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Harlow road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 9,074 road traffic collisions in Harlow from 1979 to 2025, and 11,313 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 115 were fatal and 1,841 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 103 collisions, down 10% on 2024 (115), and casualties fell from 142 to 129.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
9,074
22nd lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
11,313
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
115
1.3% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
103
Down 10% on 2024

Crash severity in Harlow

1.3% of collisions in Harlow from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal1151.3%
  • Serious1,84120%
  • Slight7,11878%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal1251.1%
  • Serious1,97717%
  • Slight9,21181%

Harlow road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harlow, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 310 in 1989. In 2025 there were 103, down 10% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 103
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025103129
2024115142
2023101119
2022119137
2021103131
202083103
201996110
2018113142
2017102128
2016130168
2015127150
2014151192
2013117139
2012123155
2011139170
2010133156
2009131162
2008108122
2007169208
2006148175
2005173215
2004193251
2003182216
2002236281
2001229303
2000218267
1999230288
1998244296
1997243313
1996272350
1995263338
1994251344
1993243311
1992281366
1991224275
1990250311
1989310385
1988287361
1987242277
1986282358
1985246307
1984274339
1983256309
1982270344
1981249315
1980259310
1979256345

When and where crashes happen in Harlow

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,325 (15%)
  • Tuesday1,304 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,347 (15%)
  • Thursday1,402 (15%)
  • Friday1,548 (17%)
  • Saturday1,281 (14%)
  • Sunday867 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59279 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59126 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,144 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,081 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:591,618 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:592,401 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:591,591 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59834 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January718 (7.9%)
  • February623 (6.9%)
  • March731 (8.1%)
  • April706 (7.8%)
  • May723 (8%)
  • June762 (8.4%)
  • July759 (8.4%)
  • August679 (7.5%)
  • September800 (8.8%)
  • October896 (9.9%)
  • November877 (9.7%)
  • December800 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight6,466 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,288 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting158 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown89 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit73 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds7,208 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,192 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds111 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds110 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist63 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds43 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.1%)
  • Other284 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded57 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry6,177 (68%)
  • Wet or damp2,683 (30%)
  • Frost or ice159 (1.8%)
  • Snow38 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep7 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph6 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph87 (1%)
  • 30 mph3,868 (43%)
  • 40 mph3,905 (43%)
  • 50 mph130 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph919 (10%)
  • 70 mph158 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway6,711 (74%)
  • Roundabout1,475 (16%)
  • Dual carriageway638 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road158 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded92 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Harlow

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant5,918 (52%)
  • Pedestrian1,957 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist1,734 (15%)
  • Cyclist1,050 (9.3%)
  • Van occupant231 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant171 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant89 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)59 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant42 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant33 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded20 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5283 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 10601 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 15821 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 202,201 (19%)
  • 21 to 251,410 (12%)
  • 26 to 351,953 (17%)
  • 36 to 451,379 (12%)
  • 46 to 551,003 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 65711 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 75408 (3.6%)
  • Over 75240 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded303 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider6,982 (62%)
  • Passenger2,374 (21%)
  • Pedestrian1,957 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car12,002 (72%)
  • Motorcycle1,808 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle1,110 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes791 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes337 (2%)
  • Bus or coach306 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car187 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle106 (0.6%)
  • Minibus52 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)21 (0.1%)
  • Other27 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Harlow

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Harlow

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 Harlow ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harlow had the 22nd fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
22nd
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
18th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
15th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
25th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
327thEast Dunbartonshire9,22812,2841642,176
328thRossendale9,14512,6461611,866
329thWest Devon9,08213,0842111,971
330thHarlow (this area)9,07411,3131151,841
331stTamworth8,51711,185100980
332ndMoray8,43111,7063502,044
333rdMaldon8,41611,4701562,102

Accident hotspots in Harlow

Little Parndon & Town Centre, Harlow, CM20 1XA area is the busiest accident hotspot in Harlow, with 557 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 4 of them fatal.

Roads in Harlow with the most crashes

The A414 had the most collisions in Harlow from 1979 to 2025: 1,223, including 22 fatal and 232 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harlow, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4141,2231,60222232
2ndA11691,2081,60417271
3rdA1025357462548
4thA1019303394555
5thB183141183638
6thA1184119169630
7thM1174119012
8thB1133344606
9thB181101304
10thA10603501
11thB1943611
12thA10352301
13thA11682300
14thA10621100
15thA1091101
16thA11191100
17thA11251200
18thA1131300
19thA11591400
20thA11891100

Towns in Harlow

Harlow itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 6,279.

Postcode districts in Harlow

CM20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harlow from 1979 to 2025: 3,463.

Latest crashes in Harlow

Of the latest 24 crashes in Harlow, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The most recent was on 28 December 2025.

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