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Tiptree road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 595 road traffic collisions in Tiptree, Colchester, from 1979 to 2025, and 742 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 117 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 6 collisions, down from 13 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
595
1,045th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
742
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
6
6 people killed
Serious collisions
117
128 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
6
13 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
7
17 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Tiptree

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious11720%
  • Slight47279%

What the data shows

  • Tiptree had 69 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 5% fewer than the 73 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in Tiptree were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 126 children under 16 were killed or injured in Tiptree, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in Tiptree.

Where Tiptree ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,045th
Most casualties
1,061st
Most fatal collisions
1,233rd
Most serious collisions
1,028th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (14%)
  • Tuesday87 (15%)
  • Wednesday86 (14%)
  • Thursday90 (15%)
  • Friday103 (17%)
  • Saturday81 (14%)
  • Sunday66 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight436 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit135 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway566 (95%)
  • Roundabout15 (2.5%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph547 (92%)
  • 40 mph11 (1.8%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph28 (4.7%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds465 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (15%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant380 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist114 (15%)
  • Pedestrian113 (15%)
  • Cyclist107 (14%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Tiptree road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tiptree, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Tiptree peaked at 26 in 1988; 2025 had 6.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 6
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202567
20241317
2023810
202233
202145
20201010
201988
201813
20171010
2016611
201555
2014810
2013713
201245
20111013
20101011
200955
20081112
200779
200666
20051112
20042124
20031317
20021925
20011720
20001319
19992125
19981213
19971010
19961014
19951316
19941723
19932126
19922531
19912021
19902430
19892027
19882636
19871922
19861723
19851618
19841214
19831924
19821014
19811934
19801618
19791213

Map of recent crashes in Tiptree

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Tiptree

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Tiptree

The 24 most recent collisions in Tiptree happened between 24 August 2023 and 7 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Tiptree

The B1022 has the most collisions in Tiptree, 227 of 595 (38%), followed by the B1023 (185).

Collisions in Tiptree on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1022227305149
2ndB1023185229331

Council areas covering Tiptree

Collisions in Tiptree were recorded in 2 council areas. Colchester has 591 of 595 (99%).

Collisions in Tiptree by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stColchester5917386116
2ndMaldon3301

Postcode districts in Tiptree

Collisions in Tiptree were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by CO5 (556) and CO1 (39).