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Maldon road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 220 road traffic collisions in Maldon in 1998, and 303 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1997 (222), and casualties fell from 309.

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

Collisions in 1998
220
Down 1% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
303
Down 2% on 1997
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Maldon in 1998

None of the collisions in Maldon in 1998 were fatal and 25% were serious, against 1.9% and 25% in Maldon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious5425%
  • Slight16675%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious6421%
  • Slight23979%

Maldon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maldon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 266 in 1988. 1998 is highlighted, with 220, down 1% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (14%)
  • Tuesday22 (10%)
  • Wednesday30 (14%)
  • Thursday39 (18%)
  • Friday37 (17%)
  • Saturday33 (15%)
  • Sunday28 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (8.2%)
  • February25 (11%)
  • March14 (6.4%)
  • April17 (7.7%)
  • May15 (6.8%)
  • June23 (10%)
  • July12 (5.5%)
  • August16 (7.3%)
  • September21 (9.5%)
  • October14 (6.4%)
  • November26 (12%)
  • December19 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight155 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (5.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds171 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (14%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry129 (59%)
  • Wet or damp79 (36%)
  • Frost or ice12 (5.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph68 (31%)
  • 40 mph27 (12%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph122 (55%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway205 (93%)
  • Roundabout8 (3.6%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maldon in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant218 (72%)
  • Pedestrian25 (8.3%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist18 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1518 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2066 (22%)
  • 21 to 2532 (11%)
  • 26 to 3553 (17%)
  • 36 to 4539 (13%)
  • 46 to 5535 (12%)
  • 56 to 6517 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7515 (5%)
  • Over 757 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded11 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider204 (67%)
  • Passenger74 (24%)
  • Pedestrian25 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car289 (76%)
  • Motorcycle26 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Maldon in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maldon had fewer road collisions than 333 of them in 1998.

Collisions
334th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
333rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 8 other areas
Serious collisions
251st
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Maldon with the most crashes in 1998

The B1010 had the most collisions in Maldon in 1998: 29, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maldon, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1010293307
2ndA414222605
3rdB1021152003
4thB1022152104
5thB1018101201
6thB102391103
7thB102681504
8thB101271402
9thB10193300
10thB10203300

Towns in Maldon: crashes in 1998

Maldon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 43.

Postcode districts in Maldon: crashes in 1998

CM9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maldon in 1998: 105.

Latest crashes in Maldon in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Maldon in 1998, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Maldon road accidents in other years