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Maldon road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 190 road traffic collisions in Maldon in 2003, and 250 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2002 (220), and casualties fell from 304.

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

Collisions in 2003
190
Down 14% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
250
Down 18% on 2002
Fatal collisions
5
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Maldon in 2003

2.6% of collisions in Maldon in 2003 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.9% and 25% in Maldon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.6%
  • Serious4423%
  • Slight14174%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52%
  • Serious5522%
  • Slight19076%

Maldon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maldon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 266 in 1988. 2003 is highlighted, with 190, down 14% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (14%)
  • Tuesday31 (16%)
  • Wednesday31 (16%)
  • Thursday34 (18%)
  • Friday29 (15%)
  • Saturday18 (9.5%)
  • Sunday20 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (6.8%)
  • February13 (6.8%)
  • March16 (8.4%)
  • April17 (8.9%)
  • May13 (6.8%)
  • June14 (7.4%)
  • July20 (11%)
  • August12 (6.3%)
  • September20 (11%)
  • October14 (7.4%)
  • November18 (9.5%)
  • December20 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight141 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (7.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds151 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Other2 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry117 (62%)
  • Wet or damp62 (33%)
  • Frost or ice6 (3.2%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Mud1 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph60 (32%)
  • 40 mph18 (9.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph110 (58%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway182 (96%)
  • Roundabout4 (2.1%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.1%)
  • 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 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant168 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (14%)
  • Pedestrian23 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist12 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 105 (2%)
  • 11 to 1515 (6%)
  • 16 to 2057 (23%)
  • 21 to 2531 (12%)
  • 26 to 3539 (16%)
  • 36 to 4533 (13%)
  • 46 to 5522 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6520 (8%)
  • 66 to 758 (3.2%)
  • Over 755 (2%)
  • Not recorded15 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider181 (72%)
  • Passenger46 (18%)
  • Pedestrian23 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car257 (76%)
  • Motorcycle35 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Maldon in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Maldon ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maldon had fewer road collisions than 332 of them in 2003.

Collisions
333rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
334th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
252nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Maldon in 2003

Maldon North, Maldon, CM9 4ND area was the busiest accident hotspot in Maldon in 2003, with 15 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Maldon with the most crashes in 2003

The B1018 had the most collisions in Maldon in 2003: 24, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maldon, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1018242804
2ndB1010223207
3rdB1022161903
4thB102191205
5thB101281302
6thA41471010
7thB10267803
8thB10235503
9thB10193512
10thB4141100

Towns in Maldon: crashes in 2003

Maldon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 36.

Postcode districts in Maldon: crashes in 2003

CM9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maldon in 2003: 92.

Latest crashes in Maldon in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Maldon in 2003, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Maldon road accidents in other years