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Maldon road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,592 road traffic collisions in Maldon from 1979 to 2025, and 1,911 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 309 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 10 collisions, down from 16 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,592
538th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,911
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
15
16 people killed
Serious collisions
309
340 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
10
16 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
11
19 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Maldon

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal150.9%
  • Serious30919%
  • Slight1,26880%

What the data shows

  • Maldon had 151 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 32% fewer than the 222 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Maldon were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 302 children under 16 were killed or injured in Maldon, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in Maldon.

Where Maldon ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
538th
Most casualties
561st
Most fatal collisions
628th
Most serious collisions
496th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday216 (14%)
  • Tuesday212 (13%)
  • Wednesday216 (14%)
  • Thursday252 (16%)
  • Friday296 (19%)
  • Saturday228 (14%)
  • Sunday172 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,202 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit331 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,429 (90%)
  • Roundabout118 (7.4%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph1,380 (87%)
  • 40 mph75 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph28 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph93 (5.8%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,302 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds173 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other44 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant855 (45%)
  • Pedestrian429 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist284 (15%)
  • Cyclist259 (14%)
  • Van occupant34 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Maldon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maldon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Maldon peaked at 70 in 1985; 2025 had 10.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 10
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251011
20241619
20231213
20221621
20211719
202077
20191925
20181515
20171215
20162734
20151820
20141314
20131821
20122532
20112124
20102737
20091823
20082429
20072424
20063441
20054457
20043543
20033640
20023953
20013944
20003852
19995365
19984350
19974157
19964047
19956072
19944655
19934047
19924452
19913641
19904549
19896069
19885671
19874559
19864351
19857081
19845462
19834354
19824251
19814147
19804043
19794655

Map of recent crashes in Maldon

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Maldon

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Maldon

The 24 most recent collisions in Maldon happened between 10 April 2024 and 20 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Maldon

The A414 has the most collisions in Maldon, 366 of 1,592 (23%), followed by the B1022 (264).

Collisions in Maldon on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA414366438377
2ndB1022264338553
3rdB1018181216238
4thB1026638719

Council areas covering Maldon

Collisions in Maldon were recorded in 2 council areas. Maldon has 1,587 of 1,592 (99.7%).

Collisions in Maldon by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stMaldon1,5871,90515309
2ndChelmsford4500

Postcode district for Maldon

All 1,592 collisions in Maldon were in the CM9 postcode district.