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Maldon road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 219 road traffic collisions in Maldon in 1984, and 291 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1983 (224), and casualties fell from 300.

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

Collisions in 1984
219
Down 2% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
291
Down 3% on 1983
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Maldon in 1984

0.9% of collisions in Maldon in 1984 were fatal and 33% serious, against 1.9% and 25% in Maldon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious7333%
  • Slight14466%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious8630%
  • Slight20370%

Maldon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maldon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 266 in 1988. 1984 is highlighted, with 219, down 2% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (13%)
  • Tuesday22 (10%)
  • Wednesday40 (18%)
  • Thursday22 (10%)
  • Friday35 (16%)
  • Saturday39 (18%)
  • Sunday33 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (6.4%)
  • February13 (5.9%)
  • March18 (8.2%)
  • April10 (4.6%)
  • May17 (7.8%)
  • June21 (9.6%)
  • July19 (8.7%)
  • August24 (11%)
  • September21 (9.6%)
  • October24 (11%)
  • November14 (6.4%)
  • December24 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight161 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds169 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other6 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry122 (56%)
  • Wet or damp84 (38%)
  • Frost or ice11 (5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph79 (36%)
  • 40 mph12 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph126 (58%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway217 (99%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maldon in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant154 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (20%)
  • Pedestrian31 (11%)
  • Cyclist23 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant18 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1521 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 2093 (32%)
  • 21 to 2552 (18%)
  • 26 to 3530 (10%)
  • 36 to 4528 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5519 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6514 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 759 (3.1%)
  • Over 754 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider177 (61%)
  • Passenger83 (29%)
  • Pedestrian31 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car248 (64%)
  • Motorcycle58 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (4.1%)
  • Minibus5 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Maldon in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maldon had fewer road collisions than 335 of them in 1984.

Collisions
336th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
336th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
340th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
314th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Maldon with the most crashes in 1984

The A414 had the most collisions in Maldon in 1984: 36, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maldon, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA414364609
2ndB1010192704
3rdB1012162512
4thB1018162105
5thB1021162005
6thB1022152007
7thB102681204
8thB10235901
9thB10202301
10thB10191301

Towns in Maldon: crashes in 1984

Maldon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 54.

Postcode districts in Maldon: crashes in 1984

CM9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maldon in 1984: 120.

Latest crashes in Maldon in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Maldon in 1984, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Maldon road accidents in other years