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Harlow road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 259 road traffic collisions in Harlow in 1980, and 310 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 83 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1979 (256), and casualties fell from 345.

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

Collisions in 1980
259
Up 1% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
310
Down 10% on 1979
Fatal collisions
5
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Harlow in 1980

1.9% of collisions in Harlow in 1980 were fatal and 32% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Harlow from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.9%
  • Serious8332%
  • Slight17166%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.6%
  • Serious8828%
  • Slight21770%

Harlow road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harlow, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 310 in 1989. 1980 is highlighted, with 259, up 1% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (11%)
  • Tuesday42 (16%)
  • Wednesday45 (17%)
  • Thursday32 (12%)
  • Friday45 (17%)
  • Saturday39 (15%)
  • Sunday27 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (8.1%)
  • February18 (6.9%)
  • March18 (6.9%)
  • April25 (9.7%)
  • May22 (8.5%)
  • June25 (9.7%)
  • July21 (8.1%)
  • August17 (6.6%)
  • September25 (9.7%)
  • October29 (11%)
  • November17 (6.6%)
  • December21 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight180 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds191 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other15 (5.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry162 (63%)
  • Wet or damp89 (34%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph96 (37%)
  • 40 mph130 (50%)
  • 60 mph18 (6.9%)
  • 70 mph15 (5.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway222 (86%)
  • Roundabout24 (9.3%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harlow in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant105 (34%)
  • Motorcyclist88 (28%)
  • Pedestrian62 (20%)
  • Cyclist42 (14%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1029 (9.4%)
  • 11 to 1527 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 20105 (34%)
  • 21 to 2530 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 3535 (11%)
  • 36 to 4517 (5.5%)
  • 46 to 5523 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6524 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 758 (2.6%)
  • Over 753 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider200 (65%)
  • Pedestrian62 (20%)
  • Passenger48 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car272 (58%)
  • Motorcycle95 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach11 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harlow in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Harlow

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Harlow ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harlow had fewer road collisions than 325 of them in 1980.

Collisions
326th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
331st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
316th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
305th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Harlow with the most crashes in 1980

The A1169 had the most collisions in Harlow in 1980: 42, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harlow, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11694248013
2ndA414233725
3rdA101991111
4thA118481202
5thA10253400
6thB1831100

Towns in Harlow: crashes in 1980

Harlow itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 187.

Postcode districts in Harlow: crashes in 1980

CM20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harlow in 1980: 101.

Latest crashes in Harlow in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Harlow in 1980, 2 were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 22 December 1980.

Severity

Harlow road accidents in other years