Crap Towns / Colchester / Roads
How dangerous are the roads in Colchester?
There were 3.3 fatal or serious road collisions per 10,000 people a year in Colchester from 2021 to 2025, 38% higher than the typical town's 2.4. In 2025 it was 4.3, up from 3.2 in 2021.
Colch has had roadworks since the Romans laid the first road, and some of the cones look original.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3.2 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 3.2 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 3.1 | 2.4 |
| 2025 | 4.3 | 2.5 |
| Town | Distance | Collisions per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Clacton-on-Sea | 19.6 km | 3.4 |
| Colchester | – | 3.3 |
| Sudbury | 20.0 km | 3.0 |
| Hadleigh | 17.6 km | 2.3 |
| Halstead | 19.3 km | 1.7 |
| Brightlingsea | 12.2 km | 1.6 |
| Jaywick | 19.1 km | 1.6 |
| Wivenhoe | 5.2 km | 1.4 |
| Berechurch | 3.3 km | 1.3 |
| Tiptree | 14.1 km | 1.3 |
| West Mersea | 12.7 km | 0.6 |
| The typical town | – | 2.4 |