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Copford road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 209 road traffic collisions in Copford, Colchester, from 1979 to 2025, and 264 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 39 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, down from 3 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
209
1,904th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
264
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
5 people killed
Serious collisions
39
43 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
6 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Copford

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal52.4%
  • Serious3919%
  • Slight16579%

What the data shows

  • Copford had 35 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 13% more than the 31 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in Copford were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 20 children under 16 were killed or injured in Copford, 7.7% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in Copford.

Where Copford ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,904th
Most casualties
1,941st
Most fatal collisions
1,368th
Most serious collisions
1,999th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (14%)
  • Tuesday23 (11%)
  • Wednesday34 (16%)
  • Thursday31 (15%)
  • Friday36 (17%)
  • Saturday31 (15%)
  • Sunday24 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight149 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (4.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway166 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (13%)
  • Roundabout14 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph83 (40%)
  • 40 mph82 (39%)
  • 60 mph12 (5.7%)
  • 70 mph32 (15%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds166 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant163 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (16%)
  • Pedestrian22 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist18 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant8 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Copford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Copford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Copford peaked at 10 in 1982; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202436
202369
202233
202144
202044
201933
201855
201722
201634
201500
201433
201345
201211
201156
201022
200944
200845
200744
200644
200545
200477
200379
200289
200156
200044
199957
1998713
199768
199634
1995710
199433
199367
199259
199147
199056
1989811
198867
198736
198634
198511
1984911
198344
19821013
198155
198058
197934

Map of recent crashes in Copford

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Copford

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Copford

The 24 most recent collisions in Copford happened between 7 June 2019 and 10 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Copford

The B1408 has the most collisions in Copford, 125 of 209 (60%), followed by the A12 (41).

Collisions in Copford on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1408125159328
2ndA12415116
3rdA120202803

Council area for Copford

Copford is in Colchester, where police recorded 24,962 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Copford accounts for 0.8% of them.

Postcode districts in Copford

Collisions in Copford were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by CO6 (166) and CO3 (43).