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Maldon road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 92 road traffic collisions in Maldon in 2022, and 129 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2021 (93), and casualties fell from 133.

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

Collisions in 2022
92
Down 1% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
129
Down 3% on 2021
Fatal collisions
3
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
36% of collisions

Crash severity in Maldon in 2022

3.3% of collisions in Maldon in 2022 were fatal and 36% serious, against 1.9% and 25% in Maldon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal33.3%
  • Serious3336%
  • Slight5661%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal43.1%
  • Serious4031%
  • Slight8566%

Maldon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maldon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 266 in 1988. 2022 is highlighted, with 92, down 1% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 92
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (15%)
  • Tuesday9 (9.8%)
  • Wednesday16 (17%)
  • Thursday13 (14%)
  • Friday11 (12%)
  • Saturday13 (14%)
  • Sunday16 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (6.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5911 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5914 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5915 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5922 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5914 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (6.5%)
  • February6 (6.5%)
  • March2 (2.2%)
  • April9 (9.8%)
  • May6 (6.5%)
  • June8 (8.7%)
  • July9 (9.8%)
  • August8 (8.7%)
  • September10 (11%)
  • October5 (5.4%)
  • November10 (11%)
  • December13 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight66 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (7.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds80 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (9.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.1%)
  • Other2 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry66 (72%)
  • Wet or damp24 (26%)
  • Frost or ice2 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph31 (34%)
  • 40 mph11 (12%)
  • 50 mph5 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph42 (46%)
  • 70 mph1 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway83 (90%)
  • Roundabout5 (5.4%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maldon in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant77 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (13%)
  • Van occupant10 (7.8%)
  • Pedestrian9 (7%)
  • Cyclist8 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (5.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 103 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 153 (2.3%)
  • 16 to 2016 (12%)
  • 21 to 259 (7%)
  • 26 to 3525 (19%)
  • 36 to 4522 (17%)
  • 46 to 5516 (12%)
  • 56 to 6514 (11%)
  • 66 to 7510 (7.8%)
  • Over 7510 (7.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider87 (67%)
  • Passenger33 (26%)
  • Pedestrian9 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car123 (72%)
  • Motorcycle18 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (9.3%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Maldon in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maldon had fewer road collisions than 313 of them in 2022.

Collisions
314th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
307th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
271st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Maldon in 2022

Maldon North, Maldon, CM9 5EW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Maldon in 2022, with 6 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Maldon with the most crashes in 2022

The B1018 had the most collisions in Maldon in 2022: 10, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maldon, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1018102412
2ndA41481013
3rdB101081402
4thB10125604
5thB10214401
6thB10234501
7thB10263403
8thB10222300
9thA121100

Towns in Maldon: crashes in 2022

Maldon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2022: 16.

Postcode districts in Maldon: crashes in 2022

CM9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maldon in 2022: 44.

Latest crashes in Maldon in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Maldon in 2022, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2022.

Severity

Maldon road accidents in other years