Slight
Ford Kuga crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 3 Jul 2025, 08:28
- Ford Kuga and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421610928
Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 5XS area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 97 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Highwoods ward, Colchester, from 2001 to 2025, with 121 casualties. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 16 were serious.
In 2025 there were 3 collisions here, the same as in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 97
- 8,169th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 121
- 1.25 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 2
- 2 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 3
- 3 in 2024
Crash severity at the CO4 5XS hotspot
18 of the 97 collisions here (19%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal22.1%
- Serious1616%
- Slight7981%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 2
- Seriously injured
- 16
- Slightly injured
- 103
- All casualties
- 121
Accidents by year at the CO4 5XS hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 10 in 2021, against an average of 3.9 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the CO4 5XS hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 3
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 4 | 5 |
| 2022 | 6 | 9 |
| 2021 | 10 | 14 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 |
| 2019 | 4 | 5 |
| 2018 | 4 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 5 | 10 |
| 2015 | 5 | 6 |
| 2014 | 5 | 5 |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 4 | 4 |
| 2011 | 4 | 5 |
| 2010 | 6 | 8 |
| 2009 | 4 | 4 |
| 2008 | 6 | 11 |
| 2007 | 4 | 4 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 3 |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 2 |
Map of crashes at the CO4 5XS hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near CO4 5XS.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 5XS area accident hotspot
Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.
- 48 crashes
- Fatal
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the CO4 5XS 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
- Highwoods
- Council area
- Colchester
- Nearest postcode to the centre
- CO4 5XS
- Postcode district
- CO4
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 51.92189, 0.90779
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 24 of 25
- Latest collision
- 3 July 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 8,169th of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the CO4 5XS hotspot
49 of the 97 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Colchester.
Accident hotspots near CO4 5XS
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Rural North, Colchester, CO4 7AE area, 1.2 km away, with 70 collisions.
- Rural North, Colchester, CO4 7AE area1.2 km away, 118 casualties70 collisions
- Mile End, Colchester, CO4 5LE area1.2 km away, 213 casualties182 collisions
- Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9QT area1.5 km away, 404 casualties309 collisions
- Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9RT area1.7 km away, 300 casualties258 collisions
- Ardleigh & Little Bromley, Tendring, CO7 7QR area2.3 km away, 111 casualties78 collisions
- Castle, Colchester, CO1 1UX area2.8 km away, 772 casualties618 collisions
- Castle, Colchester, CO1 1YA area2.9 km away, 167 casualties141 collisions
- St Anne's and St John's, Colchester, CO4 3HQ area3.2 km away, 292 casualties265 collisions
All 97 crashes at the CO4 5XS hotspot
Newest first, from 7 April 2001 to 3 July 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Serious
Mitsubishi Mirage crash on the A1341 in Colchester, 30 Jun 2025, 22:25
- Mitsubishi Mirage and Mazda MX-5
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421609775
- Slight
Bicycle crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 15 Jan 2025, 19:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421545274
- Slight
Kawasaki BR125 crash on the A12 in Colchester, 25 Mar 2024, 15:07
- Kawasaki BR125 and a van
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024421424644
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 17 Feb 2024, 12:11
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024421411004
- Slight
Renault Clio crash on the A12 in Colchester, 2 Feb 2024, 16:13
- Renault Clio and Ford Focus
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024421405663
- Slight
Skoda Octavia crash on the A1341 in Colchester, 17 Nov 2023, 14:14
- Skoda Octavia and Renault Clio
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023421375817
- Slight
Car crash on the A1341 in Colchester, 7 Oct 2023, 23:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023421371070
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 19 May 2023, 15:43
- Ford Fiesta and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023421309363
- Slight
Van crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 31 Jan 2023, 08:05
- A van and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023421278955
- Slight
Mazda 2 crash on the A1341 in Colchester, 18 Nov 2022, 15:50
- Mazda 2, Volvo V90 and Honda Accord
- 3 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2022421244096
- Slight
Mercedes Gla Class crash on the A1341 in Colchester, 23 Aug 2022, 15:47
- Mercedes Gla Class and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022421211924
- Slight
Motorcycle crash on the A12 in Colchester, 17 Jul 2022, 13:13
- A motorcycle and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022421199537
- Slight
Renault Zoe crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 14 Jun 2022, 19:15
- Renault Zoe and an e-scooter
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022421187715
