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Maldon road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 8,416 road traffic collisions in Maldon from 1979 to 2025, and 11,470 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 156 were fatal and 2,102 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 87 collisions, down 3% on 2024 (90), and casualties rose from 121 to 122.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
8,416
19th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
11,470
1.36 per collision
Fatal collisions
156
1.9% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
87
Down 3% on 2024

Crash severity in Maldon

1.9% of collisions in Maldon from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal1561.9%
  • Serious2,10225%
  • Slight6,15873%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal1641.4%
  • Serious2,50222%
  • Slight8,80477%

Maldon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maldon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 266 in 1988. In 2025 there were 87, down 3% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 87
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202587122
202490121
2023119153
202292129
202193133
202070107
201992120
2018100138
2017100138
2016119156
2015101130
2014136181
2013134167
2012142191
2011140188
2010127168
2009118158
2008185245
2007161212
2006196269
2005224325
2004246335
2003190250
2002220304
2001212301
2000210272
1999240321
1998220303
1997222309
1996217281
1995230309
1994194267
1993208296
1992219294
1991196283
1990235318
1989258343
1988266378
1987227326
1986246336
1985249326
1984219291
1983224300
1982213292
1981191271
1980223327
1979215286

When and where crashes happen in Maldon

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,132 (13%)
  • Tuesday1,092 (13%)
  • Wednesday1,185 (14%)
  • Thursday1,198 (14%)
  • Friday1,419 (17%)
  • Saturday1,310 (16%)
  • Sunday1,080 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59336 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59118 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,166 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,198 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:591,439 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:591,943 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:591,376 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59840 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January649 (7.7%)
  • February605 (7.2%)
  • March656 (7.8%)
  • April618 (7.3%)
  • May727 (8.6%)
  • June717 (8.5%)
  • July771 (9.2%)
  • August759 (9%)
  • September713 (8.5%)
  • October711 (8.4%)
  • November745 (8.9%)
  • December745 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight6,039 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,601 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit678 (8.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown74 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit24 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds6,565 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,111 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds161 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist122 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds112 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds45 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.1%)
  • Other261 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded32 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry5,170 (61%)
  • Wet or damp2,877 (34%)
  • Frost or ice298 (3.5%)
  • Snow41 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep16 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel8 (0.1%)
  • Mud5 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph2,851 (34%)
  • 40 mph736 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph102 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph4,495 (53%)
  • 70 mph215 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway7,978 (95%)
  • Roundabout244 (2.9%)
  • Dual carriageway120 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road43 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded31 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Maldon

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant7,497 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist1,414 (12%)
  • Pedestrian978 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist762 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant434 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)123 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant79 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant75 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant50 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant41 (0.4%)
  • Other16 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5188 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 10383 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 15648 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 202,562 (22%)
  • 21 to 251,457 (13%)
  • 26 to 351,763 (15%)
  • 36 to 451,468 (13%)
  • 46 to 551,080 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 65798 (7%)
  • 66 to 75509 (4.4%)
  • Over 75360 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded254 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider7,624 (66%)
  • Passenger2,868 (25%)
  • Pedestrian978 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car10,908 (72%)
  • Motorcycle1,430 (9.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes955 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle819 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes509 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle157 (1%)
  • Bus or coach138 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car58 (0.4%)
  • Minibus54 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle46 (0.3%)
  • Other19 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Maldon

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Maldon

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Maldon ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maldon had the 19th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
19th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
19th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 36th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
39th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
330thHarlow9,07411,3131151,841
331stTamworth8,51711,185100980
332ndMoray8,43111,7063502,044
333rdMaldon (this area)8,41611,4701562,102
334thRibble Valley8,29112,1012342,000
335thAdur8,26910,4141221,549
336thIsle of Anglesey8,05311,7592241,755

Accident hotspots in Maldon

Maldon North, Maldon, CM9 5EW area is the busiest accident hotspot in Maldon, with 273 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 4 of them fatal.

Roads in Maldon with the most crashes

The B1010 had the most collisions in Maldon from 1979 to 2025: 899, including 20 fatal and 230 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maldon, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB10108991,25520230
2ndA41473798914167
3rdB101873497714160
4thB102259180913141
5thB10215116505123
6thB10264035855127
7thB10123985988113
8thB1023198256154
9thB1020109147534
10thB101992136726
11thA12253613
12thB1418223518
13thA1305601
14thB10023300
15thB10253401
16thA10162201
17thB10282300
18thB4142200
19thA1201100
20thA1271100

Towns in Maldon

Maldon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 1,587.

Postcode districts in Maldon

CM9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maldon from 1979 to 2025: 3,996.

Latest crashes in Maldon

Of the latest 24 crashes in Maldon, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The most recent was on 28 December 2025.

Severity