Official DfT STATS19 Data
Colchester Road Accidents
Every police-reported injury collision in Colchester from 2021 to 2025 (latest year provisional) — 1,599 collisions, ranked #95 of 350 UK local authorities.
1,599
Collisions · 5 Years
2021–2025
16
Fatal
deaths within 30 days
373
Serious
hospital-level injuries
2,036
Casualties
injured or killed
Trend
Collisions by Year
| Year | Collisions | Fatal | Serious | Slight | Casualties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 (provisional) | 321 | 5 | 85 | 231 | 403 |
| 2024 | 322 | 3 | 79 | 240 | 420 |
| 2023 | 303 | 2 | 67 | 234 | 383 |
| 2022 | 334 | 2 | 77 | 255 | 420 |
| 2021 | 319 | 4 | 65 | 250 | 410 |
Map
Recent Fatal & Serious Collisions in Colchester
Locations of the most recent police-recorded fatal (red) and serious (amber) collisions from the dataset.
Fatal collision
Serious collision
Source: DfT STATS19 (OGL v3)
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See Colchester on the hotspot map (filter by year, severity and road user), the full UK local-authority table, or the United Kingdom live tracking page — the UK's WHO-estimated death rate (2.9 per 100,000) is among the world's lowest.
Questions
Colchester — FAQ
How many road accidents happen in Colchester?
Colchester recorded 1,599 police-reported injury collisions over the five-year window (2021–2025, latest year provisional), including 16 fatal and 373 serious collisions, with 2,036 total casualties. It ranks #95 of 350 UK local authorities by collision count.
Where does the Colchester accident data come from?
From STATS19, the official police-reported collision dataset published by the UK Department for Transport under the Open Government Licence — the same data used in government road-safety statistics.