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Colchester road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 422 road traffic collisions in Colchester in 2008, and 532 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2007 (495), and casualties fell from 620.

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

Collisions in 2008
422
Down 15% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
532
Down 14% on 2007
Fatal collisions
11
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Colchester in 2008

2.6% of collisions in Colchester in 2008 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Colchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.6%
  • Serious7317%
  • Slight33880%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.3%
  • Serious8215%
  • Slight43882%

Colchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Colchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 770 in 1989. 2008 is highlighted, with 422, down 15% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 422
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (18%)
  • Tuesday62 (15%)
  • Wednesday64 (15%)
  • Thursday52 (12%)
  • Friday71 (17%)
  • Saturday46 (11%)
  • Sunday53 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59116 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (10%)
  • February35 (8.3%)
  • March34 (8.1%)
  • April40 (9.5%)
  • May30 (7.1%)
  • June33 (7.8%)
  • July36 (8.5%)
  • August33 (7.8%)
  • September29 (6.9%)
  • October43 (10%)
  • November28 (6.6%)
  • December39 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight311 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds352 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (9.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other19 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry299 (71%)
  • Wet or damp105 (25%)
  • Frost or ice15 (3.6%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph250 (59%)
  • 40 mph31 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph74 (18%)
  • 70 mph60 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway265 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (19%)
  • Roundabout54 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Colchester in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant337 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist73 (14%)
  • Pedestrian60 (11%)
  • Cyclist43 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1525 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20109 (20%)
  • 21 to 2573 (14%)
  • 26 to 3586 (16%)
  • 36 to 4582 (15%)
  • 46 to 5556 (11%)
  • 56 to 6531 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.4%)
  • Over 7517 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider351 (66%)
  • Passenger121 (23%)
  • Pedestrian60 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car581 (75%)
  • Motorcycle73 (9.4%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Colchester in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Colchester had the 151st most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
151st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
167th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
52nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Colchester in 2008

Castle, Colchester, CO1 1JQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Colchester in 2008, with 45 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Colchester with the most crashes in 2008

The A12 had the most collisions in Colchester in 2008: 66, including 3 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Colchester, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA126694310
2ndA134475904
3rdA133293404
4thB1022273817
5thB1025212818
6thA1124161804
7thB1026131620
8thA1232111101
9thB150871011
10thA1206900
11thA1376702
12thB14086901
13thB10235601
14thB10284600
15thB10273501
16thB10351200

Towns in Colchester: crashes in 2008

Colchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 222.

Postcode districts in Colchester: crashes in 2008

CO4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Colchester in 2008: 96.

Latest crashes in Colchester in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Colchester in 2008, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 27 December 2008.

Severity

Colchester road accidents in other years