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Colchester road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 402 road traffic collisions in Colchester in 2011, and 518 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 2010 (356), and casualties rose from 455.

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

Collisions in 2011
402
Up 13% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
518
Up 14% on 2010
Fatal collisions
5
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Colchester in 2011

1.2% of collisions in Colchester in 2011 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Colchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious7017%
  • Slight32781%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious7815%
  • Slight43584%

Colchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Colchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 770 in 1989. 2011 is highlighted, with 402, up 13% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 402
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (16%)
  • Tuesday57 (14%)
  • Wednesday54 (13%)
  • Thursday62 (15%)
  • Friday72 (18%)
  • Saturday49 (12%)
  • Sunday44 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7%)
  • February23 (5.7%)
  • March30 (7.5%)
  • April31 (7.7%)
  • May31 (7.7%)
  • June31 (7.7%)
  • July34 (8.5%)
  • August29 (7.2%)
  • September39 (9.7%)
  • October39 (9.7%)
  • November50 (12%)
  • December37 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight281 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds349 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (7%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry290 (72%)
  • Wet or damp106 (26%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1%)
  • 30 mph244 (61%)
  • 40 mph45 (11%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph62 (15%)
  • 70 mph41 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway256 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway69 (17%)
  • Roundabout56 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Colchester in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant324 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (13%)
  • Pedestrian58 (11%)
  • Cyclist40 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1529 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2082 (16%)
  • 21 to 2572 (14%)
  • 26 to 3596 (19%)
  • 36 to 4577 (15%)
  • 46 to 5570 (14%)
  • 56 to 6535 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.1%)
  • Over 7516 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider359 (69%)
  • Passenger101 (19%)
  • Pedestrian58 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car558 (74%)
  • Motorcycle71 (9.4%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Colchester in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Colchester had the 133rd most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
90th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Colchester in 2011

Castle, Colchester, CO1 1JQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Colchester in 2011, with 50 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Colchester with the most crashes in 2011

The A12 had the most collisions in Colchester in 2011: 47, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Colchester, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA124774211
2ndA134445209
3rdA133374802
4thB1022283904
5thA1124202202
6thB1025172202
7thA12091202
8thA123291502
9thA13791102
10thB102361010
11thB15084810
12thB10262200
13thB14082200
14thA1271100
15thB10271100
16thB10281100

Towns in Colchester: crashes in 2011

Colchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 234.

Postcode districts in Colchester: crashes in 2011

CO3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Colchester in 2011: 107.

Latest crashes in Colchester in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Colchester in 2011, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2011.

Severity

Colchester road accidents in other years