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Colchester road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 461 road traffic collisions in Colchester in 2006, and 565 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 99 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2005 (552), and casualties fell from 687.

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

Collisions in 2006
461
Down 16% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
565
Down 18% on 2005
Fatal collisions
6
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Colchester in 2006

1.3% of collisions in Colchester in 2006 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Colchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious9921%
  • Slight35677%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious11019%
  • Slight44979%

Colchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Colchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 770 in 1989. 2006 is highlighted, with 461, down 16% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006: 461
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (13%)
  • Tuesday60 (13%)
  • Wednesday77 (17%)
  • Thursday62 (13%)
  • Friday82 (18%)
  • Saturday68 (15%)
  • Sunday54 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (7.4%)
  • February41 (8.9%)
  • March39 (8.5%)
  • April34 (7.4%)
  • May39 (8.5%)
  • June39 (8.5%)
  • July24 (5.2%)
  • August45 (9.8%)
  • September49 (11%)
  • October40 (8.7%)
  • November47 (10%)
  • December30 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight335 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds374 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry327 (71%)
  • Wet or damp127 (28%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph290 (63%)
  • 40 mph45 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph72 (16%)
  • 70 mph42 (9.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway288 (62%)
  • Roundabout81 (18%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Colchester in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant338 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist80 (14%)
  • Pedestrian76 (13%)
  • Cyclist48 (8.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1527 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20121 (21%)
  • 21 to 2564 (11%)
  • 26 to 3587 (15%)
  • 36 to 45102 (18%)
  • 46 to 5566 (12%)
  • 56 to 6534 (6%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.5%)
  • Over 7511 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider366 (65%)
  • Passenger123 (22%)
  • Pedestrian76 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car605 (73%)
  • Motorcycle84 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach18 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Colchester in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Colchester had the 151st most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
151st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
65th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Colchester in 2006

Castle, Colchester, CO1 1JQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Colchester in 2006, with 66 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Colchester with the most crashes in 2006

The A134 had the most collisions in Colchester in 2006: 58, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Colchester, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA134586609
2ndA133455219
3rdA124156114
4thB1025304017
5thB1022243107
6thA1124151802
7thA137141602
8thA120121801
9thA1232121902
10thB1026121304
11thB1508121303
12thB10236911
13thB14084400
14thB10283501
15thB10272402
16thA1271100
17thA1321100
18thA1361100
19thA6041100
20thB15021100

Towns in Colchester: crashes in 2006

Colchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 257.

Postcode districts in Colchester: crashes in 2006

CO4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Colchester in 2006: 114.

Latest crashes in Colchester in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Colchester in 2006, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2006.

Severity

Colchester road accidents in other years