Serious
Peugeot 208 crash on the A120 in Colchester, 8 Feb 2025, 16:35
- Peugeot 208 and Ford Kuga
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2025421552083
Marks Tey and Layer, Colchester, CO6 1HT area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 95 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Marks Tey and Layer ward, Colchester, from 2001 to 2025, with 155 casualties. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 10 were serious.
In 2025 there was 1 collision here, down from 3 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 95
- 8,324th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 155
- 1.63 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 3
- 3 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 1
- 3 in 2024
Crash severity at the CO6 1HT hotspot
13 of the 95 collisions here (14%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal33.2%
- Serious1011%
- Slight8286%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 3
- Seriously injured
- 13
- Slightly injured
- 139
- All casualties
- 155
Accidents by year at the CO6 1HT hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 8 in 2007, against an average of 3.8 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the CO6 1HT hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 4 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 5 | 7 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 4 | 5 |
| 2019 | 4 | 7 |
| 2018 | 3 | 7 |
| 2017 | 5 | 8 |
| 2016 | 3 | 6 |
| 2015 | 3 | 5 |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 5 | 9 |
| 2012 | 7 | 11 |
| 2011 | 4 | 6 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 4 | 4 |
| 2008 | 2 | 5 |
| 2007 | 8 | 11 |
| 2006 | 5 | 8 |
| 2005 | 3 | 8 |
| 2004 | 5 | 5 |
| 2003 | 8 | 14 |
| 2002 | 6 | 12 |
| 2001 | 2 | 2 |
Map of crashes at the CO6 1HT hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near CO6 1HT.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Marks Tey and Layer, Colchester, CO6 1HT 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 CO6 1HT 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
- Marks Tey and Layer
- Council area
- Colchester
- Nearest postcode to the centre
- CO6 1HT
- Postcode district
- CO6
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 51.87661, 0.74548
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 25 of 25
- Latest collision
- 8 February 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 8,324th of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the CO6 1HT hotspot
19 of the 95 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Marks Tey.
Accident hotspots near CO6 1HT
5 other hotspots lie within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Marks Tey and Layer, Colchester, CO6 1XB area, 1.4 km away, with 88 collisions.
- Marks Tey and Layer, Colchester, CO6 1XB area1.4 km away, 116 casualties88 collisions
- Marks Tey and Layer, Colchester, CO6 1EE area2.4 km away, 269 casualties202 collisions
- Coggeshall, Braintree, CO6 1SY area3.4 km away, 227 casualties159 collisions
- Marks Tey and Layer, Colchester, CO6 1YT area3.7 km away, 120 casualties87 collisions
- Kelvedon & Feering, Braintree, CO5 9FB area3.8 km away, 204 casualties139 collisions
All 95 crashes at the CO6 1HT hotspot
Newest first, from 31 March 2001 to 8 February 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Peugeot Boxer crash on the A120 in Colchester, 7 Dec 2024, 13:50
- Peugeot Boxer and Mercedes E Class
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024421527102
- Serious
Ford Fiesta crash on the A120 in Colchester, 22 Jul 2024, 16:26
- Ford Fiesta and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024421470853
- Slight
Lexmoto LXR crash on the A120 in Colchester, 21 Feb 2024, 17:42
- Lexmoto LXR and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024421412603
- Slight
Dacia Sandero crash on the A120 in Colchester, 13 Feb 2023, 06:09
- Dacia Sandero, Kia Ceed and Ford Transit Custom
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023421275445
- Slight
Mini Cooper crash on the A120 in Colchester, 29 Jan 2023, 11:25
- Mini Cooper, Vauxhall Meriva and Ford Puma
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023421269391
- Slight
Mercedes GLC Class crash on the A120 in Colchester, 28 Nov 2022, 04:29
- Mercedes GLC Class and DAF Trucks
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2022421247267
- Slight
DAF Trucks crash on the A120 in Colchester, 24 Nov 2022, 04:30
- DAF Trucks and Mercedes C Class
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022421246043
- Slight
Mercedes C Class crash on the A120 in Colchester, 21 Jun 2022, 08:05
- Mercedes C Class, Vauxhall Zafira and Mercedes A Class
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022421190053
- Slight
Fiat 500 crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 20 Jun 2022, 12:17
- Fiat 500 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022421189660
- Serious
Vauxhall Vivaro crash on the A120 in Colchester, 2 Feb 2022, 14:50
- Vauxhall Vivaro and DAF Trucks
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022421139472
- Serious
Toyota Corolla crash on the A120 in Colchester, 13 Aug 2021, 14:29
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021421076817
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 20 Nov 2020, 07:49
- Ford Fiesta and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2020421000148
- Slight
Audi TT crash on the A120 in Colchester, 22 Sep 2020, 13:48
- Audi TT, Citroen C3 and 2 cars
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020420983333
- Slight
Mini One crash on the A120 in Colchester, 1 Mar 2020, 11:04
- Mini One and Nissan Qashqai
