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Maldon road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 191 road traffic collisions in Maldon in 1981, and 271 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 1980 (223), and casualties fell from 327.

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

Collisions in 1981
191
Down 14% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
271
Down 17% on 1980
Fatal collisions
4
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
36% of collisions

Crash severity in Maldon in 1981

2.1% of collisions in Maldon in 1981 were fatal and 36% serious, against 1.9% and 25% in Maldon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.1%
  • Serious6936%
  • Slight11862%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.8%
  • Serious8431%
  • Slight18267%

Maldon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maldon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 266 in 1988. 1981 is highlighted, with 191, down 14% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (9.9%)
  • Tuesday24 (13%)
  • Wednesday29 (15%)
  • Thursday31 (16%)
  • Friday32 (17%)
  • Saturday31 (16%)
  • Sunday25 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5914 (7.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (6.8%)
  • February14 (7.3%)
  • March9 (4.7%)
  • April17 (8.9%)
  • May18 (9.4%)
  • June11 (5.8%)
  • July23 (12%)
  • August18 (9.4%)
  • September11 (5.8%)
  • October27 (14%)
  • November20 (10%)
  • December10 (5.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight132 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds148 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (4.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry120 (63%)
  • Wet or damp60 (31%)
  • Frost or ice9 (4.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph65 (34%)
  • 40 mph11 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph111 (58%)
  • 70 mph4 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway184 (96%)
  • Roundabout4 (2.1%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maldon in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant152 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (19%)
  • Pedestrian28 (10%)
  • Cyclist19 (7%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1018 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 1517 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2075 (28%)
  • 21 to 2525 (9.2%)
  • 26 to 3535 (13%)
  • 36 to 4523 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 5523 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6519 (7%)
  • 66 to 7520 (7.4%)
  • Over 7510 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider149 (55%)
  • Passenger94 (35%)
  • Pedestrian28 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car211 (64%)
  • Motorcycle50 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Maldon in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Maldon

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Maldon ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maldon had fewer road collisions than 337 of them in 1981.

Collisions
338th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
337th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
314th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
326th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Maldon with the most crashes in 1981

The A414 had the most collisions in Maldon in 1981: 19, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maldon, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA414192415
2ndB1022182715
3rdB1026162204
4thB1010152405
5thB1021151804
6thB1018141404
7thB1012101506
8thB102371404
9thB10205703
10thB10193401
11thA122200

Towns in Maldon: crashes in 1981

Maldon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 41.

Postcode districts in Maldon: crashes in 1981

CM9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maldon in 1981: 103.

Latest crashes in Maldon in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Maldon in 1981, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 13 December 1981.

Severity

Maldon road accidents in other years