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Maldon road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 220 road traffic collisions in Maldon in 2002, and 304 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2001 (212), and casualties rose from 301.

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

Collisions in 2002
220
Up 4% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
304
Up 1% on 2001
Fatal collisions
3
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Maldon in 2002

1.4% of collisions in Maldon in 2002 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.9% and 25% in Maldon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious4420%
  • Slight17379%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious5317%
  • Slight24882%

Maldon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maldon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 266 in 1988. 2002 is highlighted, with 220, up 4% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (15%)
  • Tuesday31 (14%)
  • Wednesday22 (10%)
  • Thursday33 (15%)
  • Friday39 (18%)
  • Saturday32 (15%)
  • Sunday31 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (7.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (8.2%)
  • February14 (6.4%)
  • March14 (6.4%)
  • April21 (9.5%)
  • May17 (7.7%)
  • June21 (9.5%)
  • July15 (6.8%)
  • August15 (6.8%)
  • September18 (8.2%)
  • October26 (12%)
  • November24 (11%)
  • December17 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight156 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (8.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds166 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other8 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry132 (60%)
  • Wet or damp85 (39%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph74 (34%)
  • 40 mph19 (8.6%)
  • 60 mph124 (56%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway202 (92%)
  • Roundabout13 (5.9%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maldon in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant218 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (13%)
  • Pedestrian24 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist8 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.3%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1515 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2063 (21%)
  • 21 to 2538 (13%)
  • 26 to 3552 (17%)
  • 36 to 4542 (14%)
  • 46 to 5532 (11%)
  • 56 to 6521 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4.6%)
  • Over 755 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded11 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider203 (67%)
  • Passenger77 (25%)
  • Pedestrian24 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car306 (78%)
  • Motorcycle40 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.8%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Maldon in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Maldon

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Maldon ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maldon had fewer road collisions than 327 of them in 2002.

Collisions
328th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
325th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
280th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
264th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Maldon in 2002

Maldon North, Maldon, CM9 5EW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Maldon in 2002, with 22 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Maldon with the most crashes in 2002

The B1010 had the most collisions in Maldon in 2002: 28, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maldon, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1010283206
2ndB1018233202
3rdB1026141603
4thB1021131502
5thA414101401
6thB101291402
7thB102281201
8thB101951200
9thB10233410
10thA122200
11thB14181100

Towns in Maldon: crashes in 2002

Maldon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 39.

Postcode districts in Maldon: crashes in 2002

CM9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maldon in 2002: 103.

Latest crashes in Maldon in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Maldon in 2002, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2002.

Severity

Maldon road accidents in other years