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Colchester road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 598 road traffic collisions in Colchester in 1995, and 761 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 99 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1994 (620), and casualties fell from 858.

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

Collisions in 1995
598
Down 4% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
761
Down 11% on 1994
Fatal collisions
7
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Colchester in 1995

1.2% of collisions in Colchester in 1995 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Colchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious9917%
  • Slight49282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.9%
  • Serious10814%
  • Slight64685%

Colchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Colchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 770 in 1989. 1995 is highlighted, with 598, down 4% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (12%)
  • Tuesday93 (16%)
  • Wednesday90 (15%)
  • Thursday91 (15%)
  • Friday99 (17%)
  • Saturday87 (15%)
  • Sunday68 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5995 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59150 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5991 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (7.9%)
  • February43 (7.2%)
  • March54 (9%)
  • April46 (7.7%)
  • May49 (8.2%)
  • June55 (9.2%)
  • July40 (6.7%)
  • August66 (11%)
  • September40 (6.7%)
  • October47 (7.9%)
  • November64 (11%)
  • December47 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight414 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit126 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds486 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Other11 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry400 (67%)
  • Wet or damp178 (30%)
  • Frost or ice17 (2.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph292 (49%)
  • 40 mph120 (20%)
  • 50 mph31 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph105 (18%)
  • 70 mph50 (8.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway414 (69%)
  • Roundabout94 (16%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Colchester in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant461 (61%)
  • Pedestrian99 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist80 (11%)
  • Cyclist73 (9.6%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1545 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20145 (19%)
  • 21 to 25102 (13%)
  • 26 to 35154 (20%)
  • 36 to 45103 (14%)
  • 46 to 5568 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6537 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3%)
  • Over 7518 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded27 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider485 (64%)
  • Passenger177 (23%)
  • Pedestrian99 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car857 (75%)
  • Motorcycle81 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle78 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus7 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Colchester in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Colchester had the 135th most road collisions in 1995.

Collisions
135th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
150th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
152nd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Colchester with the most crashes in 1995

The A134 had the most collisions in Colchester in 1995: 72, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Colchester, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1347291113
2ndA133455607
3rdB1022435709
4thA12395506
5thA1232344602
6thA604344607
7thB1025324412
8thA1124313607
9thA120182214
10thB1026141701
11thA137101102
12thB10239902
13thB140891001
14thB150871001
15thB10283810
16thA1291200
17thA1321100
18thB10271100

Towns in Colchester: crashes in 1995

Colchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1995: 353.

Postcode districts in Colchester: crashes in 1995

CO4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Colchester in 1995: 128.

Latest crashes in Colchester in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Colchester in 1995, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1995.

Severity

Colchester road accidents in other years