Colin William Niblock
Reserve Constable

Colin William Niblock

Accident
End of Watch September 25, 2005
Age 38
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Gender Male

Incident

Killed in a road traffic accident while travelling home from night duty when he lost control of his car which then collided with a wall at Kircubbin, County Down.

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Permanent identifier
BO-GB-PSO-DE37FD39
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Reserve Constable Niblock served with the Police Service of Northern Ireland.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Reserve Constable Niblock.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type State Police
Location Belfast, NIR
Platform Identity psni.bfs.nir.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 25, 2005
Age 38
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Reserve Constable Colin William Niblock is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In NIR, 126 of 599 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 21% of this state's fallen. That is 21 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Police Service of Northern Ireland, 10 of 16 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 62.5% of this agency's fallen.

Police Service of Northern Ireland
10
of 16 officers
62.5% Accident
NIR — Statewide
126
of 599 officers
21% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Colin William Niblock's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Colin William Niblock Compares

Age at Death
38
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Colin William Niblock is highlighted in Sep.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897