Slight
Land Rover Freelander crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 21 Dec 2025, 15:00
- Land Rover Freelander and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025421686423
Castle, Colchester, CO1 1JQ area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 1,141 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Castle ward, Colchester, from 2001 to 2025, with 1,343 casualties. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 179 were serious.
In 2025 there were 28 collisions here, up from 23 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 1,141
- 269th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 1,343
- 1.18 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 3
- 3 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 28
- Up 22% on 2024
Crash severity at the CO1 1JQ hotspot
182 of the 1,141 collisions here (16%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal30.3%
- Serious17916%
- Slight95984%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 3
- Seriously injured
- 187
- Slightly injured
- 1,153
- All casualties
- 1,343
Accidents by year at the CO1 1JQ hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 79 in 2001, against an average of 46 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the CO1 1JQ hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 28
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | 37 |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 |
| 2023 | 28 | 33 |
| 2022 | 32 | 32 |
| 2021 | 24 | 30 |
| 2020 | 25 | 28 |
| 2019 | 29 | 34 |
| 2018 | 31 | 34 |
| 2017 | 18 | 19 |
| 2016 | 42 | 54 |
| 2015 | 42 | 44 |
| 2014 | 45 | 48 |
| 2013 | 53 | 61 |
| 2012 | 46 | 52 |
| 2011 | 50 | 55 |
| 2010 | 45 | 56 |
| 2009 | 50 | 58 |
| 2008 | 45 | 54 |
| 2007 | 57 | 64 |
| 2006 | 66 | 74 |
| 2005 | 64 | 77 |
| 2004 | 72 | 84 |
| 2003 | 72 | 89 |
| 2002 | 75 | 97 |
| 2001 | 79 | 106 |
Map of crashes at the CO1 1JQ hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near CO1 1JQ.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Castle, Colchester, CO1 1JQ area accident hotspot
Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.
- 48 crashes
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the CO1 1JQ hotspot
This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.
- Ward
- Castle
- Council area
- Colchester
- Nearest postcode to the centre
- CO1 1JQ
- Postcode district
- CO1
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 51.88863, 0.89808
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 25 of 25
- Latest collision
- 21 December 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 269th of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the CO1 1JQ hotspot
All 1,141 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Colchester.
Accident hotspots near CO1 1JQ
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Castle, Colchester, CO1 1UX area, 1.1 km away, with 618 collisions.
- Castle, Colchester, CO1 1UX area1.1 km away, 772 casualties618 collisions
- New Town and Christ Church, Colchester, CO3 3BL area1.2 km away, 265 casualties221 collisions
- Castle, Colchester, CO1 2ZF area1.3 km away, 844 casualties707 collisions
- Berechurch, Colchester, CO2 7RH area1.4 km away, 396 casualties315 collisions
- Castle, Colchester, CO1 1YA area1.4 km away, 167 casualties141 collisions
- Lexden and Braiswick, Colchester, CO3 3RZ area1.8 km away, 143 casualties103 collisions
- Old Heath and The Hythe, Colchester, CO2 8AY area2.4 km away, 161 casualties137 collisions
- Greenstead, Colchester, CO4 3AE area2.5 km away, 544 casualties439 collisions
All 1,141 crashes at the CO1 1JQ hotspot
Newest first, from 2 January 2001 to 21 December 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Serious
Seat Leon crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 6 Dec 2025, 12:39
- Seat Leon and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421679165
- Serious
Honda CBR crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 30 Nov 2025, 18:37
- Honda CBR, Skoda Octavia and a bicycle
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025421676221
- Serious
Volkswagen Scirocco crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 22 Nov 2025, 17:36
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421672333
- Serious
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 10 Nov 2025, 17:17
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421666361
- Serious
Volkswagen Crafter crash on the A134 in Colchester, 3 Nov 2025, 09:55
- Volkswagen Crafter and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2025421662940
- Serious
BMW X3 crash on the A134 in Colchester, 26 Sep 2025, 15:46
- BMW X3, Mini Cooper and Ford Kuga
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2025421647616
- Slight
Yamaha XC crash on the A134 in Colchester, 7 Sep 2025, 19:19
- Yamaha XC and Audi A5
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421638519
- Serious
Mercedes C Class crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 30 Aug 2025, 23:38
- Mercedes C Class and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025421636196
- Slight
Toyota Prius crash on the A134 in Colchester, 30 Aug 2025, 12:10
- Toyota Prius and Hyundai i20
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2025421635837
- Slight
Car crash on the A134 in Colchester, 28 Aug 2025, 16:30
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421634419
- Slight
Jeep Renegade crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 28 Jul 2025, 14:00
- Jeep Renegade and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421621805
- Slight
Toyota Prius crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 24 Jul 2025, 17:49
- Toyota Prius and a mobility scooter
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421621747
- Slight
