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Colchester road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 590 road traffic collisions in Colchester in 2003, and 782 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 105 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2002 (581), and casualties rose from 755.

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

Collisions in 2003
590
Up 2% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
782
Up 4% on 2002
Fatal collisions
12
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
105
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Colchester in 2003

2% of collisions in Colchester in 2003 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Colchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122%
  • Serious10518%
  • Slight47380%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.5%
  • Serious11515%
  • Slight65584%

Colchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Colchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 770 in 1989. 2003 is highlighted, with 590, up 2% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (14%)
  • Tuesday69 (12%)
  • Wednesday85 (14%)
  • Thursday88 (15%)
  • Friday110 (19%)
  • Saturday89 (15%)
  • Sunday65 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5983 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59121 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59129 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5991 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (7.3%)
  • February53 (9%)
  • March47 (8%)
  • April39 (6.6%)
  • May46 (7.8%)
  • June47 (8%)
  • July47 (8%)
  • August56 (9.5%)
  • September49 (8.3%)
  • October54 (9.2%)
  • November52 (8.8%)
  • December57 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight425 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit95 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds496 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (9.5%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other15 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry400 (68%)
  • Wet or damp178 (30%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.4%)
  • Mud2 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph331 (56%)
  • 40 mph78 (13%)
  • 60 mph113 (19%)
  • 70 mph65 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway346 (59%)
  • Roundabout115 (19%)
  • Dual carriageway97 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Colchester in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant539 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist89 (11%)
  • Cyclist63 (8.1%)
  • Pedestrian60 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1536 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20161 (21%)
  • 21 to 25101 (13%)
  • 26 to 35136 (17%)
  • 36 to 45114 (15%)
  • 46 to 5590 (12%)
  • 56 to 6552 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7521 (2.7%)
  • Over 7516 (2%)
  • Not recorded32 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider520 (66%)
  • Passenger202 (26%)
  • Pedestrian60 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car839 (76%)
  • Motorcycle93 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Colchester in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Colchester ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Colchester had the 122nd most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
122nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
125th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
75th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Colchester in 2003

Castle, Colchester, CO1 1JQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Colchester in 2003, with 72 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Colchester with the most crashes in 2003

The A12 had the most collisions in Colchester in 2003: 63, including 3 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Colchester, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA126387313
2ndA134587527
3rdA133537002
4thB1022355009
5thA137314006
6thA1124232913
7thB1025233615
8thA120223314
9thA1232212902
10thB1026151806
11thB102781301
12thB15086700
13thB10235702
14thB102851000
15thB14085501
16thA6041100
17thB10201100

Towns in Colchester: crashes in 2003

Colchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 327.

Postcode districts in Colchester: crashes in 2003

CO3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Colchester in 2003: 121.

Latest crashes in Colchester in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Colchester in 2003, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Colchester road accidents in other years