Slight
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 18 Oct 2025, 18:21
- Land Rover Range Rover Evoque and Audi A4
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025421656161
Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9QT area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 309 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Highwoods ward, Colchester, from 2001 to 2025, with 404 casualties. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 45 were serious.
In 2025 there were 11 collisions here, up from 2 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 309
- 2,515th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 404
- 1.31 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 4
- 4 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 11
- 2 in 2024
Crash severity at the CO4 9QT hotspot
49 of the 309 collisions here (16%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal41.3%
- Serious4515%
- Slight26084%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 4
- Seriously injured
- 57
- Slightly injured
- 343
- All casualties
- 404
Accidents by year at the CO4 9QT hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 24 in 2005, against an average of 12 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the CO4 9QT hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 11
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | 12 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 12 | 19 |
| 2021 | 12 | 15 |
| 2020 | 10 | 14 |
| 2019 | 9 | 12 |
| 2018 | 14 | 19 |
| 2017 | 8 | 10 |
| 2016 | 15 | 19 |
| 2015 | 9 | 14 |
| 2014 | 7 | 9 |
| 2013 | 10 | 12 |
| 2012 | 8 | 11 |
| 2011 | 12 | 16 |
| 2010 | 9 | 17 |
| 2009 | 19 | 26 |
| 2008 | 12 | 12 |
| 2007 | 20 | 23 |
| 2006 | 10 | 16 |
| 2005 | 24 | 32 |
| 2004 | 8 | 10 |
| 2003 | 23 | 30 |
| 2002 | 23 | 27 |
| 2001 | 20 | 25 |
Map of crashes at the CO4 9QT hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near CO4 9QT.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9QT 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 CO4 9QT 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 9QT
- Postcode district
- CO4
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 51.92099, 0.92918
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 25 of 25
- Latest collision
- 18 October 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 2,515th of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the CO4 9QT hotspot
129 of the 309 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Colchester.
Accident hotspots near CO4 9QT
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Ardleigh & Little Bromley, Tendring, CO7 7QR area, 0.9 km away, with 78 collisions.
- Ardleigh & Little Bromley, Tendring, CO7 7QR area0.9 km away, 111 casualties78 collisions
- Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9RT area1.2 km away, 300 casualties258 collisions
- Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 5XS area1.5 km away, 121 casualties97 collisions
- Mile End, Colchester, CO4 5LE area2.4 km away, 213 casualties182 collisions
- St Anne's and St John's, Colchester, CO4 3HQ area2.6 km away, 292 casualties265 collisions
- Rural North, Colchester, CO4 5NH area2.6 km away, 103 casualties69 collisions
- Rural North, Colchester, CO4 7AE area2.7 km away, 118 casualties70 collisions
- Castle, Colchester, CO1 1YA area2.9 km away, 167 casualties141 collisions
All 309 crashes at the CO4 9QT hotspot
Newest first, from 31 January 2001 to 18 October 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Nissan Micra crash on the A12 in Colchester, 29 Sep 2025, 16:00
- Nissan Micra and Vauxhall Combo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421651175
- Serious
BMW 1 Series crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 29 Sep 2025, 08:31
- BMW 1 Series and Ford Mondeo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421647989
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 20 Aug 2025, 15:00
- Volkswagen Polo and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421631380
- Slight
Nissan Qashqai crash on the A12 in Tendring, 1 Aug 2025, 15:46
- Nissan Qashqai and Honda VT
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421623586
- Slight
Vauxhall Mokka crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 18 Jul 2025, 13:31
- Vauxhall Mokka and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421620592
- Slight
Citroen Relay crash on the A12 in Tendring, 23 Jun 2025, 07:50
- Citroen Relay and Mercedes C Class
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421606541
- Slight
Fiat 500 crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 17 Jun 2025, 18:19
- Fiat 500 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421604145
- Serious
Land Rover Range Rover Sport crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 29 Apr 2025, 13:20
- Land Rover Range Rover Sport and Ducati Multistrada
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421583503
- Slight
Suzuki GSXR crash on the A12 in Colchester, 10 Apr 2025, 17:57
- Suzuki GSXR and Ford Mondeo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421576415
- Slight
Audi A3 crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 15 Jan 2025, 09:00
- Audi A3 and a van
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421541890
- Slight
Citroen C1 crash on the A12 in Colchester, 18 Apr 2024, 17:45
- Citroen C1 and Volkswagen Passat
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024421435118
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 8 Jan 2024, 08:41
- BMW 3 Series and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024421395790
- Slight
Renault Captur crash on the A1232 in Colchester, 15 Oct 2023, 21:20
- Renault Captur and Mini Cooper
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023421363155
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 11 Oct 2023, 20:00
