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Colchester road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 402 road traffic collisions in Colchester in 2014, and 519 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2013 (389), and casualties rose from 512.

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

Collisions in 2014
402
Up 3% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
519
Up 1% on 2013
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Colchester in 2014

0.2% of collisions in Colchester in 2014 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Colchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious6416%
  • Slight33784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious7114%
  • Slight44786%

Colchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Colchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 770 in 1989. 2014 is highlighted, with 402, up 3% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (11%)
  • Tuesday71 (18%)
  • Wednesday61 (15%)
  • Thursday68 (17%)
  • Friday68 (17%)
  • Saturday44 (11%)
  • Sunday45 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (9.2%)
  • February32 (8%)
  • March33 (8.2%)
  • April29 (7.2%)
  • May34 (8.5%)
  • June29 (7.2%)
  • July38 (9.5%)
  • August30 (7.5%)
  • September23 (5.7%)
  • October45 (11%)
  • November36 (9%)
  • December36 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight279 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (8.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds328 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry279 (69%)
  • Wet or damp117 (29%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph272 (68%)
  • 40 mph34 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph8 (2%)
  • 60 mph55 (14%)
  • 70 mph32 (8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway282 (70%)
  • Roundabout65 (16%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Colchester in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant310 (60%)
  • Cyclist63 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (12%)
  • Pedestrian60 (12%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1010 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1525 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2087 (17%)
  • 21 to 2579 (15%)
  • 26 to 3591 (18%)
  • 36 to 4570 (13%)
  • 46 to 5563 (12%)
  • 56 to 6529 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.6%)
  • Over 7519 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider353 (68%)
  • Passenger106 (20%)
  • Pedestrian60 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car542 (72%)
  • Motorcycle65 (8.6%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Colchester in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Colchester had the 125th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
125th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
140th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Colchester in 2014

Castle, Colchester, CO1 1JQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Colchester in 2014, with 45 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Colchester with the most crashes in 2014

The A134 had the most collisions in Colchester in 2014: 37, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Colchester, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA134374408
2ndA12324809
3rdA133273305
4thB1022264002
5thB1025232801
6thA1124212803
7thA120111902
8thA1232111500
9thB1026111302
10thA13781302
11thB10285502
12thB14085502
13thB15083400
14thB10232300
15thB10292301
16thB10271101

Towns in Colchester: crashes in 2014

Colchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 235.

Postcode districts in Colchester: crashes in 2014

CO3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Colchester in 2014: 96.

Latest crashes in Colchester in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Colchester in 2014, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Colchester road accidents in other years