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CM0 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,430 road traffic collisions in the CM0 postcode district, Maldon, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,866 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 28 were fatal and 364 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 10 collisions, down from 14 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,430
1,994th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,866
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
28
31 people killed
Serious collisions
364
422 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
10
14 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
15
Down 25% on 2024

Road collision statistics for CM0

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal282%
  • Serious36425%
  • Slight1,03873%

What the data shows

  • CM0 had 156 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 36% fewer than the 243 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 27% of collisions in CM0 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 244 children under 16 were killed or injured in CM0, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in CM0.

Where CM0 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,994th
Most casualties
2,043rd
Most fatal collisions
1,907th
Most serious collisions
1,863rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday198 (14%)
  • Tuesday185 (13%)
  • Wednesday205 (14%)
  • Thursday199 (14%)
  • Friday211 (15%)
  • Saturday233 (16%)
  • Sunday199 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,016 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting238 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit154 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,383 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (0.8%)
  • Roundabout8 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph667 (47%)
  • 40 mph63 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph665 (47%)
  • 70 mph29 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,135 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds182 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds36 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist15 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other33 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,083 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist266 (14%)
  • Pedestrian214 (11%)
  • Cyclist191 (10%)
  • Van occupant57 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant24 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CM0 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CM0, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in CM0 peaked at 58 in 1988; 2025 had 10.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 10
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251015
20241420
20232930
20221725
20211214
202044
20191319
20181114
20172231
20162434
20151314
20142126
20132428
20123135
20112832
20102229
20091924
20083440
20072230
20062943
20053353
20044866
20033241
20023748
20014362
20003745
19994857
19983749
19973644
19963647
19952733
19944151
19932934
19923244
19913246
19904663
19894558
19885872
19873341
19863144
19854860
19843440
19834153
19823449
19813448
19804266
19793745

Map of recent crashes in CM0

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CM0

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CM0

The 24 most recent collisions in CM0 happened between 3 January 2024 and 16 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CM0

The B1021 has the most collisions in CM0, 500 of 1,430 (35%), followed by the B1010 (164).

Collisions in CM0 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB10215006335116
2ndB1010164212334
3rdB10206779416
4thB10184763112
5thA13031101
6thB10253301

Council areas covering CM0

Collisions in CM0 were recorded in 5 council areas. Maldon has 1,388 of 1,430 (97%).

Collisions in CM0 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stMaldon1,3881,80528351
2ndChelmsford142505
3rdColchester111404
4thBrentwood5702
5thEpping Forest5701

Towns in CM0

Collisions in CM0 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Burnham-on-Crouch (401) and Southminster (163).