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Maldon road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 100 road traffic collisions in Maldon in 2018, and 138 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2017, and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 2018
100
Level with 2017
Casualties in 2018
138
Level with 2017
Fatal collisions
2
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
45% of collisions

Crash severity in Maldon in 2018

2% of collisions in Maldon in 2018 were fatal and 45% serious, against 1.9% and 25% in Maldon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal22%
  • Serious4545%
  • Slight5353%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.4%
  • Serious5439%
  • Slight8259%

Maldon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maldon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 266 in 1988. 2018 is highlighted, with 100, level with 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday9 (9%)
  • Tuesday9 (9%)
  • Wednesday23 (23%)
  • Thursday14 (14%)
  • Friday22 (22%)
  • Saturday14 (14%)
  • Sunday9 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5912 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5916 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5923 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5915 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (7%)
  • February6 (6%)
  • March10 (10%)
  • April8 (8%)
  • May9 (9%)
  • June9 (9%)
  • July13 (13%)
  • August8 (8%)
  • September10 (10%)
  • October11 (11%)
  • November5 (5%)
  • December4 (4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight73 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds88 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry80 (80%)
  • Wet or damp18 (18%)
  • Frost or ice2 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph26 (26%)
  • 40 mph13 (13%)
  • 60 mph60 (60%)
  • 70 mph1 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway93 (93%)
  • Roundabout3 (3%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maldon in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant92 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (15%)
  • Pedestrian8 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist7 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant6 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (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 52 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 103 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 158 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2014 (10%)
  • 21 to 2513 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 3523 (17%)
  • 36 to 4525 (18%)
  • 46 to 5516 (12%)
  • 56 to 6513 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 7511 (8%)
  • Over 7510 (7.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider101 (73%)
  • Passenger29 (21%)
  • Pedestrian8 (5.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car142 (73%)
  • Motorcycle20 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Maldon in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maldon had fewer road collisions than 325 of them in 2018.

Collisions
326th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
324th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Maldon in 2018

Maldon North, Maldon, CM9 5EW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Maldon in 2018, with 7 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Maldon with the most crashes in 2018

The B1010 had the most collisions in Maldon in 2018: 13, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maldon, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1010131916
2ndB101891004
3rdB10227901
4thA4144500
5thB10264504
6thB10123602
7thB10192301
8thA121500
9thB10251101

Towns in Maldon: crashes in 2018

Maldon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 15.

Postcode districts in Maldon: crashes in 2018

CM9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maldon in 2018: 46.

Latest crashes in Maldon in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Maldon in 2018, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2018.

Severity

Maldon road accidents in other years