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Colchester road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 389 road traffic collisions in Colchester in 2013, and 512 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2012 (390), and casualties fell from 521.

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

Collisions in 2013
389
Level with 2012
Casualties in 2013
512
Down 2% on 2012
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Colchester in 2013

0.3% of collisions in Colchester in 2013 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Colchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious7219%
  • Slight31681%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious8517%
  • Slight42683%

Colchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Colchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 770 in 1989. 2013 is highlighted, with 389, level with 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 389
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (14%)
  • Tuesday60 (15%)
  • Wednesday58 (15%)
  • Thursday65 (17%)
  • Friday57 (15%)
  • Saturday54 (14%)
  • Sunday40 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (10%)
  • February27 (6.9%)
  • March32 (8.2%)
  • April16 (4.1%)
  • May37 (9.5%)
  • June22 (5.7%)
  • July42 (11%)
  • August28 (7.2%)
  • September39 (10%)
  • October32 (8.2%)
  • November44 (11%)
  • December30 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight279 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (8.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds320 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (9.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry261 (67%)
  • Wet or damp111 (29%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.3%)
  • Snow8 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph232 (60%)
  • 40 mph35 (9%)
  • 50 mph11 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph63 (16%)
  • 70 mph47 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway232 (60%)
  • Roundabout72 (19%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Colchester in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant325 (63%)
  • Cyclist54 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (9.4%)
  • Pedestrian45 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant25 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1511 (2.1%)
  • 16 to 2081 (16%)
  • 21 to 2565 (13%)
  • 26 to 3588 (17%)
  • 36 to 4577 (15%)
  • 46 to 5585 (17%)
  • 56 to 6540 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.5%)
  • Over 7512 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider353 (69%)
  • Passenger114 (22%)
  • Pedestrian45 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car522 (71%)
  • Motorcycle59 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Colchester in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Colchester had the 121st most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
125th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
75th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Colchester in 2013

Castle, Colchester, CO1 1JQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Colchester in 2013, with 53 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Colchester with the most crashes in 2013

The A12 had the most collisions in Colchester in 2013: 50, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Colchester, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12507415
2ndA134435208
3rdA133303804
4thB1022233906
5thA1124202303
6thB1025142304
7thA120122001
8thB1026121503
9thA123281101
10thA1377701
11thB14086701
12thB10275802
13thB15085602
14thB10234901
15thB10282300

Towns in Colchester: crashes in 2013

Colchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2013: 225.

Postcode districts in Colchester: crashes in 2013

CO3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Colchester in 2013: 113.

Latest crashes in Colchester in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Colchester in 2013, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2013.

Severity

Colchester road accidents in other years