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Colchester road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 321 road traffic collisions in Colchester in 2025, and 403 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2024 (322), and casualties fell from 420.

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

Collisions in 2025
321
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
403
Down 4% on 2024
Fatal collisions
5
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Colchester in 2025

1.6% of collisions in Colchester in 2025 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Colchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.6%
  • Serious8526%
  • Slight23172%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82%
  • Serious9223%
  • Slight30375%

Colchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Colchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 770 in 1989. 2025 is highlighted, with 321, level with 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 321
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (13%)
  • Tuesday47 (15%)
  • Wednesday44 (14%)
  • Thursday41 (13%)
  • Friday50 (16%)
  • Saturday54 (17%)
  • Sunday44 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (7.2%)
  • February12 (3.7%)
  • March20 (6.2%)
  • April36 (11%)
  • May31 (9.7%)
  • June30 (9.3%)
  • July24 (7.5%)
  • August39 (12%)
  • September23 (7.2%)
  • October31 (9.7%)
  • November31 (9.7%)
  • December21 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight238 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (6.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds278 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (7.2%)
  • Other9 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded11 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry253 (79%)
  • Wet or damp58 (18%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph16 (5%)
  • 30 mph198 (62%)
  • 40 mph35 (11%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph45 (14%)
  • 70 mph25 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway231 (72%)
  • Roundabout41 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Colchester in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant201 (50%)
  • Cyclist62 (15%)
  • Pedestrian60 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (3%)
  • Van occupant12 (3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1519 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2059 (15%)
  • 21 to 2553 (13%)
  • 26 to 3572 (18%)
  • 36 to 4565 (16%)
  • 46 to 5539 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6529 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7524 (6%)
  • Over 7520 (5%)
  • Not recorded13 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider277 (69%)
  • Passenger66 (16%)
  • Pedestrian60 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car398 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (11%)
  • Motorcycle50 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Colchester in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Colchester had the 97th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
97th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Colchester in 2025

Castle, Colchester, CO1 1JQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Colchester in 2025, with 28 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Colchester with the most crashes in 2025

The A12 had the most collisions in Colchester in 2025: 31, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Colchester, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12314118
2ndA134273923
3rdA133212604
4thA1124161903
5thB1025151604
6thB1022121613
7thA123291304
8thB10267902
9thA1205802
10thB10234401
11thB10274501
12thB10283301
13thB15083301
14thB1341100
15thB14081100

Towns in Colchester: crashes in 2025

Colchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 189.

Postcode districts in Colchester: crashes in 2025

CO4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Colchester in 2025: 77.

Latest crashes in Colchester in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Colchester in 2025, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2025.

Severity

Colchester road accidents in other years