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Maldon road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 223 road traffic collisions in Maldon in 1980, and 327 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1979 (215), and casualties rose from 286.

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

Collisions in 1980
223
Up 4% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
327
Up 14% on 1979
Fatal collisions
7
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Maldon in 1980

3.1% of collisions in Maldon in 1980 were fatal and 35% serious, against 1.9% and 25% in Maldon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.1%
  • Serious7835%
  • Slight13862%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.1%
  • Serious10532%
  • Slight21566%

Maldon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maldon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 266 in 1988. 1980 is highlighted, with 223, up 4% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (9%)
  • Tuesday35 (16%)
  • Wednesday37 (17%)
  • Thursday25 (11%)
  • Friday42 (19%)
  • Saturday34 (15%)
  • Sunday30 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (7.2%)
  • February15 (6.7%)
  • March20 (9%)
  • April11 (4.9%)
  • May26 (12%)
  • June17 (7.6%)
  • July22 (9.9%)
  • August24 (11%)
  • September16 (7.2%)
  • October18 (8.1%)
  • November17 (7.6%)
  • December21 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight151 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds173 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (3.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (4.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry140 (63%)
  • Wet or damp68 (30%)
  • Frost or ice12 (5.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph70 (31%)
  • 40 mph9 (4%)
  • 60 mph89 (40%)
  • 70 mph55 (25%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway214 (96%)
  • Roundabout8 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maldon in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant170 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (20%)
  • Cyclist38 (12%)
  • Pedestrian28 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant13 (4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1023 (7%)
  • 11 to 1533 (10%)
  • 16 to 2097 (30%)
  • 21 to 2536 (11%)
  • 26 to 3543 (13%)
  • 36 to 4527 (8.3%)
  • 46 to 5526 (8%)
  • 56 to 6515 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7520 (6.1%)
  • Over 753 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider201 (61%)
  • Passenger98 (30%)
  • Pedestrian28 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car226 (58%)
  • Motorcycle67 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Maldon in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maldon had fewer road collisions than 333 of them in 1980.

Collisions
334th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
329th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
283rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
315th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Maldon with the most crashes in 1980

The B1010 had the most collisions in Maldon in 1980: 31, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maldon, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB10103144110
2ndA414223308
3rdB1022192526
4thB1012153007
5thB1026101308
6thB101891101
7thB102091203
8thB102181913
9thB10233902
10thB10191100
11thB10251100

Towns in Maldon: crashes in 1980

Maldon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 40.

Postcode districts in Maldon: crashes in 1980

CM9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maldon in 1980: 101.

Latest crashes in Maldon in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Maldon in 1980, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1980.

Severity

Maldon road accidents in other years