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Colchester road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 402 road traffic collisions in Colchester in 2016, and 533 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2015 (385), and casualties rose from 514.

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

Collisions in 2016
402
Up 4% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
533
Up 4% on 2015
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Colchester in 2016

0.5% of collisions in Colchester in 2016 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Colchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious9123%
  • Slight30977%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious9718%
  • Slight43481%

Colchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Colchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 770 in 1989. 2016 is highlighted, with 402, up 4% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (13%)
  • Tuesday64 (16%)
  • Wednesday62 (15%)
  • Thursday49 (12%)
  • Friday77 (19%)
  • Saturday51 (13%)
  • Sunday48 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (9.7%)
  • February29 (7.2%)
  • March24 (6%)
  • April46 (11%)
  • May30 (7.5%)
  • June34 (8.5%)
  • July36 (9%)
  • August34 (8.5%)
  • September32 (8%)
  • October28 (7%)
  • November35 (8.7%)
  • December35 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight281 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (9.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds361 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (7.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry293 (73%)
  • Wet or damp104 (26%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph216 (54%)
  • 40 mph63 (16%)
  • 50 mph15 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph70 (17%)
  • 70 mph36 (9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway274 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (16%)
  • Roundabout53 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Colchester in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant314 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (14%)
  • Cyclist56 (11%)
  • Pedestrian49 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1519 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2076 (14%)
  • 21 to 2577 (14%)
  • 26 to 35109 (20%)
  • 36 to 4572 (14%)
  • 46 to 5578 (15%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.9%)
  • Over 7525 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider373 (70%)
  • Passenger111 (21%)
  • Pedestrian49 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car510 (69%)
  • Motorcycle75 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Colchester in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Colchester had the 111th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
120th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Colchester in 2016

Castle, Colchester, CO1 1JQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Colchester in 2016, with 42 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Colchester with the most crashes in 2016

The A134 had the most collisions in Colchester in 2016: 47, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Colchester, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1344773113
2ndA12365508
3rdA133283907
4thA1124233015
5thB1022233703
6thB1025232909
7thA120141803
8thB1026111201
9thA12328900
10thB15085703
11thA1374402
12thB10274602
13thB102331101
14thB10292301
15thB14082300
16thA3141100
17thB10021101
18thB10531101
19thB10571100
20thB10581101

Towns in Colchester: crashes in 2016

Colchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 209.

Postcode districts in Colchester: crashes in 2016

CO4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Colchester in 2016: 92.

Latest crashes in Colchester in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Colchester in 2016, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Colchester road accidents in other years