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Harlow road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 249 road traffic collisions in Harlow in 1981, and 315 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1980 (259), and casualties rose from 310.

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

Collisions in 1981
249
Down 4% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
315
Up 2% on 1980
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Harlow in 1981

0.4% of collisions in Harlow in 1981 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Harlow from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious7329%
  • Slight17570%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious8126%
  • Slight23374%

Harlow road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harlow, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 310 in 1989. 1981 is highlighted, with 249, down 4% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (17%)
  • Tuesday30 (12%)
  • Wednesday28 (11%)
  • Thursday41 (16%)
  • Friday31 (12%)
  • Saturday46 (18%)
  • Sunday30 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (8.4%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (6%)
  • February20 (8%)
  • March29 (12%)
  • April14 (5.6%)
  • May16 (6.4%)
  • June23 (9.2%)
  • July20 (8%)
  • August17 (6.8%)
  • September18 (7.2%)
  • October22 (8.8%)
  • November32 (13%)
  • December23 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight168 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds177 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (4%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (3.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other15 (6%)

Road surface

  • Dry144 (58%)
  • Wet or damp89 (36%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.6%)
  • Snow7 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph98 (39%)
  • 40 mph117 (47%)
  • 60 mph31 (12%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway213 (86%)
  • Roundabout22 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.2%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harlow in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant129 (41%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (22%)
  • Pedestrian54 (17%)
  • Cyclist37 (12%)
  • Van occupant15 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1026 (8.3%)
  • 11 to 1528 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 2088 (28%)
  • 21 to 2533 (10%)
  • 26 to 3548 (15%)
  • 36 to 4536 (11%)
  • 46 to 5520 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6516 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3.5%)
  • Over 752 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider202 (64%)
  • Passenger59 (19%)
  • Pedestrian54 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car280 (62%)
  • Motorcycle73 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach15 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harlow in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Harlow

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Harlow ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harlow had fewer road collisions than 329 of them in 1981.

Collisions
330th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
333rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
344th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
323rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Harlow with the most crashes in 1981

The A1169 had the most collisions in Harlow in 1981: 41, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harlow, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11694155111
2ndA4143447011
3rdA10197801
4thB1835502
5thA11844800
6thA10253301

Towns in Harlow: crashes in 1981

Harlow had 185 collisions in 1981.

Postcode districts in Harlow: crashes in 1981

CM20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harlow in 1981: 90.

Latest crashes in Harlow in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Harlow in 1981, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Harlow road accidents in other years