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Maldon road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 70 road traffic collisions in Maldon in 2020, and 107 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 23 were serious.

Collisions were down 24% on 2019 (92), and casualties fell from 120.

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

Collisions in 2020
70
Down 24% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
107
Down 11% on 2019
Fatal collisions
2
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
23
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Maldon in 2020

2.9% of collisions in Maldon in 2020 were fatal and 33% serious, against 1.9% and 25% in Maldon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal22.9%
  • Serious2333%
  • Slight4564%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.9%
  • Serious2523%
  • Slight8075%

Maldon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maldon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 266 in 1988. 2020 is highlighted, with 70, down 24% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 70
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday11 (16%)
  • Tuesday17 (24%)
  • Wednesday4 (5.7%)
  • Thursday15 (21%)
  • Friday13 (19%)
  • Saturday4 (5.7%)
  • Sunday6 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:599 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5912 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5915 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5917 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5915 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591 (1.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (10%)
  • February2 (2.9%)
  • March6 (8.6%)
  • April3 (4.3%)
  • May5 (7.1%)
  • June7 (10%)
  • July6 (8.6%)
  • August8 (11%)
  • September5 (7.1%)
  • October7 (10%)
  • November11 (16%)
  • December3 (4.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight54 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3 (4.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds62 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds5 (7.1%)
  • Other3 (4.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry55 (79%)
  • Wet or damp15 (21%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph17 (24%)
  • 40 mph8 (11%)
  • 50 mph2 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph43 (61%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway68 (97%)
  • Roundabout2 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maldon in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant69 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (11%)
  • Pedestrian8 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant8 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist6 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (5.6%)
  • 6 to 104 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 151 (0.9%)
  • 16 to 2013 (12%)
  • 21 to 2516 (15%)
  • 26 to 3518 (17%)
  • 36 to 4517 (16%)
  • 46 to 5511 (10%)
  • 56 to 658 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 753 (2.8%)
  • Over 7510 (9.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider77 (72%)
  • Passenger22 (21%)
  • Pedestrian8 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car86 (69%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (10%)
  • Motorcycle12 (9.7%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (4.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Maldon in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maldon had fewer road collisions than 330 of them in 2020.

Collisions
331st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
323rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
294th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Maldon in 2020

Great Totham, Maldon, CM9 8PX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Maldon in 2020, with 4 collisions.

Roads in Maldon with the most crashes in 2020

The B1010 had the most collisions in Maldon in 2020: 10, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maldon, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1010101712
2ndB101871203
3rdA4146913
4thB10223301
5thB10122302
6thB10211100
7thB10231101
8thB10261101
9thB14181100

Towns in Maldon: crashes in 2020

Maldon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2020: 7.

Postcode districts in Maldon: crashes in 2020

CM9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maldon in 2020: 33.

Latest crashes in Maldon in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Maldon in 2020, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 13 December 2020.

Severity

Maldon road accidents in other years