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Colchester road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 549 road traffic collisions in Colchester in 1997, and 697 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1996 (533), and casualties fell from 718.

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

Collisions in 1997
549
Up 3% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
697
Down 3% on 1996
Fatal collisions
4
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Colchester in 1997

0.7% of collisions in Colchester in 1997 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Colchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious8115%
  • Slight46485%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious8813%
  • Slight60587%

Colchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Colchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 770 in 1989. 1997 is highlighted, with 549, up 3% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997: 549
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday86 (16%)
  • Tuesday82 (15%)
  • Wednesday75 (14%)
  • Thursday88 (16%)
  • Friday85 (15%)
  • Saturday71 (13%)
  • Sunday62 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59147 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (7.7%)
  • February45 (8.2%)
  • March48 (8.7%)
  • April47 (8.6%)
  • May44 (8%)
  • June33 (6%)
  • July48 (8.7%)
  • August37 (6.7%)
  • September43 (7.8%)
  • October41 (7.5%)
  • November65 (12%)
  • December56 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight393 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit101 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds443 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other14 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry356 (65%)
  • Wet or damp185 (34%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph294 (54%)
  • 40 mph82 (15%)
  • 50 mph24 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph96 (17%)
  • 70 mph53 (9.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway365 (66%)
  • Roundabout86 (16%)
  • Dual carriageway69 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Colchester in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant438 (63%)
  • Pedestrian89 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (10%)
  • Cyclist64 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant14 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1035 (5%)
  • 11 to 1530 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20127 (18%)
  • 21 to 25101 (14%)
  • 26 to 35142 (20%)
  • 36 to 4581 (12%)
  • 46 to 5574 (11%)
  • 56 to 6523 (3.3%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.2%)
  • Over 7523 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded27 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider439 (63%)
  • Passenger169 (24%)
  • Pedestrian89 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car757 (75%)
  • Motorcycle74 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Colchester in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Colchester had the 158th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
158th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
184th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
270th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
176th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Colchester with the most crashes in 1997

The A134 had the most collisions in Colchester in 1997: 63, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Colchester, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA134637508
2ndA133507715
3rdA12455527
4thA1124363906
5thA1232333903
6thA604313714
7thB1025283705
8thB1022233503
9thA120182202
10thB1026131402
11thB150881301
12thB10237701
13thA1376600
14thB14084501
15thB10271301
16thB10281100
17thB10291100

Towns in Colchester: crashes in 1997

Colchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 325.

Postcode districts in Colchester: crashes in 1997

CO3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Colchester in 1997: 135.

Latest crashes in Colchester in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Colchester in 1997, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Colchester road accidents in other years