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Colchester road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 334 road traffic collisions in Colchester in 2022, and 420 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 77 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2021 (319), and casualties rose from 410.

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

Collisions in 2022
334
Up 5% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
420
Up 2% on 2021
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
77
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Colchester in 2022

0.6% of collisions in Colchester in 2022 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Colchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious7723%
  • Slight25576%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious7819%
  • Slight34081%

Colchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Colchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 770 in 1989. 2022 is highlighted, with 334, up 5% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 334
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (13%)
  • Tuesday51 (15%)
  • Wednesday52 (16%)
  • Thursday57 (17%)
  • Friday47 (14%)
  • Saturday50 (15%)
  • Sunday35 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (8.4%)
  • February25 (7.5%)
  • March35 (10%)
  • April24 (7.2%)
  • May29 (8.7%)
  • June35 (10%)
  • July30 (9%)
  • August22 (6.6%)
  • September31 (9.3%)
  • October26 (7.8%)
  • November33 (9.9%)
  • December16 (4.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight257 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (6.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds284 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (8.1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry253 (76%)
  • Wet or damp75 (22%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (5.1%)
  • 30 mph187 (56%)
  • 40 mph44 (13%)
  • 50 mph7 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph46 (14%)
  • 70 mph33 (9.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway227 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (17%)
  • Roundabout34 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Colchester in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant235 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (15%)
  • Pedestrian49 (12%)
  • Cyclist38 (9%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2056 (13%)
  • 21 to 2557 (14%)
  • 26 to 3583 (20%)
  • 36 to 4550 (12%)
  • 46 to 5559 (14%)
  • 56 to 6540 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.8%)
  • Over 7524 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider287 (68%)
  • Passenger84 (20%)
  • Pedestrian49 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car428 (69%)
  • Motorcycle66 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.8%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)15 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Colchester in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Colchester had the 96th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
96th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
105th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
238th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
96th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Colchester in 2022

Castle, Colchester, CO1 1JQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Colchester in 2022, with 32 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Colchester with the most crashes in 2022

The A12 had the most collisions in Colchester in 2022: 36, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Colchester, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12365818
2ndA134333805
3rdA133273208
4thB1025212902
5thA1124152104
6thA120142203
7thB102291005
8thB10267703
9thA12326803
10thB10234401
11thB14082201
12thB15082200
13thA1371100
14thB10281101
15thB10291101

Towns in Colchester: crashes in 2022

Colchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2022: 182.

Postcode districts in Colchester: crashes in 2022

CO4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Colchester in 2022: 78.

Latest crashes in Colchester in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Colchester in 2022, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Colchester road accidents in other years