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Maldon road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 215 road traffic collisions in Maldon in 1979, and 286 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 8,416 collisions in Maldon.

Collisions in 1979
215
Casualties in 1979
286
Fatal collisions
8
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
40% of collisions

Crash severity in Maldon in 1979

3.7% of collisions in Maldon in 1979 were fatal and 40% serious, against 1.9% and 25% in Maldon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83.7%
  • Serious8640%
  • Slight12156%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal93.1%
  • Serious10737%
  • Slight17059%

Maldon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maldon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 266 in 1988. 1979 is highlighted, with 215.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (15%)
  • Tuesday24 (11%)
  • Wednesday22 (10%)
  • Thursday31 (14%)
  • Friday37 (17%)
  • Saturday38 (18%)
  • Sunday30 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (5.6%)
  • February15 (7%)
  • March17 (7.9%)
  • April15 (7%)
  • May20 (9.3%)
  • June17 (7.9%)
  • July17 (7.9%)
  • August21 (9.8%)
  • September21 (9.8%)
  • October22 (10%)
  • November19 (8.8%)
  • December19 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight155 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (8.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds153 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (4.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (3.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Other6 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry125 (58%)
  • Wet or damp68 (32%)
  • Frost or ice15 (7%)
  • Snow7 (3.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph78 (36%)
  • 40 mph12 (5.6%)
  • 70 mph125 (58%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway205 (95%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.8%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maldon in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant142 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (19%)
  • Pedestrian37 (13%)
  • Cyclist29 (10%)
  • Van occupant12 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1015 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1526 (9.1%)
  • 16 to 2083 (29%)
  • 21 to 2538 (13%)
  • 26 to 3548 (17%)
  • 36 to 4532 (11%)
  • 46 to 5516 (5.6%)
  • 56 to 656 (2.1%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3.8%)
  • Over 756 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider180 (63%)
  • Passenger69 (24%)
  • Pedestrian37 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car219 (60%)
  • Motorcycle54 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (8.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (6%)
  • Bus or coach11 (3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Maldon in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Maldon

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Maldon ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maldon had fewer road collisions than 333 of them in 1979.

Collisions
334th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
335th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
275th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
308th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Maldon with the most crashes in 1979

The A414 had the most collisions in Maldon in 1979: 28, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maldon, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4142836112
2ndB10222233212
3rdB1010172618
4thB1012141914
5thB1018141604
6thB1021131715
7thB1026111304
8thB1020101501
9thB102381002
10thA122200
11thB14181201
12thB4141100

Towns in Maldon: crashes in 1979

Maldon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 46.

Postcode districts in Maldon: crashes in 1979

CM9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maldon in 1979: 111.

Latest crashes in Maldon in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Maldon in 1979, 2 were fatal and 14 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1979.

Severity

Maldon road accidents in other years