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Maldon road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 185 road traffic collisions in Maldon in 2008, and 245 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 2007 (161), and casualties rose from 212.

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

Collisions in 2008
185
Up 15% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
245
Up 16% on 2007
Fatal collisions
4
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Maldon in 2008

2.2% of collisions in Maldon in 2008 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.9% and 25% in Maldon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.2%
  • Serious3016%
  • Slight15182%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious3313%
  • Slight20885%

Maldon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maldon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 266 in 1988. 2008 is highlighted, with 185, up 15% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (11%)
  • Tuesday22 (12%)
  • Wednesday22 (12%)
  • Thursday28 (15%)
  • Friday40 (22%)
  • Saturday23 (12%)
  • Sunday29 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5940 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (7%)
  • February25 (14%)
  • March9 (4.9%)
  • April19 (10%)
  • May12 (6.5%)
  • June7 (3.8%)
  • July13 (7%)
  • August14 (7.6%)
  • September15 (8.1%)
  • October23 (12%)
  • November18 (9.7%)
  • December17 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight124 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds145 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (10%)
  • Fog or mist7 (3.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other9 (4.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry115 (62%)
  • Wet or damp60 (32%)
  • Frost or ice8 (4.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph58 (31%)
  • 40 mph15 (8.1%)
  • 60 mph109 (59%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway167 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (3.8%)
  • Roundabout6 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maldon in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant181 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (8.2%)
  • Pedestrian18 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist9 (3.7%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 103 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 158 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2054 (22%)
  • 21 to 2535 (14%)
  • 26 to 3526 (11%)
  • 36 to 4545 (18%)
  • 46 to 5529 (12%)
  • 56 to 6522 (9%)
  • 66 to 7512 (4.9%)
  • Over 759 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider176 (72%)
  • Passenger51 (21%)
  • Pedestrian18 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car251 (79%)
  • Motorcycle22 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.5%)
  • Minibus4 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Maldon in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maldon had fewer road collisions than 321 of them in 2008.

Collisions
322nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
320th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Maldon in 2008

Maldon North, Maldon, CM9 5EW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Maldon in 2008, with 11 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Maldon with the most crashes in 2008

The B1010 had the most collisions in Maldon in 2008: 26, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maldon, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1010263114
2ndB1018151813
3rdB1021131602
4thB1022132201
5thA414121802
6thB1012101700
7thB10267700
8thB10235601
9thA123410
10thB10192300

Towns in Maldon: crashes in 2008

Maldon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 24.

Postcode districts in Maldon: crashes in 2008

CM9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maldon in 2008: 80.

Latest crashes in Maldon in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Maldon in 2008, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2008.

Severity

Maldon road accidents in other years