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Maldon road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 246 road traffic collisions in Maldon in 1986, and 336 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1985 (249), and casualties rose from 326.

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

Collisions in 1986
246
Down 1% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
336
Up 3% on 1985
Fatal collisions
4
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Maldon in 1986

1.6% of collisions in Maldon in 1986 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.9% and 25% in Maldon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious7129%
  • Slight17170%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious8826%
  • Slight24473%

Maldon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maldon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 266 in 1988. 1986 is highlighted, with 246, down 1% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (11%)
  • Tuesday32 (13%)
  • Wednesday47 (19%)
  • Thursday32 (13%)
  • Friday40 (16%)
  • Saturday42 (17%)
  • Sunday25 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (6.1%)
  • February9 (3.7%)
  • March20 (8.1%)
  • April24 (9.8%)
  • May22 (8.9%)
  • June21 (8.5%)
  • July28 (11%)
  • August27 (11%)
  • September16 (6.5%)
  • October17 (6.9%)
  • November27 (11%)
  • December20 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight176 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds194 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (4.1%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (3.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry143 (58%)
  • Wet or damp89 (36%)
  • Frost or ice12 (4.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph81 (33%)
  • 40 mph19 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph143 (58%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway241 (98%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.2%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maldon in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant201 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (16%)
  • Pedestrian33 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist24 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant18 (5.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 1022 (6.5%)
  • 11 to 1520 (6%)
  • 16 to 20108 (32%)
  • 21 to 2544 (13%)
  • 26 to 3545 (13%)
  • 36 to 4539 (12%)
  • 46 to 5527 (8%)
  • 56 to 6516 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 759 (2.7%)
  • Over 756 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider221 (66%)
  • Passenger82 (24%)
  • Pedestrian33 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car308 (71%)
  • Motorcycle56 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Maldon ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maldon had fewer road collisions than 329 of them in 1986.

Collisions
330th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
329th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
315th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
309th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Maldon with the most crashes in 1986

The A414 had the most collisions in Maldon in 1986: 27, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maldon, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA414274019
2ndB1010253316
3rdB1018212804
4thB1026192405
5thB1022151913
6thB1012121603
7thB1020111514
8thB1021111503
9thB10234501
10thB10193401

Towns in Maldon: crashes in 1986

Maldon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 43.

Postcode districts in Maldon: crashes in 1986

CM9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maldon in 1986: 103.

Latest crashes in Maldon in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Maldon in 1986, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Maldon road accidents in other years