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Cold Norton (Maldon) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 104 road traffic collisions in Cold Norton, Maldon, from 1979 to 2025, and 153 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 29 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, down from 3 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
104
2,770th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
153
1.47 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
29
36 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
4 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Cold Norton

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal11%
  • Serious2928%
  • Slight7471%

What the data shows

  • Cold Norton had 15 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 12% fewer than the 17 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 29% of collisions in Cold Norton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Cold Norton are between noon and 3pm, with 22% of collisions.
  • 28 children under 16 were killed or injured in Cold Norton, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Cold Norton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,770th
Most casualties
2,649th
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
2,370th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (14%)
  • Tuesday17 (16%)
  • Wednesday13 (13%)
  • Thursday17 (16%)
  • Friday13 (13%)
  • Saturday20 (19%)
  • Sunday9 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight81 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4 (3.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway101 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph43 (41%)
  • 40 mph40 (38%)
  • 60 mph17 (16%)
  • 70 mph4 (3.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds77 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (3.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.9%)
  • Other2 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant108 (71%)
  • Pedestrian20 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist6 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Cold Norton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cold Norton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Cold Norton peaked at 8 in 1989; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202434
202300
202222
202112
202045
201911
201811
201711
201612
201522
201411
201322
201200
201122
201011
200911
200857
200711
200623
200535
200422
200311
200222
200111
200000
199945
199835
199722
199623
199512
199400
199345
199233
199134
199033
1989811
198835
198735
198623
198546
198437
198355
198200
198134
1980416
197939

Map of recent crashes in Cold Norton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Cold Norton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Cold Norton

The 24 most recent collisions in Cold Norton happened between 10 March 2009 and 22 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Cold Norton

Of the 104 collisions in Cold Norton, 55 were on the B1012.

Collisions in Cold Norton on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB10125590121

Council area for Cold Norton

Cold Norton is in Maldon, where police recorded 8,416 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Cold Norton accounts for 1.2% of them.

Postcode district for Cold Norton

All 104 collisions in Cold Norton were in the CM3 postcode district.