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Colchester road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 14,257 road traffic collisions in Colchester from 1979 to 2025, and 17,509 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 115 were fatal and 2,650 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 189 collisions, up 7% on 2024 (176).

Collisions since 1979
14,257
87th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
17,509
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
115
124 people killed
Serious collisions
2,650
2,862 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
189
Up 7% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
235
Up 11% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Colchester

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1150.8%
  • Serious2,65019%
  • Slight11,49281%

What the data shows

  • Colchester had 1,829 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 23% fewer than the 2,379 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Colchester were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 2,032 children under 16 were killed or injured in Colchester, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in Colchester.

Where Colchester ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
87th
Most casualties
88th
Most fatal collisions
98th
Most serious collisions
79th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,960 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,134 (15%)
  • Wednesday2,231 (16%)
  • Thursday2,202 (15%)
  • Friday2,492 (17%)
  • Saturday1,960 (14%)
  • Sunday1,278 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight10,204 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3,674 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting200 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown118 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit61 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway9,914 (70%)
  • Roundabout2,262 (16%)
  • Dual carriageway1,187 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road807 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded87 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph128 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph11,041 (77%)
  • 40 mph1,951 (14%)
  • 50 mph462 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph342 (2.4%)
  • 70 mph333 (2.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds11,825 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,664 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds153 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds92 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds70 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist63 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds10 (0.1%)
  • Other292 (2%)
  • Not recorded88 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant8,309 (47%)
  • Pedestrian2,997 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist2,934 (17%)
  • Cyclist2,363 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant313 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant294 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant118 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)68 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant44 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant25 (0.1%)
  • Other16 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded28 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Colchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Colchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Colchester peaked at 475 in 1989; 2025 had 189.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 189
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025189235
2024176211
2023179208
2022183213
2021194236
2020156197
2019185234
2018197236
2017158179
2016212268
2015250294
2014238286
2013226268
2012231278
2011237284
2010218268
2009229275
2008225268
2007268322
2006257295
2005327385
2004337393
2003329410
2002319406
2001357444
2000368468
1999335406
1998353428
1997331407
1996292365
1995354431
1994381470
1993357441
1992397484
1991379478
1990378466
1989475601
1988439567
1987442558
1986364445
1985390477
1984411516
1983335403
1982361480
1981401496
1980426508
1979411521

Map of recent crashes in Colchester

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Colchester

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Colchester

The 24 most recent collisions in Colchester happened between 8 November and 27 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Colchester

The A134 has the most collisions in Colchester, 2,280 of 14,257 (16%), followed by the A133 (1,300).

Collisions in Colchester on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1342,2802,82015406
2ndA1331,3001,67314184
3rdA11241,0651,27112191
4thA12329051,1288149
5thA1375446411110
6thB1022458558389
7thB1025441556479
8thB1026335417773
9thA122644231159
10thA604261312037
11thB1508108129021
12thB140893119122
13thB1028314204
14thB1027233214
15thA12061303
16thB1344800
17thA1273300
18thA1363300

Council areas covering Colchester

Collisions in Colchester were recorded in 5 council areas. Colchester has 14,170 of 14,257 (99%).

Collisions in Colchester by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stColchester14,17017,3861152,636
2ndTendring74109013
3rdCastle Point4400
4thEpping Forest4500
5thChelmsford3301

Postcode districts in Colchester

Collisions in Colchester were recorded in 5 postcode districts, led by CO4 (3,945) and CO1 (3,894).