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Burnham-on-Crouch road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 401 road traffic collisions in Burnham-on-Crouch, Maldon, from 1979 to 2025, and 480 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 79 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, down from 4 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
401
1,302nd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
480
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
79
86 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
4 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
5 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Burnham-on-Crouch

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious7920%
  • Slight31980%

What the data shows

  • Burnham-on-Crouch had 38 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 44% fewer than the 68 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Burnham-on-Crouch were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 97 children under 16 were killed or injured in Burnham-on-Crouch, 21% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in Burnham-on-Crouch.

Where Burnham-on-Crouch ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,302nd
Most casualties
1,364th
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
1,314th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (16%)
  • Tuesday55 (14%)
  • Wednesday48 (12%)
  • Thursday63 (16%)
  • Friday64 (16%)
  • Saturday63 (16%)
  • Sunday42 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight302 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway385 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph360 (90%)
  • 40 mph22 (5.5%)
  • 60 mph16 (4%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds324 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant196 (41%)
  • Pedestrian109 (23%)
  • Cyclist92 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (13%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Burnham-on-Crouch road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Burnham-on-Crouch, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Burnham-on-Crouch peaked at 17 in 1988; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202523
202445
202377
202244
202167
202011
201911
201823
2017511
201666
201545
201468
201377
201288
201166
201079
200922
20081213
200779
2006910
200579
20041519
200379
2002910
20011521
20001517
19991212
19981213
19971112
19961014
19951212
19941213
199389
1992913
1991810
19901317
19891315
19881718
198788
1986710
19851720
19841113
19831318
1982912
1981913
198089
197989

Map of recent crashes in Burnham-on-Crouch

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Burnham-on-Crouch

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Burnham-on-Crouch

The 24 most recent collisions in Burnham-on-Crouch happened between 26 March 2020 and 12 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Burnham-on-Crouch

The B1021 has the most collisions in Burnham-on-Crouch, 191 of 401 (48%), followed by the B1010 (105).

Collisions in Burnham-on-Crouch on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1021191227136
2ndB1010105134220

Council areas covering Burnham-on-Crouch

Collisions in Burnham-on-Crouch were recorded in 2 council areas. Maldon has 398 of 401 (99%).

Collisions in Burnham-on-Crouch by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stMaldon398476378
2ndChelmsford3401

Postcode district for Burnham-on-Crouch

All 401 collisions in Burnham-on-Crouch were in the CM0 postcode district.