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Maldon road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 224 road traffic collisions in Maldon in 1983, and 300 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1982 (213), and casualties rose from 292.

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

Collisions in 1983
224
Up 5% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
300
Up 3% on 1982
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
42% of collisions

Crash severity in Maldon in 1983

0.4% of collisions in Maldon in 1983 were fatal and 42% serious, against 1.9% and 25% in Maldon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious9442%
  • Slight12958%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious11037%
  • Slight18963%

Maldon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maldon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 266 in 1988. 1983 is highlighted, with 224, up 5% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (13%)
  • Tuesday29 (13%)
  • Wednesday30 (13%)
  • Thursday32 (14%)
  • Friday33 (15%)
  • Saturday38 (17%)
  • Sunday33 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (8.5%)
  • February15 (6.7%)
  • March19 (8.5%)
  • April18 (8%)
  • May21 (9.4%)
  • June21 (9.4%)
  • July21 (9.4%)
  • August19 (8.5%)
  • September21 (9.4%)
  • October16 (7.1%)
  • November18 (8%)
  • December16 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight150 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (9.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds183 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Other5 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry149 (67%)
  • Wet or damp65 (29%)
  • Frost or ice9 (4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph74 (33%)
  • 40 mph15 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph131 (58%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway217 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.8%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maldon in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant142 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (20%)
  • Cyclist42 (14%)
  • Pedestrian28 (9.3%)
  • Van occupant23 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1020 (6.7%)
  • 11 to 1525 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 2090 (30%)
  • 21 to 2540 (13%)
  • 26 to 3539 (13%)
  • 36 to 4524 (8%)
  • 46 to 5525 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 659 (3%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3.7%)
  • Over 759 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider188 (63%)
  • Passenger84 (28%)
  • Pedestrian28 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car238 (59%)
  • Motorcycle58 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (9.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Maldon in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maldon had fewer road collisions than 333 of them in 1983.

Collisions
334th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
333rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
343rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Maldon with the most crashes in 1983

The A414 had the most collisions in Maldon in 1983: 23, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maldon, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA414233009
2ndB1010212908
3rdB10222135012
4thB10122030112
5thB1021121204
6thB102691103
7thB10188903
8thB10237803
9thB10203402

Towns in Maldon: crashes in 1983

Maldon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 43.

Postcode districts in Maldon: crashes in 1983

CM9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maldon in 1983: 104.

Latest crashes in Maldon in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Maldon in 1983, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Maldon road accidents in other years