Slight
Yamasaki YM crash on the A133 in Colchester, 3 Oct 2025, 08:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421649642
Castle, Colchester, CO1 1YA area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 141 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Castle ward, Colchester, from 2001 to 2025, with 167 casualties. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 24 were serious.
In 2025 there were 6 collisions here, the same as in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 141
- 5,908th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 167
- 1.18 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 2
- 2 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 6
- 6 in 2024
Crash severity at the CO1 1YA hotspot
26 of the 141 collisions here (18%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal21.4%
- Serious2417%
- Slight11582%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 2
- Seriously injured
- 26
- Slightly injured
- 139
- All casualties
- 167
Accidents by year at the CO1 1YA hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 11 in 2015, against an average of 5.6 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the CO1 1YA hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 6
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 7 |
| 2024 | 6 | 7 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 |
| 2022 | 9 | 11 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 |
| 2020 | 5 | 6 |
| 2019 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 |
| 2017 | 4 | 6 |
| 2016 | 5 | 6 |
| 2015 | 11 | 13 |
| 2014 | 9 | 10 |
| 2013 | 9 | 11 |
| 2012 | 4 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 3 | 3 |
| 2009 | 7 | 8 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 4 | 7 |
| 2006 | 3 | 3 |
| 2005 | 7 | 7 |
| 2004 | 6 | 6 |
| 2003 | 5 | 7 |
| 2002 | 10 | 14 |
| 2001 | 5 | 7 |
Map of crashes at the CO1 1YA hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near CO1 1YA.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Castle, Colchester, CO1 1YA 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 1YA 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 1YA
- Postcode district
- CO1
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 51.89619, 0.91497
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 25 of 25
- Latest collision
- 3 October 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 5,908th of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the CO1 1YA hotspot
All 141 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Colchester.
Accident hotspots near CO1 1YA
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Castle, Colchester, CO1 2ZF area, 0.9 km away, with 707 collisions.
- Castle, Colchester, CO1 2ZF area0.9 km away, 844 casualties707 collisions
- St Anne's and St John's, Colchester, CO4 3HQ area1.2 km away, 292 casualties265 collisions
- Castle, Colchester, CO1 1UX area1.4 km away, 772 casualties618 collisions
- Castle, Colchester, CO1 1JQ area1.4 km away, 1,343 casualties1,141 collisions
- Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9RT area1.7 km away, 300 casualties258 collisions
- Greenstead, Colchester, CO4 3AE area1.9 km away, 544 casualties439 collisions
- Greenstead, Colchester, CO4 3LR area1.9 km away, 87 casualties74 collisions
- Berechurch, Colchester, CO2 7RH area2.1 km away, 396 casualties315 collisions
All 141 crashes at the CO1 1YA hotspot
Newest first, from 7 February 2001 to 3 October 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Volkswagen Caddymaxi crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 19 Apr 2025, 18:36
- Volkswagen Caddymaxi and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421579844
- Slight
Volkswagen Caddymaxi crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 19 Apr 2025, 18:05
- Volkswagen Caddymaxi and an e-scooter
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421581907
- Slight
Volkswagen T-Roc crash on the A133 in Colchester, 9 Apr 2025, 09:20
- Volkswagen T-Roc, Ford Fiesta and Vauxhall Crossland
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025421575658
- Slight
Kia Picanto crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 6 Mar 2025, 11:50
- Kia Picanto, Nissan Micra and Mercedes GLC Class
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421561952
- Slight
Dacia Logan crash on the A1232 in Colchester, 15 Jan 2025, 07:27
- Dacia Logan and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421547868
- Slight
Mercedes A Class crash on the A137 in Colchester, 14 Dec 2024, 10:55
- Mercedes A Class and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024421530028
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 16 Oct 2024, 09:15
- Ford Fiesta and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024421507397
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 8 Jun 2024, 10:01
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024421465109
- Slight
Hyundai i40 crash on the A1232 in Colchester, 3 May 2024, 17:10
- Hyundai i40 and Lexmoto Assault 125
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024421438889
- Slight
BMW 1 Series crash on the A133 in Colchester, 3 May 2024, 15:47
- BMW 1 Series and Volkswagen Golf
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024421438847
- Serious
Kia Sportage crash on the A133 in Colchester, 28 Jan 2024, 00:02
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2024421403578
- Serious
Honda WW125 crash on the A133 in Colchester, 28 Oct 2023, 14:17
- Honda WW125 and Land Rover Range Rover Sport
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023421367984
- Slight
Citroen C1 crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 12 Oct 2023, 18:37
