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Maldon road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 90 road traffic collisions in Maldon in 2024, and 121 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 23 were serious.

Collisions were down 24% on 2023 (119), and casualties fell from 153.

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

Collisions in 2024
90
Down 24% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
121
Down 21% on 2023
Fatal collisions
2
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
23
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Maldon in 2024

2.2% of collisions in Maldon in 2024 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.9% and 25% in Maldon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal22.2%
  • Serious2326%
  • Slight6572%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.7%
  • Serious2823%
  • Slight9175%

Maldon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maldon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 266 in 1988. 2024 is highlighted, with 90, down 24% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 90
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday7 (7.8%)
  • Tuesday12 (13%)
  • Wednesday16 (18%)
  • Thursday12 (13%)
  • Friday17 (19%)
  • Saturday13 (14%)
  • Sunday13 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (6.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:597 (7.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5919 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5919 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5915 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (10%)
  • February6 (6.7%)
  • March9 (10%)
  • April9 (10%)
  • May10 (11%)
  • June6 (6.7%)
  • July10 (11%)
  • August6 (6.7%)
  • September7 (7.8%)
  • October5 (5.6%)
  • November7 (7.8%)
  • December6 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight64 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (7.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds72 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.1%)
  • Other2 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry64 (71%)
  • Wet or damp24 (27%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph29 (32%)
  • 40 mph13 (14%)
  • 50 mph1 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph45 (50%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway87 (97%)
  • Roundabout2 (2.2%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maldon in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant81 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (12%)
  • Pedestrian13 (11%)
  • Van occupant7 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist3 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 105 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 153 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 208 (6.6%)
  • 21 to 2512 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 3522 (18%)
  • 36 to 4519 (16%)
  • 46 to 5516 (13%)
  • 56 to 6520 (17%)
  • 66 to 759 (7.4%)
  • Over 755 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider88 (73%)
  • Passenger20 (17%)
  • Pedestrian13 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car130 (79%)
  • Motorcycle16 (9.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle3 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Maldon in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maldon had fewer road collisions than 312 of them in 2024.

Collisions
313th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
315th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
319th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Maldon in 2024

Maldon North, Maldon, CM9 5EW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Maldon in 2024, with 8 collisions.

Roads in Maldon with the most crashes in 2024

The B1010 had the most collisions in Maldon in 2024: 14, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maldon, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1010141703
2ndB1018101404
3rdB10265802
4thB10214901
5thA4143401
6thB10223400
7thB10121200
8thB10191301
9thB10231101
10thB14181100

Towns in Maldon: crashes in 2024

Maldon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 16.

Postcode districts in Maldon: crashes in 2024

CM9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maldon in 2024: 37.

Latest crashes in Maldon in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Maldon in 2024, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 18 December 2024.

Severity

Maldon road accidents in other years