18%)
  • Friday117 (19%)
  • Saturday102 (16%)
  • Sunday47 (7.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59119 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59167 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59100 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (7.6%)
  • February46 (7.4%)
  • March59 (9.5%)
  • April41 (6.6%)
  • May46 (7.4%)
  • June53 (8.5%)
  • July47 (7.6%)
  • August49 (7.9%)
  • September51 (8.2%)
  • October55 (8.9%)
  • November66 (11%)
  • December60 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight429 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit115 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds497 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.1%)
  • Other12 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry412 (66%)
  • Wet or damp197 (32%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph320 (52%)
  • 40 mph119 (19%)
  • 50 mph20 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph115 (19%)
  • 70 mph46 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway446 (72%)
  • Roundabout76 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway66 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Colchester in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant545 (64%)
  • Pedestrian113 (13%)
  • Cyclist87 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1040 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1552 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20156 (18%)
  • 21 to 25140 (16%)
  • 26 to 35148 (17%)
  • 36 to 45118 (14%)
  • 46 to 5575 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6533 (3.8%)
  • 66 to 7529 (3.4%)
  • Over 7515 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded29 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider499 (58%)
  • Passenger246 (29%)
  • Pedestrian113 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car863 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle91 (7.9%)
  • Motorcycle76 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Colchester in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 350 areas in 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Colchester had the 131st most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
131st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
131st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
161st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
123rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Colchester with the most crashes in 1994

The A134 had the most collisions in Colchester in 1994: 75, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Colchester, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA134759316
2ndA124477110
3rdA604436306
4thB1022437747
5thA133395809
6thB1025365707
7thA1124313306
8thA1232313405
9thA120162502
10thA137141801
11thB1026141801
12thB1508101213
13thB14086802
14thB10284701
15thB10233301
16thB10273300
17thA131200
18thB10291400

Towns in Colchester: crashes in 1994

Colchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1994: 377.

Postcode districts in Colchester: crashes in 1994

CO3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Colchester in 1994: 135.

Latest crashes in Colchester in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Colchester in 1994, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Colchester road accidents in other years