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Colchester road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 390 road traffic collisions in Colchester in 2009, and 483 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2008 (422), and casualties fell from 532.

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

Collisions in 2009
390
Down 8% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
483
Down 9% on 2008
Fatal collisions
7
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Colchester in 2009

1.8% of collisions in Colchester in 2009 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Colchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious6717%
  • Slight31681%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious7315%
  • Slight40383%

Colchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Colchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 770 in 1989. 2009 is highlighted, with 390, down 8% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009: 390
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (14%)
  • Tuesday60 (15%)
  • Wednesday66 (17%)
  • Thursday71 (18%)
  • Friday57 (15%)
  • Saturday42 (11%)
  • Sunday38 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (9%)
  • February33 (8.5%)
  • March32 (8.2%)
  • April30 (7.7%)
  • May34 (8.7%)
  • June34 (8.7%)
  • July37 (9.5%)
  • August24 (6.2%)
  • September31 (7.9%)
  • October33 (8.5%)
  • November36 (9.2%)
  • December31 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight281 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds307 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry254 (65%)
  • Wet or damp124 (32%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.8%)
  • Snow4 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph249 (64%)
  • 40 mph46 (12%)
  • 50 mph4 (1%)
  • 60 mph49 (13%)
  • 70 mph37 (9.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway241 (62%)
  • Roundabout69 (18%)
  • Dual carriageway57 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Colchester in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant289 (60%)
  • Pedestrian68 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (12%)
  • Cyclist43 (8.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1524 (5%)
  • 16 to 2094 (19%)
  • 21 to 2546 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3596 (20%)
  • 36 to 4576 (16%)
  • 46 to 5559 (12%)
  • 56 to 6532 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 758 (1.7%)
  • Over 7521 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider308 (64%)
  • Passenger107 (22%)
  • Pedestrian68 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car527 (74%)
  • Motorcycle61 (8.6%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Colchester in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Colchester had the 151st most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
151st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
86th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
112th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Colchester in 2009

Castle, Colchester, CO1 1JQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Colchester in 2009, with 50 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Colchester with the most crashes in 2009

The A134 had the most collisions in Colchester in 2009: 41, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Colchester, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA134415907
2ndA12375316
3rdA133344213
4thA1124252705
5thB1025192403
6thA1232151602
7thB1022131602
8thB1026131603
9thA120101101
10thA1374503
11thB14084401
12thB10283300
13thB10232210
14thB10272300
15thB15082201
16thA1241100

Towns in Colchester: crashes in 2009

Colchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 229.

Postcode districts in Colchester: crashes in 2009

CO3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Colchester in 2009: 104.

Latest crashes in Colchester in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Colchester in 2009, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Colchester road accidents in other years