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Colchester road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 610 road traffic collisions in Colchester in 1999, and 810 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1998 (566), and casualties rose from 709.

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

Collisions in 1999
610
Up 8% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
810
Up 14% on 1998
Fatal collisions
9
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Colchester in 1999

1.5% of collisions in Colchester in 1999 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Colchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.5%
  • Serious9015%
  • Slight51184%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.1%
  • Serious9712%
  • Slight70487%

Colchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Colchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 770 in 1989. 1999 is highlighted, with 610, up 8% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (13%)
  • Tuesday89 (15%)
  • Wednesday104 (17%)
  • Thursday84 (14%)
  • Friday101 (17%)
  • Saturday93 (15%)
  • Sunday58 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5994 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59105 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59159 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5997 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (8.5%)
  • February41 (6.7%)
  • March57 (9.3%)
  • April39 (6.4%)
  • May51 (8.4%)
  • June48 (7.9%)
  • July51 (8.4%)
  • August42 (6.9%)
  • September58 (9.5%)
  • October54 (8.9%)
  • November58 (9.5%)
  • December59 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight443 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit97 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds484 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other24 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry390 (64%)
  • Wet or damp205 (34%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.5%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph392 (64%)
  • 40 mph49 (8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph112 (18%)
  • 70 mph55 (9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway409 (67%)
  • Roundabout97 (16%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Colchester in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant478 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist98 (12%)
  • Pedestrian94 (12%)
  • Cyclist75 (9.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1563 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20124 (15%)
  • 21 to 25103 (13%)
  • 26 to 35170 (21%)
  • 36 to 4590 (11%)
  • 46 to 5577 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6552 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7538 (4.7%)
  • Over 7513 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded40 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider512 (63%)
  • Passenger204 (25%)
  • Pedestrian94 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car840 (73%)
  • Motorcycle95 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle80 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Colchester in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Colchester had the 132nd most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
132nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
140th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
114th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
137th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Colchester with the most crashes in 1999

The A133 had the most collisions in Colchester in 1999: 68, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Colchester, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1336880111
2ndA134637805
3rdA11245466210
4thA12447426
5thB1022387306
6thB1025334324
7thA1232323702
8thA120142512
9thB1026121702
10thA137101401
11thB10287802
12thB15086801
13thB10235603
14thB10274602
15thB14083300
16thB10291101

Towns in Colchester: crashes in 1999

Colchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 331.

Postcode districts in Colchester: crashes in 1999

CO4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Colchester in 1999: 132.

Latest crashes in Colchester in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Colchester in 1999, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Colchester road accidents in other years