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CO2 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,153 road traffic collisions in the CO2 postcode district, Colchester, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,328 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 41 were fatal and 908 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 51 collisions, up 21% on 2024 (42).

Collisions since 1979
4,153
838th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,328
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
41
45 people killed
Serious collisions
908
1,003 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
51
Up 21% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
64
Up 14% on 2024

Road collision statistics for CO2

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal411%
  • Serious90822%
  • Slight3,20477%

What the data shows

  • CO2 had 500 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 22% fewer than the 641 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in CO2 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 621 children under 16 were killed or injured in CO2, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in CO2.

Where CO2 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
838th
Most casualties
884th
Most fatal collisions
1,464th
Most serious collisions
527th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday597 (14%)
  • Tuesday579 (14%)
  • Wednesday570 (14%)
  • Thursday668 (16%)
  • Friday698 (17%)
  • Saturday581 (14%)
  • Sunday460 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,902 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit929 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting252 (6.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown42 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit28 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,398 (82%)
  • Roundabout422 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road182 (4.4%)
  • Dual carriageway126 (3%)
  • Not recorded25 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph18 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph2,998 (72%)
  • 40 mph591 (14%)
  • 50 mph15 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph496 (12%)
  • 70 mph35 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,387 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds522 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds63 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds28 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds20 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist19 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (under 0.1%)
  • Other90 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded22 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,719 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist887 (17%)
  • Pedestrian745 (14%)
  • Cyclist645 (12%)
  • Van occupant128 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant92 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant42 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)26 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant25 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CO2 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CO2, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in CO2 peaked at 162 in 1987; 2025 had 51.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 51
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255164
20244256
20235266
20224153
20215471
20203553
20195977
20184562
20175371
20166878
20156167
20146787
20135163
20127298
20116574
20105066
20096979
20087080
20076377
20067390
200599123
200489106
200388122
200290110
200196126
2000107144
1999101151
1998105136
199794120
199699128
1995105130
1994129164
1993112141
1992105125
1991113149
1990126167
1989137180
1988117149
1987162204
198684102
1985124148
1984118169
1983124156
1982113163
1981128170
1980131160
1979116153

Map of recent crashes in CO2

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CO2

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CO2

The 24 most recent collisions in CO2 happened between 27 July and 8 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CO2

The B1025 has the most collisions in CO2, 840 of 4,153 (20%), followed by the A134 (390).

Collisions in CO2 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB10258401,08212174
2ndA134390478367
3rdB1026344471795
4thB1022208320245
5thA112488105015
6thA137131401
7thA12326800
8thA13361001
9thA1204802
10thB10273300

Council areas covering CO2

Collisions in CO2 were recorded in 2 council areas. Colchester has 4,138 of 4,153 (99.6%).

Collisions in CO2 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stColchester4,1385,30341903
2ndTendring101703

Towns in CO2

Collisions in CO2 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Colchester (2,746) and Berechurch (461).