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Colchester road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 385 road traffic collisions in Colchester in 2015, and 514 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2014 (402), and casualties fell from 519.

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

Collisions in 2015
385
Down 4% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
514
Down 1% on 2014
Fatal collisions
6
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Colchester in 2015

1.6% of collisions in Colchester in 2015 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Colchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious6216%
  • Slight31782%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious7515%
  • Slight43384%

Colchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Colchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 770 in 1989. 2015 is highlighted, with 385, down 4% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 385
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (13%)
  • Tuesday59 (15%)
  • Wednesday61 (16%)
  • Thursday62 (16%)
  • Friday67 (17%)
  • Saturday44 (11%)
  • Sunday41 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (3.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (8.1%)
  • February30 (7.8%)
  • March31 (8.1%)
  • April32 (8.3%)
  • May27 (7%)
  • June34 (8.8%)
  • July40 (10%)
  • August25 (6.5%)
  • September39 (10%)
  • October41 (11%)
  • November34 (8.8%)
  • December21 (5.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight279 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (6.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds328 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (8.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other11 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry299 (78%)
  • Wet or damp84 (22%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (2.9%)
  • 30 mph248 (64%)
  • 40 mph56 (15%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph32 (8.3%)
  • 70 mph29 (7.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway242 (63%)
  • Roundabout75 (19%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Colchester in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant239 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (15%)
  • Cyclist64 (12%)
  • Pedestrian54 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant50 (9.7%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1522 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2078 (15%)
  • 21 to 2556 (11%)
  • 26 to 3597 (19%)
  • 36 to 4574 (14%)
  • 46 to 5557 (11%)
  • 56 to 6540 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7529 (5.6%)
  • Over 7532 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded18 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider332 (65%)
  • Passenger128 (25%)
  • Pedestrian54 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car482 (67%)
  • Motorcycle80 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Colchester in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Colchester had the 124th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
124th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
126th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
102nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Colchester in 2015

Castle, Colchester, CO1 1JQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Colchester in 2015, with 42 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Colchester with the most crashes in 2015

The A133 had the most collisions in Colchester in 2015: 44, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Colchester, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA133445224
2ndA134374304
3rdA12354705
4thA1124253502
5thB1025121503
6thA120101400
7thB1022101101
8thA13781100
9thB102681002
10thA12325600
11thB10233400
12thB15083300
13thB10272301
14thB10281100
15thB10291700
16thB14081100

Towns in Colchester: crashes in 2015

Colchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 250.

Postcode districts in Colchester: crashes in 2015

CO1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Colchester in 2015: 92.

Latest crashes in Colchester in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Colchester in 2015, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Colchester road accidents in other years