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Colchester road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 322 road traffic collisions in Colchester in 2024, and 420 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2023 (303), and casualties rose from 383.

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

Collisions in 2024
322
Up 6% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
420
Up 10% on 2023
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Colchester in 2024

0.9% of collisions in Colchester in 2024 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Colchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious7925%
  • Slight24075%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious8721%
  • Slight33079%

Colchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Colchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 770 in 1989. 2024 is highlighted, with 322, up 6% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 322
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (15%)
  • Tuesday50 (16%)
  • Wednesday44 (14%)
  • Thursday58 (18%)
  • Friday50 (16%)
  • Saturday42 (13%)
  • Sunday29 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (7.1%)
  • February32 (9.9%)
  • March21 (6.5%)
  • April26 (8.1%)
  • May23 (7.1%)
  • June22 (6.8%)
  • July22 (6.8%)
  • August26 (8.1%)
  • September28 (8.7%)
  • October30 (9.3%)
  • November40 (12%)
  • December29 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight242 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds276 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (9.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry237 (74%)
  • Wet or damp80 (25%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (2.5%)
  • 30 mph199 (62%)
  • 40 mph33 (10%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph51 (16%)
  • 70 mph26 (8.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway245 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (13%)
  • Roundabout29 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Colchester in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant235 (56%)
  • Cyclist53 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (11%)
  • Pedestrian46 (11%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1524 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2061 (15%)
  • 21 to 2535 (8.3%)
  • 26 to 3583 (20%)
  • 36 to 4553 (13%)
  • 46 to 5555 (13%)
  • 56 to 6539 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7523 (5.5%)
  • Over 7533 (7.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider295 (70%)
  • Passenger79 (19%)
  • Pedestrian46 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car428 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (9%)
  • Motorcycle49 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)7 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Colchester in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Colchester had the 95th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
95th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
95th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
165th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
95th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Colchester in 2024

Castle, Colchester, CO1 1JQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Colchester in 2024, with 23 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Colchester with the most crashes in 2024

The A12 had the most collisions in Colchester in 2024: 29, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Colchester, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12294206
2ndA134262807
3rdA133202504
4thB1022182306
5thB1025152015
6thB1026142205
7thA1124112102
8thA1232101303
9thA12091002
10thA1376603
11thB10236700
12thB14085803
13thB150851001
14thB10272400
15thB10291200

Towns in Colchester: crashes in 2024

Colchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 176.

Postcode districts in Colchester: crashes in 2024

CO4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Colchester in 2024: 87.

Latest crashes in Colchester in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Colchester in 2024, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Colchester road accidents in other years