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Maldon road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 227 road traffic collisions in Maldon in 1987, and 326 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1986 (246), and casualties fell from 336.

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

Collisions in 1987
227
Down 8% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
326
Down 3% on 1986
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Maldon in 1987

0.9% of collisions in Maldon in 1987 were fatal and 33% serious, against 1.9% and 25% in Maldon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious7433%
  • Slight15167%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious8426%
  • Slight24074%

Maldon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maldon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 266 in 1988. 1987 is highlighted, with 227, down 8% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (17%)
  • Tuesday11 (4.8%)
  • Wednesday31 (14%)
  • Thursday34 (15%)
  • Friday45 (20%)
  • Saturday42 (19%)
  • Sunday25 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (5.7%)
  • February14 (6.2%)
  • March16 (7%)
  • April10 (4.4%)
  • May24 (11%)
  • June21 (9.3%)
  • July21 (9.3%)
  • August27 (12%)
  • September16 (7%)
  • October22 (9.7%)
  • November18 (7.9%)
  • December25 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight155 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (9.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds174 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other7 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry139 (61%)
  • Wet or damp76 (33%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3.1%)
  • Snow3 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph67 (30%)
  • 40 mph22 (9.7%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph132 (58%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway223 (98%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maldon in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant204 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (11%)
  • Pedestrian32 (9.8%)
  • Van occupant23 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist22 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1520 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2084 (26%)
  • 21 to 2559 (18%)
  • 26 to 3548 (15%)
  • 36 to 4537 (11%)
  • 46 to 5522 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6519 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.7%)
  • Over 755 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider190 (58%)
  • Passenger104 (32%)
  • Pedestrian32 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car282 (70%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (9.2%)
  • Motorcycle35 (8.7%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle8 (2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Maldon in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Maldon

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Maldon ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maldon had fewer road collisions than 331 of them in 1987.

Collisions
332nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
330th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
334th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
287th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Maldon with the most crashes in 1987

The A414 had the most collisions in Maldon in 1987: 27, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maldon, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA414274526
2ndB1010263608
3rdB1022222603
4thB1012172607
5thB1018161809
6thB1021111204
7thB1026101605
8thB10205902
9thA1201100
10thA1311100
11thB10191100

Towns in Maldon: crashes in 1987

Maldon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 45.

Postcode districts in Maldon: crashes in 1987

CM9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maldon in 1987: 100.

Latest crashes in Maldon in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Maldon in 1987, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Maldon road accidents in other years