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Colchester road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 603 road traffic collisions in Colchester in 2004, and 761 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 119 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2003 (590), and casualties fell from 782.

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

Collisions in 2004
603
Up 2% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
761
Down 3% on 2003
Fatal collisions
11
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
119
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Colchester in 2004

1.8% of collisions in Colchester in 2004 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Colchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.8%
  • Serious11920%
  • Slight47378%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.4%
  • Serious13518%
  • Slight61581%

Colchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Colchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 770 in 1989. 2004 is highlighted, with 603, up 2% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (10%)
  • Tuesday93 (15%)
  • Wednesday98 (16%)
  • Thursday103 (17%)
  • Friday93 (15%)
  • Saturday105 (17%)
  • Sunday48 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59103 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59148 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59111 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (7.8%)
  • February52 (8.6%)
  • March51 (8.5%)
  • April54 (9%)
  • May47 (7.8%)
  • June45 (7.5%)
  • July54 (9%)
  • August42 (7%)
  • September49 (8.1%)
  • October53 (8.8%)
  • November56 (9.3%)
  • December53 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight434 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit111 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds500 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry401 (67%)
  • Wet or damp184 (31%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.2%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1%)
  • 30 mph366 (61%)
  • 40 mph63 (10%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph100 (17%)
  • 70 mph66 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway380 (63%)
  • Roundabout101 (17%)
  • Dual carriageway89 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Colchester in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant456 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist109 (14%)
  • Pedestrian84 (11%)
  • Cyclist67 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3%)
  • 11 to 1541 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20143 (19%)
  • 21 to 25103 (14%)
  • 26 to 35147 (19%)
  • 36 to 45112 (15%)
  • 46 to 5560 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6542 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7521 (2.8%)
  • Over 7518 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded35 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider506 (66%)
  • Passenger171 (22%)
  • Pedestrian84 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car819 (74%)
  • Motorcycle110 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle69 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Colchester in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Colchester had the 117th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
117th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
128th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
49th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Colchester in 2004

Castle, Colchester, CO1 1JQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Colchester in 2004, with 72 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Colchester with the most crashes in 2004

The A12 had the most collisions in Colchester in 2004: 67, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Colchester, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA126798119
2ndA134607218
3rdB10224456015
4thA133414807
5thB1025345118
6thA1124334004
7thA137313803
8thA1232151602
9thB1026121802
10thA120111601
11thB1508101400
12thB10238801
13thB14087821
14thB10274721
15thB10284502
16thA6041100
17thB10291201
18thB1341100

Towns in Colchester: crashes in 2004

Colchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 336.

Postcode districts in Colchester: crashes in 2004

CO3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Colchester in 2004: 136.

Latest crashes in Colchester in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Colchester in 2004, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Colchester road accidents in other years