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Colchester road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 633 road traffic collisions in Colchester in 2000, and 872 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 99 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1999 (610), and casualties rose from 810.

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

Collisions in 2000
633
Up 4% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
872
Up 8% on 1999
Fatal collisions
6
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Colchester in 2000

0.9% of collisions in Colchester in 2000 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Colchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious9916%
  • Slight52883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.8%
  • Serious11313%
  • Slight75286%

Colchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Colchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 770 in 1989. 2000 is highlighted, with 633, up 4% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (13%)
  • Tuesday84 (13%)
  • Wednesday103 (16%)
  • Thursday94 (15%)
  • Friday108 (17%)
  • Saturday93 (15%)
  • Sunday69 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5991 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59134 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59159 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5996 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (8.2%)
  • February55 (8.7%)
  • March44 (7%)
  • April58 (9.2%)
  • May49 (7.7%)
  • June68 (11%)
  • July50 (7.9%)
  • August50 (7.9%)
  • September49 (7.7%)
  • October59 (9.3%)
  • November56 (8.8%)
  • December43 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight458 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit113 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting57 (9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds505 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other21 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry408 (64%)
  • Wet or damp214 (34%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph381 (60%)
  • 40 mph59 (9.3%)
  • 60 mph125 (20%)
  • 70 mph62 (9.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway407 (64%)
  • Roundabout109 (17%)
  • Dual carriageway82 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Colchester in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant526 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist98 (11%)
  • Pedestrian86 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist77 (8.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (4.1%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1029 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1552 (6%)
  • 16 to 20167 (19%)
  • 21 to 2593 (11%)
  • 26 to 35201 (23%)
  • 36 to 4599 (11%)
  • 46 to 5588 (10%)
  • 56 to 6539 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7524 (2.8%)
  • Over 7516 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded53 (6.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider552 (63%)
  • Passenger234 (27%)
  • Pedestrian86 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car896 (74%)
  • Motorcycle101 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle79 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach24 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Colchester in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Colchester had the 122nd most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
122nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
123rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Colchester with the most crashes in 2000

The A134 had the most collisions in Colchester in 2000: 64, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Colchester, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1346482112
2ndA126310328
3rdA133567603
4thA1124396306
5thA1232344005
6thB1025345701
7thB1022274224
8thA137242807
9thA120151700
10thB1026141605
11thB102891004
12thB15087800
13thB10234800
14thB10274802
15thB14082201
16thA1391100
17thA6041100
18thB10331200

Towns in Colchester: crashes in 2000

Colchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 366.

Postcode districts in Colchester: crashes in 2000

CO4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Colchester in 2000: 134.

Latest crashes in Colchester in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Colchester in 2000, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Colchester road accidents in other years