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Colchester road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 552 road traffic collisions in Colchester in 2005, and 687 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2004 (603), and casualties fell from 761.

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

Collisions in 2005
552
Down 8% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
687
Down 10% on 2004
Fatal collisions
9
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Colchester in 2005

1.6% of collisions in Colchester in 2005 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Colchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.6%
  • Serious9116%
  • Slight45282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.3%
  • Serious10415%
  • Slight57484%

Colchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Colchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 770 in 1989. 2005 is highlighted, with 552, down 8% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005: 552
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (14%)
  • Tuesday80 (14%)
  • Wednesday89 (16%)
  • Thursday81 (15%)
  • Friday89 (16%)
  • Saturday78 (14%)
  • Sunday57 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59104 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59141 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5989 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (7.8%)
  • February41 (7.4%)
  • March47 (8.5%)
  • April39 (7.1%)
  • May46 (8.3%)
  • June55 (10%)
  • July43 (7.8%)
  • August57 (10%)
  • September42 (7.6%)
  • October40 (7.2%)
  • November56 (10%)
  • December43 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight409 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (7.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds465 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (10%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry392 (71%)
  • Wet or damp144 (26%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.6%)
  • Snow5 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph348 (63%)
  • 40 mph74 (13%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph83 (15%)
  • 70 mph45 (8.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway366 (66%)
  • Roundabout95 (17%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Colchester in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant419 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist93 (14%)
  • Pedestrian73 (11%)
  • Cyclist72 (10%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1535 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20147 (21%)
  • 21 to 2587 (13%)
  • 26 to 35121 (18%)
  • 36 to 45104 (15%)
  • 46 to 5569 (10%)
  • 56 to 6540 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7520 (2.9%)
  • Over 7516 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider470 (68%)
  • Passenger144 (21%)
  • Pedestrian73 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car752 (74%)
  • Motorcycle94 (9.2%)
  • Pedal cycle71 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach18 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Colchester in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Colchester had the 120th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
136th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Colchester in 2005

Castle, Colchester, CO1 1JQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Colchester in 2005, with 64 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Colchester with the most crashes in 2005

The A134 had the most collisions in Colchester in 2005: 66, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Colchester, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1346682010
2ndA126191212
3rdA133415503
4thA137323609
5thB1022304517
6thB1025283823
7thA1232273103
8thA1124182004
9thB1026141702
10thB10237901
11thA12061220
12thB10286912
13thB14086701
14thB15085500
15thB10272200
16thB10021100
17thB10291100

Towns in Colchester: crashes in 2005

Colchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 326.

Postcode districts in Colchester: crashes in 2005

CO4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Colchester in 2005: 130.

Latest crashes in Colchester in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Colchester in 2005, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Severity

Colchester road accidents in other years