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Colchester road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 359 road traffic collisions in Colchester in 2018, and 461 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 83 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 2017 (310), and casualties rose from 393.

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

Collisions in 2018
359
Up 16% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
461
Up 17% on 2017
Fatal collisions
4
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Colchester in 2018

1.1% of collisions in Colchester in 2018 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Colchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious8323%
  • Slight27276%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious8619%
  • Slight37180%

Colchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Colchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 770 in 1989. 2018 is highlighted, with 359, up 16% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 359
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (13%)
  • Tuesday37 (10%)
  • Wednesday69 (19%)
  • Thursday52 (14%)
  • Friday61 (17%)
  • Saturday49 (14%)
  • Sunday45 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (4.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (8.9%)
  • February33 (9.2%)
  • March26 (7.2%)
  • April24 (6.7%)
  • May29 (8.1%)
  • June26 (7.2%)
  • July27 (7.5%)
  • August30 (8.4%)
  • September33 (9.2%)
  • October27 (7.5%)
  • November45 (13%)
  • December27 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight244 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (8.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds312 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (8.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry269 (75%)
  • Wet or damp85 (24%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph209 (58%)
  • 40 mph52 (14%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph52 (14%)
  • 70 mph41 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway240 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (18%)
  • Roundabout40 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Colchester in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant263 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (12%)
  • Pedestrian57 (12%)
  • Cyclist49 (11%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1526 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2082 (18%)
  • 21 to 2552 (11%)
  • 26 to 3585 (18%)
  • 36 to 4558 (13%)
  • 46 to 5552 (11%)
  • 56 to 6539 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7526 (5.6%)
  • Over 7523 (5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider312 (68%)
  • Passenger92 (20%)
  • Pedestrian57 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car476 (71%)
  • Motorcycle57 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Colchester in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Colchester had the 112th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
112th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
123rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
82nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Colchester in 2018

Castle, Colchester, CO1 1JQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Colchester in 2018, with 31 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Colchester with the most crashes in 2018

The A12 had the most collisions in Colchester in 2018: 40, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Colchester, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12405418
2ndA134384609
3rdA1124222804
4thA133212804
5thB1022172106
6thA120131911
7thB1026101102
8thB102581104
9thA12325500
10thB15085802
11thA1374400
12thB10233502
13thB14083302
14thB10272300

Towns in Colchester: crashes in 2018

Colchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 196.

Postcode districts in Colchester: crashes in 2018

CO3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Colchester in 2018: 95.

Latest crashes in Colchester in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Colchester in 2018, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Colchester road accidents in other years