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Maldon road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 119 road traffic collisions in Maldon in 2016, and 156 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 2015 (101), and casualties rose from 130.

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

Collisions in 2016
119
Up 18% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
156
Up 20% on 2015
Fatal collisions
2
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Maldon in 2016

1.7% of collisions in Maldon in 2016 were fatal and 35% serious, against 1.9% and 25% in Maldon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.7%
  • Serious4235%
  • Slight7563%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.3%
  • Serious5032%
  • Slight10467%

Maldon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maldon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 266 in 1988. 2016 is highlighted, with 119, up 18% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 119
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (15%)
  • Tuesday14 (12%)
  • Wednesday14 (12%)
  • Thursday14 (12%)
  • Friday20 (17%)
  • Saturday17 (14%)
  • Sunday22 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (21%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5921 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5925 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5914 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (9.2%)
  • February12 (10%)
  • March13 (11%)
  • April14 (12%)
  • May10 (8.4%)
  • June7 (5.9%)
  • July9 (7.6%)
  • August7 (5.9%)
  • September9 (7.6%)
  • October6 (5%)
  • November13 (11%)
  • December8 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight90 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds96 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (12%)
  • Fog or mist3 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other4 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry84 (71%)
  • Wet or damp32 (27%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph55 (46%)
  • 40 mph10 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph52 (44%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway111 (93%)
  • Roundabout3 (2.5%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maldon in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant92 (59%)
  • Cyclist21 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (12%)
  • Pedestrian15 (9.6%)
  • Van occupant7 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 154 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2019 (12%)
  • 21 to 2520 (13%)
  • 26 to 3541 (26%)
  • 36 to 4514 (9%)
  • 46 to 5523 (15%)
  • 56 to 6517 (11%)
  • 66 to 756 (3.8%)
  • Over 759 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider115 (74%)
  • Passenger26 (17%)
  • Pedestrian15 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car168 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (9.5%)
  • Motorcycle18 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Maldon in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maldon had fewer road collisions than 328 of them in 2016.

Collisions
329th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
328th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Maldon in 2016

Maldon North, Maldon, CM9 5EW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Maldon in 2016, with 13 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Maldon with the most crashes in 2016

The B1018 had the most collisions in Maldon in 2016: 16, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maldon, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1018161905
2ndA414111304
3rdB102191114
4thB10108801
5thB10225702
6thB10264501
7thB10122400
8thB10232202
9thB10191101

Towns in Maldon: crashes in 2016

Maldon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 27.

Postcode districts in Maldon: crashes in 2016

CM9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maldon in 2016: 56.

Latest crashes in Maldon in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Maldon in 2016, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Maldon road accidents in other years