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Maldon road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 93 road traffic collisions in Maldon in 2021, and 133 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were up 33% on 2020 (70), and casualties rose from 107.

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

Collisions in 2021
93
Up 33% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
133
Up 24% on 2020
Fatal collisions
1
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Maldon in 2021

1.1% of collisions in Maldon in 2021 were fatal and 33% serious, against 1.9% and 25% in Maldon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal11.1%
  • Serious3133%
  • Slight6166%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.5%
  • Serious3426%
  • Slight9773%

Maldon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maldon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 266 in 1988. 2021 is highlighted, with 93, up 33% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (17%)
  • Tuesday11 (12%)
  • Wednesday20 (22%)
  • Thursday12 (13%)
  • Friday10 (11%)
  • Saturday13 (14%)
  • Sunday11 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5916 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5920 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5920 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5915 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (5.4%)
  • February4 (4.3%)
  • March2 (2.2%)
  • April6 (6.5%)
  • May6 (6.5%)
  • June10 (11%)
  • July14 (15%)
  • August10 (11%)
  • September11 (12%)
  • October6 (6.5%)
  • November13 (14%)
  • December6 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight68 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (4.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds75 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.1%)
  • Other4 (4.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry67 (72%)
  • Wet or damp24 (26%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (1.1%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (3.2%)
  • 30 mph32 (34%)
  • 40 mph14 (15%)
  • 50 mph4 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph40 (43%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway90 (97%)
  • Roundabout3 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maldon in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant68 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (12%)
  • Pedestrian14 (11%)
  • Cyclist11 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant11 (8.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (4.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 156 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2021 (16%)
  • 21 to 2517 (13%)
  • 26 to 3514 (11%)
  • 36 to 4520 (15%)
  • 46 to 5519 (14%)
  • 56 to 6512 (9%)
  • 66 to 7512 (9%)
  • Over 758 (6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider91 (68%)
  • Passenger28 (21%)
  • Pedestrian14 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car106 (65%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (12%)
  • Motorcycle16 (9.8%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (1.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Maldon in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maldon had fewer road collisions than 314 of them in 2021.

Collisions
315th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
304th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
266th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Maldon in 2021

Maldon North, Maldon, CM9 5EW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Maldon in 2021, with 9 collisions.

Roads in Maldon with the most crashes in 2021

The B1018 had the most collisions in Maldon in 2021: 9, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maldon, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB101892004
2ndB102671303
3rdB102261002
4thA4145601
5thB10105601
6thB10215711
7thB10124402
8thB10231100

Towns in Maldon: crashes in 2021

Maldon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 17.

Postcode districts in Maldon: crashes in 2021

CM9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maldon in 2021: 49.

Latest crashes in Maldon in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Maldon in 2021, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2021.

Severity

Maldon road accidents in other years