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Colchester road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 495 road traffic collisions in Colchester in 2007, and 620 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2006 (461), and casualties rose from 565.

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

Collisions in 2007
495
Up 7% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
620
Up 10% on 2006
Fatal collisions
5
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Colchester in 2007

1% of collisions in Colchester in 2007 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Colchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious7916%
  • Slight41183%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious9315%
  • Slight52284%

Colchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Colchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 770 in 1989. 2007 is highlighted, with 495, up 7% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007: 495
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (15%)
  • Tuesday100 (20%)
  • Wednesday64 (13%)
  • Thursday66 (13%)
  • Friday77 (16%)
  • Saturday71 (14%)
  • Sunday44 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5980 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (9.3%)
  • February35 (7.1%)
  • March38 (7.7%)
  • April37 (7.5%)
  • May59 (12%)
  • June39 (7.9%)
  • July42 (8.5%)
  • August31 (6.3%)
  • September52 (11%)
  • October40 (8.1%)
  • November42 (8.5%)
  • December34 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight346 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit98 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds426 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry362 (73%)
  • Wet or damp126 (25%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph278 (56%)
  • 40 mph52 (11%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph109 (22%)
  • 70 mph52 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway316 (64%)
  • Roundabout80 (16%)
  • Dual carriageway66 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Colchester in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant375 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist106 (17%)
  • Pedestrian58 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist51 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1520 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 20150 (24%)
  • 21 to 2584 (14%)
  • 26 to 3599 (16%)
  • 36 to 45102 (16%)
  • 46 to 5559 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6544 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.7%)
  • Over 7516 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider435 (70%)
  • Passenger127 (20%)
  • Pedestrian58 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car681 (73%)
  • Motorcycle104 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Colchester in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Colchester had the 126th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
126th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
148th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
99th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Colchester in 2007

Castle, Colchester, CO1 1JQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Colchester in 2007, with 57 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Colchester with the most crashes in 2007

The A12 had the most collisions in Colchester in 2007: 57, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Colchester, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12576905
2ndA134566806
3rdA133517327
4thB1025324505
5thA1124233005
6thB1022213002
7thA120131701
8thA1232101002
9thB102691313
10thB15089901
11thB14086601
12thB10235802
13thA1373500
14thB10283600
15thB10272200
16thB10581100

Towns in Colchester: crashes in 2007

Colchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 268.

Postcode districts in Colchester: crashes in 2007

CO3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Colchester in 2007: 124.

Latest crashes in Colchester in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Colchester in 2007, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Colchester road accidents in other years