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Colchester road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 566 road traffic collisions in Colchester in 1998, and 709 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1997 (549), and casualties rose from 697.

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

Collisions in 1998
566
Up 3% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
709
Up 2% on 1997
Fatal collisions
5
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Colchester in 1998

0.9% of collisions in Colchester in 1998 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Colchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious7613%
  • Slight48586%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious8212%
  • Slight62188%

Colchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Colchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 770 in 1989. 1998 is highlighted, with 566, up 3% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998: 566
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (13%)
  • Tuesday90 (16%)
  • Wednesday92 (16%)
  • Thursday87 (15%)
  • Friday82 (14%)
  • Saturday84 (15%)
  • Sunday59 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5985 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59112 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59151 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (8.8%)
  • February39 (6.9%)
  • March42 (7.4%)
  • April52 (9.2%)
  • May42 (7.4%)
  • June49 (8.7%)
  • July61 (11%)
  • August41 (7.2%)
  • September43 (7.6%)
  • October53 (9.4%)
  • November49 (8.7%)
  • December45 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight439 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (7.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds448 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds89 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry369 (65%)
  • Wet or damp193 (34%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph354 (63%)
  • 40 mph69 (12%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph95 (17%)
  • 70 mph44 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway379 (67%)
  • Roundabout105 (19%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Colchester in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant441 (62%)
  • Cyclist88 (12%)
  • Pedestrian82 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (9.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1545 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20120 (17%)
  • 21 to 2584 (12%)
  • 26 to 35148 (21%)
  • 36 to 4599 (14%)
  • 46 to 5578 (11%)
  • 56 to 6533 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.2%)
  • Over 7518 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded23 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider455 (64%)
  • Passenger172 (24%)
  • Pedestrian82 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car761 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle89 (8.5%)
  • Motorcycle69 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach25 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Colchester in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Colchester had the 144th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
169th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
233rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Colchester with the most crashes in 1998

The A134 had the most collisions in Colchester in 1998: 72, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Colchester, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13472103013
2ndA133486001
3rdA1232404905
4thA1124384022
5thB1022385304
6thA12334526
7thB1025324814
8thA120182505
9thB1026111305
10thA137101100
11thB150891202
12thB140871301
13thB10235501
14thB10284400
15thB10273300

Towns in Colchester: crashes in 1998

Colchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 350.

Postcode districts in Colchester: crashes in 1998

CO4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Colchester in 1998: 138.

Latest crashes in Colchester in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Colchester in 1998, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Colchester road accidents in other years