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Colchester road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 581 road traffic collisions in Colchester in 2002, and 755 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2001 (583), and casualties fell from 766.

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

Collisions in 2002
581
Level with 2001
Casualties in 2002
755
Down 1% on 2001
Fatal collisions
6
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Colchester in 2002

1% of collisions in Colchester in 2002 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Colchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious9116%
  • Slight48483%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious10314%
  • Slight64686%

Colchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Colchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 770 in 1989. 2002 is highlighted, with 581, level with 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (14%)
  • Tuesday71 (12%)
  • Wednesday80 (14%)
  • Thursday101 (17%)
  • Friday95 (16%)
  • Saturday85 (15%)
  • Sunday68 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59142 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5995 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (9.6%)
  • February37 (6.4%)
  • March52 (9%)
  • April52 (9%)
  • May36 (6.2%)
  • June33 (5.7%)
  • July42 (7.2%)
  • August42 (7.2%)
  • September51 (8.8%)
  • October69 (12%)
  • November68 (12%)
  • December43 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight412 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit117 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (7.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds462 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Other10 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry382 (66%)
  • Wet or damp192 (33%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph346 (60%)
  • 40 mph64 (11%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph101 (17%)
  • 70 mph66 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway362 (62%)
  • Roundabout104 (18%)
  • Dual carriageway86 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Colchester in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant512 (68%)
  • Pedestrian84 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist53 (7%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1020 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1533 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 20131 (17%)
  • 21 to 2592 (12%)
  • 26 to 35154 (20%)
  • 36 to 45134 (18%)
  • 46 to 5560 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6542 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7518 (2.4%)
  • Over 7519 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded38 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider488 (65%)
  • Passenger183 (24%)
  • Pedestrian84 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car833 (78%)
  • Motorcycle77 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Colchester in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Colchester had the 125th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
125th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
136th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
108th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Colchester in 2002

Castle, Colchester, CO1 1JQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Colchester in 2002, with 75 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Colchester with the most crashes in 2002

The A134 had the most collisions in Colchester in 2002: 63, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Colchester, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA134639007
2ndA12567528
3rdA133557517
4thB1022374407
5thB1025364817
6thA137233201
7thA1124212302
8thA120213501
9thA1232152100
10thB1026141606
11thB150891003
12thB102881013
13thB14087701
14thB10235800
15thB10275702
16thA6043301
17thA11341100
18thB10241100
19thB10481101
20thB1271300

Towns in Colchester: crashes in 2002

Colchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 316.

Postcode districts in Colchester: crashes in 2002

CO4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Colchester in 2002: 125.

Latest crashes in Colchester in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Colchester in 2002, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Colchester road accidents in other years