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Colchester road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 310 road traffic collisions in Colchester in 2017, and 393 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were down 23% on 2016 (402), and casualties fell from 533.

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

Collisions in 2017
310
Down 23% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
393
Down 26% on 2016
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Colchester in 2017

1% of collisions in Colchester in 2017 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Colchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious7023%
  • Slight23776%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious7118%
  • Slight31981%

Colchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Colchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 770 in 1989. 2017 is highlighted, with 310, down 23% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 310
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (16%)
  • Tuesday51 (16%)
  • Wednesday50 (16%)
  • Thursday48 (15%)
  • Friday45 (15%)
  • Saturday38 (12%)
  • Sunday28 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (8.1%)
  • February21 (6.8%)
  • March25 (8.1%)
  • April30 (9.7%)
  • May32 (10%)
  • June18 (5.8%)
  • July27 (8.7%)
  • August23 (7.4%)
  • September28 (9%)
  • October31 (10%)
  • November29 (9.4%)
  • December21 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight221 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (7.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds269 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry226 (73%)
  • Wet or damp75 (24%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph200 (65%)
  • 40 mph32 (10%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph41 (13%)
  • 70 mph26 (8.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway210 (68%)
  • Roundabout45 (15%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Colchester in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant229 (58%)
  • Cyclist55 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (12%)
  • Pedestrian47 (12%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1520 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2050 (13%)
  • 21 to 2546 (12%)
  • 26 to 3576 (19%)
  • 36 to 4550 (13%)
  • 46 to 5548 (12%)
  • 56 to 6542 (11%)
  • 66 to 7524 (6.1%)
  • Over 7521 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider269 (68%)
  • Passenger77 (20%)
  • Pedestrian47 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car422 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (9.6%)
  • Motorcycle51 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Colchester in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Colchester had the 150th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
159th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
96th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Colchester in 2017

Castle, Colchester, CO1 2ZF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Colchester in 2017, with 24 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Colchester with the most crashes in 2017

The A12 had the most collisions in Colchester in 2017: 27, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Colchester, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12274015
2ndB1022243406
3rdA134233102
4thA133212614
5thA120142304
6thB1025142103
7thA1124111102
8thB10266700
9thA12324401
10thA1374401
11thB10234401
12thB14082200
13thB15082200
14thA1121101
15thB10291100

Towns in Colchester: crashes in 2017

Colchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 158.

Postcode districts in Colchester: crashes in 2017

CO3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Colchester in 2017: 68.

Latest crashes in Colchester in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Colchester in 2017, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2017.

Severity

Colchester road accidents in other years