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Colchester road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 583 road traffic collisions in Colchester in 2001, and 766 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2000 (633), and casualties fell from 872.

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

Collisions in 2001
583
Down 8% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
766
Down 12% on 2000
Fatal collisions
6
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Colchester in 2001

1% of collisions in Colchester in 2001 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Colchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious7413%
  • Slight50386%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious8811%
  • Slight67288%

Colchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Colchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 770 in 1989. 2001 is highlighted, with 583, down 8% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday86 (15%)
  • Tuesday64 (11%)
  • Wednesday91 (16%)
  • Thursday92 (16%)
  • Friday93 (16%)
  • Saturday95 (16%)
  • Sunday62 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59115 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59156 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (7.4%)
  • February48 (8.2%)
  • March53 (9.1%)
  • April49 (8.4%)
  • May43 (7.4%)
  • June52 (8.9%)
  • July63 (11%)
  • August43 (7.4%)
  • September52 (8.9%)
  • October39 (6.7%)
  • November51 (8.7%)
  • December47 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight415 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit100 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds472 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Other24 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry360 (62%)
  • Wet or damp197 (34%)
  • Frost or ice18 (3.1%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph394 (68%)
  • 40 mph43 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph84 (14%)
  • 70 mph56 (9.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway373 (64%)
  • Roundabout100 (17%)
  • Dual carriageway78 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Colchester in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant474 (62%)
  • Pedestrian96 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (10%)
  • Cyclist76 (9.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1029 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1562 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20144 (19%)
  • 21 to 2580 (10%)
  • 26 to 35154 (20%)
  • 36 to 45115 (15%)
  • 46 to 5559 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6540 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7518 (2.3%)
  • Over 7513 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded41 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider474 (62%)
  • Passenger196 (26%)
  • Pedestrian96 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car795 (74%)
  • Motorcycle85 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle77 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach18 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Colchester in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Colchester

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Colchester ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Colchester had the 133rd most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
147th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Colchester in 2001

Castle, Colchester, CO1 1JQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Colchester in 2001, with 79 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Colchester with the most crashes in 2001

The A134 had the most collisions in Colchester in 2001: 74, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Colchester, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1347410918
2ndA12487208
3rdA133415903
4thA1124404402
5thB1025335004
6thB1022314106
7thA1232263304
8thA137222703
9thA120132202
10thB1026111421
11thB15087902
12thB10236600
13thB10275902
14thB10285611
15thB14084500
16thA1271100
17thB10291100

Towns in Colchester: crashes in 2001

Colchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 353.

Postcode districts in Colchester: crashes in 2001

CO4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Colchester in 2001: 130.

Latest crashes in Colchester in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Colchester in 2001, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Colchester road accidents in other years