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Maldon road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 258 road traffic collisions in Maldon in 1989, and 343 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1988 (266), and casualties fell from 378.

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

Collisions in 1989
258
Down 3% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
343
Down 9% on 1988
Fatal collisions
6
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Maldon in 1989

2.3% of collisions in Maldon in 1989 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.9% and 25% in Maldon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.3%
  • Serious5822%
  • Slight19475%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72%
  • Serious6519%
  • Slight27179%

Maldon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maldon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 266 in 1988. 1989 is highlighted, with 258, down 3% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (12%)
  • Tuesday30 (12%)
  • Wednesday36 (14%)
  • Thursday33 (13%)
  • Friday47 (18%)
  • Saturday48 (19%)
  • Sunday34 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (9.7%)
  • February21 (8.1%)
  • March16 (6.2%)
  • April27 (10%)
  • May16 (6.2%)
  • June29 (11%)
  • July24 (9.3%)
  • August27 (10%)
  • September23 (8.9%)
  • October18 (7%)
  • November18 (7%)
  • December14 (5.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight188 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds213 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (3.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry172 (67%)
  • Wet or damp82 (32%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph106 (41%)
  • 40 mph15 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph7 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph129 (50%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway250 (97%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.3%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maldon in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant216 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (11%)
  • Cyclist32 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian25 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant21 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1524 (7%)
  • 16 to 20109 (32%)
  • 21 to 2540 (12%)
  • 26 to 3543 (13%)
  • 36 to 4546 (13%)
  • 46 to 5521 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6517 (5%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4.1%)
  • Over 7514 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider231 (67%)
  • Passenger87 (25%)
  • Pedestrian25 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car330 (69%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (9.4%)
  • Motorcycle39 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Maldon in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maldon had fewer road collisions than 328 of them in 1989.

Collisions
329th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
332nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
284th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
314th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Maldon with the most crashes in 1989

The A414 had the most collisions in Maldon in 1989: 28, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maldon, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA414283905
2ndB1022213114
3rdB1012202806
4thB1018182413
5thB1021182006
6thB1010172416
7thB10206822
8thB10236902
9thB10266700
10thB10192200
11thB14181200

Towns in Maldon: crashes in 1989

Maldon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 60.

Postcode districts in Maldon: crashes in 1989

CM9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maldon in 1989: 131.

Latest crashes in Maldon in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Maldon in 1989, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1989.

Severity

Maldon road accidents in other years