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Harlow road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 256 road traffic collisions in Harlow in 1979, and 345 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 9,074 collisions in Harlow.

Collisions in 1979
256
Casualties in 1979
345
Fatal collisions
6
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Harlow in 1979

2.3% of collisions in Harlow in 1979 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Harlow from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.3%
  • Serious7931%
  • Slight17167%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious8625%
  • Slight25373%

Harlow road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harlow, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 310 in 1989. 1979 is highlighted, with 256.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (13%)
  • Tuesday44 (17%)
  • Wednesday37 (14%)
  • Thursday45 (18%)
  • Friday42 (16%)
  • Saturday34 (13%)
  • Sunday21 (8.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (9.8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (32%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (7.8%)
  • February11 (4.3%)
  • March29 (11%)
  • April18 (7%)
  • May20 (7.8%)
  • June18 (7%)
  • July23 (9%)
  • August17 (6.6%)
  • September21 (8.2%)
  • October31 (12%)
  • November21 (8.2%)
  • December27 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight170 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds199 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other10 (3.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry160 (63%)
  • Wet or damp82 (32%)
  • Frost or ice11 (4.3%)
  • Snow3 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph105 (41%)
  • 40 mph122 (48%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph28 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway226 (88%)
  • Roundabout25 (9.8%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harlow in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant140 (41%)
  • Motorcyclist89 (26%)
  • Pedestrian56 (16%)
  • Cyclist39 (11%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1023 (6.7%)
  • 11 to 1524 (7%)
  • 16 to 20117 (34%)
  • 21 to 2545 (13%)
  • 26 to 3532 (9.3%)
  • 36 to 4531 (9%)
  • 46 to 5531 (9%)
  • 56 to 6521 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 756 (1.7%)
  • Over 754 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider206 (60%)
  • Passenger83 (24%)
  • Pedestrian56 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car272 (60%)
  • Motorcycle93 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (9.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (5%)
  • Bus or coach12 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harlow in 1979

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1979 in Harlow

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  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Harlow ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harlow had fewer road collisions than 327 of them in 1979.

Collisions
328th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
330th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
305th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
315th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Harlow with the most crashes in 1979

The A1169 had the most collisions in Harlow in 1979: 41, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harlow, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1169415919
2ndA414263919
3rdA10197812
4thA10256602
5thA11846903

Towns in Harlow: crashes in 1979

Harlow itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 185.

Postcode districts in Harlow: crashes in 1979

CM20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harlow in 1979: 90.

Latest crashes in Harlow in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Harlow in 1979, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Harlow road accidents in other years