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Maldon road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 217 road traffic collisions in Maldon in 1996, and 281 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1995 (230), and casualties fell from 309.

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

Collisions in 1996
217
Down 6% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
281
Down 9% on 1995
Fatal collisions
6
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Maldon in 1996

2.8% of collisions in Maldon in 1996 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.9% and 25% in Maldon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.8%
  • Serious4119%
  • Slight17078%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.1%
  • Serious4717%
  • Slight22881%

Maldon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maldon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 266 in 1988. 1996 is highlighted, with 217, down 6% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (12%)
  • Tuesday24 (11%)
  • Wednesday31 (14%)
  • Thursday37 (17%)
  • Friday40 (18%)
  • Saturday30 (14%)
  • Sunday28 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (8.8%)
  • February22 (10%)
  • March18 (8.3%)
  • April12 (5.5%)
  • May24 (11%)
  • June13 (6%)
  • July12 (5.5%)
  • August19 (8.8%)
  • September13 (6%)
  • October24 (11%)
  • November18 (8.3%)
  • December23 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight161 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (7.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds158 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other11 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry121 (56%)
  • Wet or damp80 (37%)
  • Frost or ice12 (5.5%)
  • Snow4 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph75 (35%)
  • 40 mph13 (6%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph124 (57%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway210 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.4%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maldon in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant199 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (9.6%)
  • Pedestrian25 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist17 (6%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1514 (5%)
  • 16 to 2066 (23%)
  • 21 to 2528 (10%)
  • 26 to 3562 (22%)
  • 36 to 4525 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5525 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6518 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7514 (5%)
  • Over 7510 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded11 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider187 (67%)
  • Passenger69 (25%)
  • Pedestrian25 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car291 (76%)
  • Motorcycle29 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Maldon in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maldon had fewer road collisions than 334 of them in 1996.

Collisions
335th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
336th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
304th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Maldon with the most crashes in 1996

The B1010 had the most collisions in Maldon in 1996: 20, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maldon, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1010202405
2ndB1021151902
3rdA414141812
4thB1022141804
5thB1018121603
6thB1020111610
7thB101271601
8thB102671112
9thB10235600
10thB10192220
11thA121200

Towns in Maldon: crashes in 1996

Maldon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 40.

Postcode districts in Maldon: crashes in 1996

CM9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maldon in 1996: 98.

Latest crashes in Maldon in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Maldon in 1996, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

Maldon road accidents in other years