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Colchester road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 356 road traffic collisions in Colchester in 2010, and 455 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2009 (390), and casualties fell from 483.

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

Collisions in 2010
356
Down 9% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
455
Down 6% on 2009
Fatal collisions
5
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Colchester in 2010

1.4% of collisions in Colchester in 2010 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Colchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious7421%
  • Slight27778%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious7917%
  • Slight37182%

Colchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Colchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 770 in 1989. 2010 is highlighted, with 356, down 9% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 356
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (12%)
  • Tuesday52 (15%)
  • Wednesday50 (14%)
  • Thursday47 (13%)
  • Friday68 (19%)
  • Saturday45 (13%)
  • Sunday51 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (4.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7%)
  • February29 (8.1%)
  • March28 (7.9%)
  • April25 (7%)
  • May24 (6.7%)
  • June31 (8.7%)
  • July27 (7.6%)
  • August23 (6.5%)
  • September38 (11%)
  • October31 (8.7%)
  • November46 (13%)
  • December29 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight266 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds280 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other15 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry225 (63%)
  • Wet or damp104 (29%)
  • Frost or ice20 (5.6%)
  • Snow7 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph219 (62%)
  • 40 mph40 (11%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph48 (13%)
  • 70 mph41 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway222 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway69 (19%)
  • Roundabout50 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Colchester in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant274 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (12%)
  • Cyclist47 (10%)
  • Pedestrian43 (9.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (2%)
  • Van occupant9 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.2%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1522 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2085 (19%)
  • 21 to 2551 (11%)
  • 26 to 3578 (17%)
  • 36 to 4573 (16%)
  • 46 to 5562 (14%)
  • 56 to 6534 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.5%)
  • Over 7513 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider309 (68%)
  • Passenger103 (23%)
  • Pedestrian43 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car496 (74%)
  • Motorcycle57 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Colchester in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Colchester had the 164th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
186th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Colchester in 2010

Castle, Colchester, CO1 1JQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Colchester in 2010, with 45 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Colchester with the most crashes in 2010

The A134 had the most collisions in Colchester in 2010: 47, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Colchester, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA134476209
2ndA12446727
3rdA133293305
4thA1124242707
5thB1022212904
6thB1025192405
7thA1232141402
8thB1026111203
9thA1206601
10thA1376601
11thB14084700
12thB10233400
13thB10273501
14thB10292201
15thB10281101
16thB10581100
17thB15081210

Towns in Colchester: crashes in 2010

Colchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 215.

Postcode districts in Colchester: crashes in 2010

CO3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Colchester in 2010: 84.

Latest crashes in Colchester in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Colchester in 2010, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2010.

Severity

Colchester road accidents in other years