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Colchester road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 390 road traffic collisions in Colchester in 2012, and 521 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2011 (402), and casualties rose from 518.

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

Collisions in 2012
390
Down 3% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
521
Up 1% on 2011
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Colchester in 2012

1% of collisions in Colchester in 2012 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Colchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious5815%
  • Slight32884%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious6713%
  • Slight45086%

Colchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Colchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 770 in 1989. 2012 is highlighted, with 390, down 3% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (12%)
  • Tuesday61 (16%)
  • Wednesday58 (15%)
  • Thursday63 (16%)
  • Friday67 (17%)
  • Saturday48 (12%)
  • Sunday45 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.7%)
  • February33 (8.5%)
  • March37 (9.5%)
  • April27 (6.9%)
  • May30 (7.7%)
  • June31 (7.9%)
  • July37 (9.5%)
  • August27 (6.9%)
  • September34 (8.7%)
  • October46 (12%)
  • November39 (10%)
  • December19 (4.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight279 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (7.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds324 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry275 (71%)
  • Wet or damp110 (28%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph237 (61%)
  • 40 mph43 (11%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph71 (18%)
  • 70 mph30 (7.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway256 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (15%)
  • Roundabout47 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (7.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Colchester in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant316 (61%)
  • Pedestrian65 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist41 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1516 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 20105 (20%)
  • 21 to 2568 (13%)
  • 26 to 3577 (15%)
  • 36 to 4584 (16%)
  • 46 to 5571 (14%)
  • 56 to 6533 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.4%)
  • Over 7513 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider325 (62%)
  • Passenger131 (25%)
  • Pedestrian65 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car527 (75%)
  • Motorcycle53 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Colchester in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Colchester had the 128th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
135th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
122nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Colchester in 2012

Castle, Colchester, CO1 1JQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Colchester in 2012, with 46 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Colchester with the most crashes in 2012

The A134 had the most collisions in Colchester in 2012: 55, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Colchester, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA134557105
2ndA133335005
3rdA12325413
4thB1025212903
5thA1124192302
6thB1022172403
7thB1026111604
8thA120101400
9thA1232101410
10thB102791201
11thA1376602
12thB10235600
13thB10284400
14thB15082200
15thB10291100
16thB14081100

Towns in Colchester: crashes in 2012

Colchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 228.

Postcode districts in Colchester: crashes in 2012

CO3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Colchester in 2012: 83.

Latest crashes in Colchester in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Colchester in 2012, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 21 December 2012.

Severity

Colchester road accidents in other years