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Maldon road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 100 road traffic collisions in Maldon in 2017, and 138 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2016 (119), and casualties fell from 156.

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

Collisions in 2017
100
Down 16% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
138
Down 12% on 2016
Fatal collisions
1
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Maldon in 2017

1% of collisions in Maldon in 2017 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.9% and 25% in Maldon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal11%
  • Serious2929%
  • Slight7070%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious3223%
  • Slight10576%

Maldon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maldon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 266 in 1988. 2017 is highlighted, with 100, down 16% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 100
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (16%)
  • Tuesday19 (19%)
  • Wednesday14 (14%)
  • Thursday11 (11%)
  • Friday13 (13%)
  • Saturday14 (14%)
  • Sunday13 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5917 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5924 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5914 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (9%)
  • February12 (12%)
  • March11 (11%)
  • April6 (6%)
  • May8 (8%)
  • June12 (12%)
  • July12 (12%)
  • August9 (9%)
  • September10 (10%)
  • October3 (3%)
  • November4 (4%)
  • December4 (4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight70 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4 (4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds83 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (13%)
  • Fog or mist2 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry70 (70%)
  • Wet or damp27 (27%)
  • Frost or ice3 (3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph32 (32%)
  • 40 mph12 (12%)
  • 50 mph1 (1%)
  • 60 mph55 (55%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway92 (92%)
  • Roundabout3 (3%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maldon in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant97 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (10%)
  • Pedestrian11 (8%)
  • Van occupant7 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist5 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (4.3%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.7%)
  • 11 to 154 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2022 (16%)
  • 21 to 2517 (12%)
  • 26 to 3524 (17%)
  • 36 to 4514 (10%)
  • 46 to 5517 (12%)
  • 56 to 6513 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 7510 (7.2%)
  • Over 759 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider94 (68%)
  • Passenger33 (24%)
  • Pedestrian11 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car128 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (10%)
  • Motorcycle14 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Maldon in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maldon had fewer road collisions than 331 of them in 2017.

Collisions
332nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
330th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
294th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Maldon in 2017

Maldon North, Maldon, CM9 5EW area and Mayland, Maldon, CM3 6TP area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Maldon in 2017, with 5 collisions each.

Roads in Maldon with the most crashes in 2017

The B1018 had the most collisions in Maldon in 2017: 12, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maldon, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1018121602
2ndB101081302
3rdB102181203
4thA41451101
5thB10123401
6thB10223300
7thB10263500
8thB10232200
9thB10191301
10thB10281200

Towns in Maldon: crashes in 2017

Maldon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 12.

Postcode districts in Maldon: crashes in 2017

CM9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maldon in 2017: 39.

Latest crashes in Maldon in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Maldon in 2017, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2017.

Severity

Maldon road accidents in other years