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023421362273
- Slight
Vauxhall Combo crash on the A133 in Colchester, 8 Sep 2023, 15:50
- Vauxhall Combo and Peugeot Kisbee
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023421350474
- Slight
Nissan X-Trail crash on the A133 in Colchester, 30 Aug 2023, 22:11
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023421347013
- Serious
Hyundai Getz crash on the A133 in Colchester, 22 Aug 2023, 16:39
- Hyundai Getz and Suzuki SFV 650
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023421344461
- Serious
Motorcycle crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 30 Jul 2023, 13:03
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023421335431
- Slight
E-scooter crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 27 Jun 2023, 12:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023421323737
- Slight
Bicycle crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 2 Jun 2023, 12:10
- A bicycle and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023421314145
- Slight
Ford S-Max crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 16 Feb 2023, 12:20
- Ford S-Max and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023421285190
- Slight
Honda NC750 crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 8 Dec 2022, 07:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022421251273
- Slight
Vauxhall Zafira crash on the A1232 in Colchester, 19 Nov 2022, 11:59
- Vauxhall Zafira, Skoda Fabia and Audi A3
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022421244221
- Slight
Volvo XC90 crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 15 Nov 2022, 09:10
- Volvo XC90 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022421263263
- Slight
Audi A6 crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 6 Sep 2022, 20:50
- Audi A6 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022421216308
- Serious
Vehicle crash on the A1232 in Colchester, 8 Jul 2022, 22:25
- Vehicle and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022421196637
- Serious
Nissan Micra crash on the A133 in Colchester, 15 Mar 2022, 11:30
- Nissan Micra and Jaguar XF Series
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022421153888
- Serious
Renault Master crash on the A1232 in Colchester, 24 Feb 2022, 16:19
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022421147205
- Slight
Peugeot 206 crash on the A133 in Colchester, 12 Feb 2022, 11:15
- Peugeot 206 and Peugeot 208
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022421144050
- Serious
Ford Fiesta crash on the A133 in Colchester, 22 Jan 2022, 13:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022421135319
- Serious
Skoda Octavia crash on the A133 in Colchester, 7 Nov 2021, 17:40
- Skoda Octavia and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021421107002
- Slight
Lexmoto Assault 125 crash on the A133 in Colchester, 20 Oct 2021, 08:37
- Lexmoto Assault 125 and Vauxhall Vivaro
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021421100524
- Slight
Yamaha GPD crash on the A133 in Colchester, 31 Jul 2021, 17:15
- Yamaha GPD and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021421073837
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A133 in Colchester, 30 Jul 2021, 14:19
- Vauxhall Astra and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021421072121
- Slight
Toyota Corolla crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 10 Jun 2021, 19:57
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021421054614
- Serious
Jaguar XF Series crash on the A1232 in Colchester, 27 Mar 2021, 17:45
- Jaguar XF Series and Hyundai i10
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021421031687
- Slight
Audi TTS crash on the A133 in Colchester, 4 Nov 2020, 07:55
- Audi TTS and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020420995757
- Slight
DAF Trucks crash on the A133 in Colchester, 2 Jul 2020, 14:30
- DAF Trucks and Land Rover Range Rover Sport
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2020420962398
- Slight
Jaguar X Type crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 22 Jun 2020, 17:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020420959033
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A1232 in Colchester, 18 Feb 2020, 08:25
- Ford Fiesta and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020420931238
- Serious
Mercedes crash on the A133 in Colchester, 8 Jan 2020, 03:07
- Mercedes and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020420917089
- Slight
BMW 1 Series crash on the A133 in Colchester, 15 Jul 2019, 11:10
- BMW 1 Series and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2019420857667
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the A133 in Colchester, 14 Apr 2019, 11:00
- Ford Focus and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019420831479
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A1232 in Colchester, 16 Dec 2018, 12:18
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2018420806218
- Slight
Ford Kuga crash on the A133 in Colchester, 18 Nov 2018, 10:17
- Ford Kuga and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018420344778
- Slight
Citroen C4 crash on the A133 in Colchester, 3 Aug 2018, 19:59
- 2 Citroen C4s
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018420315808
- Serious
Kawasaki ER500 crash on the A133 in Colchester, 25 Oct 2017, 19:39
- Kawasaki ER500 and Citroen C1
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017420233454
- Slight
Fiat Idea crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 16 Aug 2017, 13:35
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017420212045