Alexander Dennis crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 18 Jul 2025, 17:13
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421618053
- Slight
Bicycle crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 13 Jul 2025, 14:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421615422
- Slight
Nissan NV400 crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 4 Jul 2025, 11:52
- Nissan NV400 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421615857
- Serious
Renault Clio crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 30 Jun 2025, 17:16
- Renault Clio and an e-scooter
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421609626
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 9 Jun 2025, 15:45
- Ford Fiesta and Volkswagen Golf
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421600631
- Serious
Volvo crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 28 May 2025, 20:03
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421595794
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on the A134 in Colchester, 29 Apr 2025, 08:30
- Volkswagen Polo and Hyundai i30
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421583998
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 26 Apr 2025, 00:28
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421582137
- Slight
Mercedes SLC Class crash on the A134 in Colchester, 10 Apr 2025, 11:20
- Mercedes SLC Class and Renault Megane
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421576288
- Slight
Mobility scooter crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 1 Apr 2025, 13:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421582860
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the A134 in Colchester, 29 Mar 2025, 15:28
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421571351
- Serious
Bicycle crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 26 Mar 2025, 17:19
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421569888
- Serious
Nissan Qashqai crash on the A134 in Colchester, 5 Mar 2025, 08:55
- Nissan Qashqai and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421561280
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 12 Jan 2025, 01:06
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421540455
- Slight
Ford Transit Connect crash on the A134 in Colchester, 10 Jan 2025, 06:25
- Ford Transit Connect and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421539989
- Slight
BMW 6 Series crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 5 Dec 2024, 12:11
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024421526139
- Slight
Volkswagen ID4 crash on the B1022 in Colchester, 11 Nov 2024, 16:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024421517876
- Slight
Peugeot Boxer crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 8 Nov 2024, 14:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024421518966
- Slight
Abarth 595 crash on the A134 in Colchester, 7 Oct 2024, 11:20
- Abarth 595 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024421500527
- Slight
Jaguar XE Series crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 5 Oct 2024, 16:12
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024421504377
- Slight
Mercedes E Class crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 30 Sep 2024, 15:25
- Mercedes E Class and Fiat Punto
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024421507988
- Slight
E-scooter crash on the A134 in Colchester, 12 Sep 2024, 09:06
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024421492720
- Slight
Audi A4 crash on the B1025 in Colchester, 26 Aug 2024, 23:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024421485635
- Slight
Alexander Dennis crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 22 Aug 2024, 14:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024421489530
- Serious
Ford Transit Custom crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 17 Aug 2024, 08:35
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024421480762
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A134 in Colchester, 3 Aug 2024, 14:05
- Ford Fiesta, a taxi and a car
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024421482202
- Slight
Wrightbus Streetlite crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 11 Jun 2024, 11:41
- Wrightbus Streetlite and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024421454372
- Serious
KTM 125 Duke crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 19 May 2024, 13:48
- KTM 125 Duke and Benelli BN
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024421444959
- Slight
Vauxhall Vectra crash on the A134 in Colchester, 28 Apr 2024, 14:00
- Vauxhall Vectra and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024421436686
- Slight
Volkswagen Tiguan crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 27 Apr 2024, 22:05
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024421436540
- Slight
Audi A6 crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 15 Apr 2024, 12:10
- Audi A6 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024421431824
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on the B1026 in Colchester, 19 Mar 2024, 21:57
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024421422586
- Serious
Rover 75 crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 21 Feb 2024, 12:45
- Rover 75, Ford Kuga and Volvo
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024421412513
- Slight
Mini Cooper crash on the A134 in Colchester, 12 Feb 2024, 07:39
- Mini Cooper and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024421411828
- Slight
Wrightbus Streetlite crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 5 Feb 2024, 07:45
- Wrightbus Streetlite and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024421409364