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Maldon road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 222 road traffic collisions in Maldon in 1997, and 309 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1996 (217), and casualties rose from 281.

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

Collisions in 1997
222
Up 2% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
309
Up 10% on 1996
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Maldon in 1997

0.9% of collisions in Maldon in 1997 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.9% and 25% in Maldon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious3717%
  • Slight18382%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious4113%
  • Slight26686%

Maldon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maldon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 266 in 1988. 1997 is highlighted, with 222, up 2% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (11%)
  • Tuesday31 (14%)
  • Wednesday42 (19%)
  • Thursday23 (10%)
  • Friday38 (17%)
  • Saturday34 (15%)
  • Sunday29 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (6.8%)
  • February17 (7.7%)
  • March15 (6.8%)
  • April15 (6.8%)
  • May23 (10%)
  • June19 (8.6%)
  • July16 (7.2%)
  • August22 (9.9%)
  • September19 (8.6%)
  • October21 (9.5%)
  • November23 (10%)
  • December17 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight156 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (7.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds152 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (14%)
  • Fog or mist9 (4.1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other20 (9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry128 (58%)
  • Wet or damp85 (38%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph70 (32%)
  • 40 mph16 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph135 (61%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway211 (95%)
  • Roundabout9 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maldon in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant238 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (9.1%)
  • Pedestrian20 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist11 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1518 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2065 (21%)
  • 21 to 2535 (11%)
  • 26 to 3547 (15%)
  • 36 to 4540 (13%)
  • 46 to 5528 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6521 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3.6%)
  • Over 7510 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded20 (6.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider196 (63%)
  • Passenger93 (30%)
  • Pedestrian20 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car344 (82%)
  • Motorcycle28 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Maldon in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maldon had fewer road collisions than 333 of them in 1997.

Collisions
334th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
333rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
312th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
305th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Maldon with the most crashes in 1997

The A414 had the most collisions in Maldon in 1997: 20, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maldon, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA414202403
2ndB1010182701
3rdB1021161802
4thB1022141800
5thB1018132203
6thB1026111602
7thB1012101800
8thB102381100
9thB10207802
10thB10193310

Towns in Maldon: crashes in 1997

Maldon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 40.

Postcode districts in Maldon: crashes in 1997

CM9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maldon in 1997: 105.

Latest crashes in Maldon in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Maldon in 1997, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Maldon road accidents in other years