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Maldon road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 119 road traffic collisions in Maldon in 2023, and 153 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were up 29% on 2022 (92), and casualties rose from 129.

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

Collisions in 2023
119
Up 29% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
153
Up 19% on 2022
Fatal collisions
2
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
36% of collisions

Crash severity in Maldon in 2023

1.7% of collisions in Maldon in 2023 were fatal and 36% serious, against 1.9% and 25% in Maldon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.7%
  • Serious4336%
  • Slight7462%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.3%
  • Serious4831%
  • Slight10367%

Maldon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maldon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 266 in 1988. 2023 is highlighted, with 119, up 29% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 119
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (13%)
  • Tuesday22 (18%)
  • Wednesday15 (13%)
  • Thursday9 (7.6%)
  • Friday21 (18%)
  • Saturday16 (13%)
  • Sunday20 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (4.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5912 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5929 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (9.2%)
  • February5 (4.2%)
  • March8 (6.7%)
  • April7 (5.9%)
  • May23 (19%)
  • June9 (7.6%)
  • July14 (12%)
  • August8 (6.7%)
  • September7 (5.9%)
  • October6 (5%)
  • November8 (6.7%)
  • December13 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight88 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (5.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds93 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (12%)
  • Fog or mist3 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.7%)
  • Other3 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry78 (66%)
  • Wet or damp36 (30%)
  • Frost or ice5 (4.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (3.4%)
  • 30 mph32 (27%)
  • 40 mph10 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph5 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph68 (57%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway114 (96%)
  • Roundabout3 (2.5%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maldon in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant105 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (14%)
  • Van occupant10 (6.5%)
  • Pedestrian9 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist6 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 152 (1.3%)
  • 16 to 2018 (12%)
  • 21 to 2523 (15%)
  • 26 to 3520 (13%)
  • 36 to 4523 (15%)
  • 46 to 5517 (11%)
  • 56 to 6525 (16%)
  • 66 to 7511 (7.2%)
  • Over 7510 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider116 (76%)
  • Passenger28 (18%)
  • Pedestrian9 (5.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car161 (75%)
  • Motorcycle22 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (2.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Maldon in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maldon had fewer road collisions than 287 of them in 2023.

Collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
296th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
225th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Maldon in 2023

Burnham-on-Crouch South, Maldon, CM0 8BQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Maldon in 2023, with 7 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Maldon with the most crashes in 2023

The B1010 had the most collisions in Maldon in 2023: 17, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maldon, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1010172215
2ndB1018152204
3rdB102281102
4thB10217704
5thB10265603
6thB10124601
7thA4143601
8thB10232300
9thB14182401
10thB10191301

Towns in Maldon: crashes in 2023

Maldon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2023: 12.

Postcode districts in Maldon: crashes in 2023

CM9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maldon in 2023: 50.

Latest crashes in Maldon in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Maldon in 2023, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2023.

Severity

Maldon road accidents in other years