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 13 May 2022, 22:18
- Ford Fiesta and Audi A5
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022421176992
- Slight
Toyota Corolla crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 13 Apr 2022, 15:05
- Toyota Corolla and Yamaha Ybr
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022421166432
- Slight
Fiat 500 crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 21 Dec 2021, 15:30
- Fiat 500 and Suzuki Swift
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2021421124985
- Slight
Peugeot 108 crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 16 Sep 2021, 16:11
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021421088495
- Slight
Toyota Yaris crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 10 Sep 2021, 08:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021421086189
- Slight
E-scooter crash on the A1341 in Colchester, 7 Aug 2021, 10:15
- An e-scooter and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021421075762
- Slight
Honda Civic crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 26 Jul 2021, 18:40
- Honda Civic, Vauxhall Astra and Suzuki Swift
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021421070923
- Slight
Renault Clio crash on the A12 in Colchester, 24 Jun 2021, 08:12
- Renault Clio, Volvo V40 and 2 cars
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021421059134
- Slight
Mini Cooper crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 16 Jun 2021, 08:45
- Mini Cooper and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021421058067
- Slight
Toyota Yaris crash on the A1341 in Colchester, 21 Apr 2021, 18:34
- Toyota Yaris and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021421037856
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A12 in Colchester, 9 Apr 2021, 14:07
- Ford Fiesta, Ford Focus and Volkswagen UP
- 3 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2021421034198
- Slight
Peugeot 207 crash on the A1341 in Colchester, 8 Feb 2021, 12:50
- Peugeot 207 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021421020036
- Serious
BMW 1 Series crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 14 Dec 2020, 08:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020421006688
- Slight
Ford Fusion crash on the A12 in Colchester, 16 Nov 2020, 18:05
- Ford Fusion and Volkswagen Golf
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020420999275
- Slight
Skoda Kodiaq crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 11 Nov 2020, 15:40
- Skoda Kodiaq and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020420998080
- Slight
Volvo C 30 crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 4 Nov 2020, 09:20
- Volvo C 30 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020421006593
- Slight
Peugeot 307 crash on the A12 in Colchester, 4 Nov 2020, 06:30
- Peugeot 307 and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020420995875
- Slight
Citroen Xsara crash on the A12 in Colchester, 16 Sep 2020, 01:36
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020420981180
- Slight
Mercedes C Class crash on the A12 in Colchester, 5 Sep 2020, 07:35
- Mercedes C Class and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020420978257
- Slight
Land Rover Freelander crash on the A1341 in Colchester, 8 Aug 2020, 19:09
- Land Rover Freelander, BMW 5 Series and 2 BMW X5s
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020420970906
- Slight
BMW 1 Series crash on the A12 in Colchester, 23 Sep 2019, 11:30
- BMW 1 Series and Ford Focus
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2019420880275
- Serious
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A1341 in Colchester, 6 Sep 2019, 05:40
- Volkswagen Golf and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019420875705
- Slight
Toyota Yaris crash on the A12 in Colchester, 17 Jul 2019, 14:44
- Toyota Yaris, Honda Civic and Kia Ceed
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019420858750
- Serious
Nissan Juke crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 7 May 2019, 15:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019420837239
- Slight
Peugeot 208 crash on the A12 in Colchester, 1 Nov 2018, 07:02
- Peugeot 208 and Ford Focus
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018420340738
- Fatal
Yamaha R6 crash on the A12 in Colchester, 27 Sep 2018, 09:04
- Yamaha R6 and DAF Trucks
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018420331261
- Serious
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A12 in Colchester, 1 Apr 2018, 20:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2018420281058
- Serious
Audi Q2 crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 25 Mar 2018, 11:25
- Audi Q2 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018420279081
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 23 Nov 2017, 09:53
- Ford Focus and BMW
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017420242377
- Slight
Iveco crash on the A12 in Colchester, 4 Sep 2017, 08:18
- Iveco and Mini One
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017420215933
- Slight
Lexus RX300 crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 1 Nov 2016, 12:38
- Lexus RX300 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016420121693
- Serious
Hyundai i30 crash on the A12 in Colchester, 26 Jun 2016, 06:05
- Hyundai i30 and a van
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2016420079636
- Slight
Volkswagen Sharan crash on the A12 in Colchester, 4 May 2016, 07:57
- Volkswagen Sharan and Ford Focus
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2016420063499
- Serious
Ford Focus crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 23 Feb 2016, 16:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2016420046555