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020420935397
- Slight
DAF Trucks crash on the A120 in Colchester, 3 Jan 2020, 18:12
- DAF Trucks and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020420915348
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 17 Sep 2019, 07:28
- Vauxhall Astra and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2019420878194
- Slight
Ford Mondeo crash on the A120 in Colchester, 14 May 2019, 11:31
- Ford Mondeo, Mercedes Sprinter and a van
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019420839197
- Slight
Nissan Juke crash on the A120 in Colchester, 14 May 2019, 08:15
- Nissan Juke and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019420839761
- Slight
Ford KA crash on the A120 in Colchester, 25 Feb 2019, 06:35
- Ford KA and Fiat Punto
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2019420818506
- Fatal
Ford Fiesta crash on the A120 in Colchester, 18 Sep 2018, 07:03
- Ford Fiesta, Ford Transit and another vehicle
- 3 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2018420327995
- Slight
Honda CBF125M crash on the A120 in Colchester, 6 Jul 2018, 19:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2018420308264
- Slight
Ford Transit Custom crash on the A120 in Colchester, 2 May 2018, 10:39
- Ford Transit Custom and Mazda 3
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2018420289560
- Slight
Toyota Yaris crash on the A120 in Colchester, 31 Jul 2017, 15:00
- Toyota Yaris and Mercedes C Class
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2017420205886
- Slight
Nissan Juke crash on the A120 in Colchester, 16 Jun 2017, 13:20
- Nissan Juke and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2017420191849
- Slight
Suzuki Swift crash on the A120 in Colchester, 4 May 2017, 15:45
- Suzuki Swift and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017420205396
- Slight
Ford Transit Connect crash on the A120 in Colchester, 22 Jan 2017, 10:08
- Ford Transit Connect, Volkswagen Golf and a car
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017420147680
- Serious
Ford Focus crash on the A120 in Colchester, 6 Jan 2017, 05:53
- Ford Focus, DAF Trucks and Peugeot 307
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2017420142970
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A120 in Colchester, 9 Sep 2016, 07:17
- Ford Fiesta, Peugeot Partner, Vauxhall Vivaro and Vauxhall Corsa
- 4 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2016420103734
- Slight
Ford Transit crash on the A120 in Colchester, 9 Jul 2016, 10:50
- Ford Transit and Vauxhall Zafira
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016420084085
- Slight
Peugeot Boxer crash on the A120 in Colchester, 3 Feb 2016, 08:00
- Peugeot Boxer and another vehicle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016420042453
- Slight
Ford Transit crash on the A120 in Colchester, 4 Dec 2015, 10:15
- Ford Transit, Ford Focus, Audi A6 and Renault Clio
- 4 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2015420034506
- Slight
Vauxhall Vectra crash on the A120 in Colchester, 14 Mar 2015, 18:15
- Vauxhall Vectra and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201542I086103
- Slight
Citroen Relay crash on the A120 in Colchester, 12 Jan 2015, 09:14
- Citroen Relay, Citroen Nemo and Audi A3
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201542I010801
- Slight
BMW 5 Series crash on the A120 in Colchester, 14 Feb 2014, 19:56
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 201442I051602
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A120 in Colchester, 20 Dec 2013, 16:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201342I413312
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A120 in Colchester, 15 Oct 2013, 23:55
- Vauxhall Astra and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201342I314110
- Serious
Car crash on the A120 in Colchester, 16 Sep 2013, 15:24
- A car and a van
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201342I281109
- Slight
Ford Transit crash on the A120 in Colchester, 6 Jun 2013, 17:51
- 2 Ford Transits, Kia Sedona and Vauxhall Vivaro
- 4 vehicles, 5 casualties
Ref 201342I162106
- Slight
Suzuki SV 650 crash on the A120 in Colchester, 8 Apr 2013, 07:30
- Suzuki SV 650 and another vehicle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201342I100604
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the A120 in Colchester, 10 Nov 2012, 17:25
- Ford Focus and Toyota RAV4
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 201242I359311
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A120 in Colchester, 14 Sep 2012, 09:25
- Vauxhall Astra and Toyota Avensis
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201242I287309
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on the A120 in Colchester, 13 Sep 2012, 08:00
- Volkswagen Polo, a lorry and a car
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201242I303109
- Slight
Mercedes E Class crash on the A120 in Colchester, 15 Jul 2012, 14:15
- Mercedes E Class and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201242I212807
- Serious
Audi S4 crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 14 Jul 2012, 17:00
- Audi S4 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201242I213407
- Slight
Renault Clio crash on the A120 in Colchester, 2 Jun 2012, 10:51
- Renault Clio and 3 cars
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201242I157006
- Slight
Ford Mondeo crash on the A120 in Colchester, 15 Mar 2012, 15:32
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201242I069203
- Serious
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Colchester, 11 Nov 2011, 21:57
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201142I374811