- A car and an e-scooter
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023421363307
- Serious
Kawasaki ZR crash on the A120 in Colchester, 2 Sep 2022, 13:45
- Kawasaki ZR and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022421222555
- Slight
Mitsubishi Fuso Canter crash on the A120 in Colchester, 26 Aug 2022, 16:18
- Mitsubishi Fuso Canter and Suzuki SX4
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2022421212928
- Serious
Kia Sportage crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 17 Aug 2022, 06:13
- Kia Sportage and Kawasaki ZX
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022421209846
- Slight
Honda HR-V crash on an unclassified road in Tendring, 11 Aug 2022, 10:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022421224905
- Slight
Skoda Fabia crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 5 Jul 2022, 07:45
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2022421195109
- Serious
BMW 3 Series crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 24 Jun 2022, 20:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022421200700
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A12 in Colchester, 5 Jun 2022, 13:45
- Volkswagen Golf and Toyota Corolla
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022421184379
- Slight
Citroen Berlingo crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 14 May 2022, 10:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022421178384
- Slight
Peugeot Partner crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 28 Mar 2022, 05:44
- Peugeot Partner and Vauxhall Vectra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022421159609
- Slight
Mercedes E Class crash on the A1232 in Tendring, 27 Mar 2022, 15:10
- Mercedes E Class and Suzuki DL 650
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022421161596
- Slight
Ford Transit crash on the A120 in Colchester, 19 Mar 2022, 15:55
- Ford Transit and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2022421160163
- Slight
Citroen C4 crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 8 Feb 2022, 13:54
- Citroen C4 and Mercedes Sprinter
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022421141424
- Slight
Ford Grand C-Max crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 6 Dec 2021, 14:40
- Ford Grand C-Max and a van
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021421119609
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 3 Dec 2021, 20:15
- Ford Fiesta and BMW 1 Series
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2021421118580
- Slight
Toyota Aygo crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 3 Nov 2021, 17:47
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021421105785
- Serious
Ford Transit crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 26 Sep 2021, 11:29
- Ford Transit and Yamaha YZF R125
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021421091926
- Slight
Nissan Juke crash on the A12 in Colchester, 27 Aug 2021, 13:10
- Nissan Juke and Volkswagen Passat
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021421089793
- Slight
Peugeot Expert crash on the A12 in Colchester, 26 Jul 2021, 11:35
- Peugeot Expert, BMW X1 and a car
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2021421070390
- Slight
Mercedes Sprinter crash on the A1232 in Colchester, 7 May 2021, 01:13
- Mercedes Sprinter and Audi TT
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021421043025
- Slight
Renault Kadjar crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 2 May 2021, 11:35
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021421043065
- Slight
Renault Clio crash on the A120 in Colchester, 14 Apr 2021, 16:21
- Renault Clio and Jaguar XF Series
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021421035639
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 14 Apr 2021, 15:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021421036136
- Serious
Suzuki GSR 750 crash on the A12 in Colchester, 1 Mar 2021, 13:12
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021421024781
- Slight
Car crash on the A120 in Colchester, 22 Jan 2021, 15:52
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021421016391
- Serious
Ford Transit crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 17 Dec 2020, 16:00
- Ford Transit and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020421008083
- Slight
Hyundai i30 crash on the A12 in Colchester, 9 Dec 2020, 12:55
- Hyundai i30 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2020421015728
- Slight
Piaggio Fly crash on the A120 in Colchester, 14 Nov 2020, 18:05
- Piaggio Fly and Mercedes
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020420998839
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 21 Sep 2020, 08:03
- Volkswagen Polo and Volkswagen Tiguan
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020420982787
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the A120 in Colchester, 29 May 2020, 13:24
- Ford Focus, BMW 1 Series and Skoda Octavia
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2020420954068
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A120 in Colchester, 9 Mar 2020, 20:30
- Vauxhall Astra and Renault Clio
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020420938114
- Slight
Mercedes Sprinter crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 24 Feb 2020, 07:26
- Mercedes Sprinter and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020420933118
- Serious
Renault Megane crash on the A120 in Colchester, 9 Feb 2020, 16:34
- Renault Megane and Jaguar XF Series
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2020420928388
- Slight
Honda FR-V crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 27 Jan 2020, 15:10
- Honda FR-V and Nissan Juke
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2020420923860