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Maldon road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 249 road traffic collisions in Maldon in 1985, and 326 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 1984 (219), and casualties rose from 291.

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

Collisions in 1985
249
Up 14% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
326
Up 12% on 1984
Fatal collisions
3
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Maldon in 1985

1.2% of collisions in Maldon in 1985 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.9% and 25% in Maldon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious7831%
  • Slight16867%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious10131%
  • Slight22268%

Maldon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maldon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 266 in 1988. 1985 is highlighted, with 249, up 14% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (13%)
  • Tuesday33 (13%)
  • Wednesday41 (16%)
  • Thursday35 (14%)
  • Friday42 (17%)
  • Saturday33 (13%)
  • Sunday33 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (17%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (4.8%)
  • February22 (8.8%)
  • March18 (7.2%)
  • April10 (4%)
  • May16 (6.4%)
  • June29 (12%)
  • July30 (12%)
  • August18 (7.2%)
  • September21 (8.4%)
  • October25 (10%)
  • November27 (11%)
  • December21 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight180 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds209 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (8.8%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other4 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry161 (65%)
  • Wet or damp74 (30%)
  • Frost or ice10 (4%)
  • Snow3 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph111 (45%)
  • 40 mph26 (10%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph110 (44%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway240 (96%)
  • Roundabout8 (3.2%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maldon in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant176 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist73 (22%)
  • Pedestrian31 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist29 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1019 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1526 (8%)
  • 16 to 2097 (30%)
  • 21 to 2542 (13%)
  • 26 to 3548 (15%)
  • 36 to 4538 (12%)
  • 46 to 5511 (3.4%)
  • 56 to 6517 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3.4%)
  • Over 759 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider217 (67%)
  • Passenger78 (24%)
  • Pedestrian31 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car299 (64%)
  • Motorcycle73 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Maldon in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maldon had fewer road collisions than 325 of them in 1985.

Collisions
326th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
330th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
325th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
294th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Maldon with the most crashes in 1985

The A414 had the most collisions in Maldon in 1985: 39, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maldon, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4143946013
2ndB1021293606
3rdB1022243107
4thB1018202709
5thB1010192307
6thB1026172405
7thB1012162108
8thB10236901
9thB10195901
10thB10202202

Towns in Maldon: crashes in 1985

Maldon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 70.

Postcode districts in Maldon: crashes in 1985

CM9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maldon in 1985: 134.

Latest crashes in Maldon in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Maldon in 1985, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1985.

Severity

Maldon road accidents in other years