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Harlow road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 270 road traffic collisions in Harlow in 1982, and 344 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1981 (249), and casualties rose from 315.

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

Collisions in 1982
270
Up 8% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
344
Up 9% on 1981
Fatal collisions
4
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Harlow in 1982

1.5% of collisions in Harlow in 1982 were fatal and 30% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Harlow from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious8130%
  • Slight18569%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious8725%
  • Slight25374%

Harlow road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harlow, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 310 in 1989. 1982 is highlighted, with 270, up 8% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (14%)
  • Tuesday36 (13%)
  • Wednesday27 (10%)
  • Thursday47 (17%)
  • Friday51 (19%)
  • Saturday43 (16%)
  • Sunday27 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (6.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (9.6%)
  • February14 (5.2%)
  • March23 (8.5%)
  • April22 (8.1%)
  • May21 (7.8%)
  • June17 (6.3%)
  • July26 (9.6%)
  • August25 (9.3%)
  • September14 (5.2%)
  • October23 (8.5%)
  • November26 (9.6%)
  • December33 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight169 (63%)
  • Dark, street lights lit90 (33%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds207 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (3.7%)
  • Fog or mist9 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry166 (61%)
  • Wet or damp86 (32%)
  • Frost or ice13 (4.8%)
  • Snow5 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph132 (49%)
  • 40 mph108 (40%)
  • 60 mph26 (9.6%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway231 (86%)
  • Roundabout23 (8.5%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harlow in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant137 (40%)
  • Motorcyclist97 (28%)
  • Pedestrian59 (17%)
  • Cyclist34 (9.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1021 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1532 (9.3%)
  • 16 to 20123 (36%)
  • 21 to 2542 (12%)
  • 26 to 3537 (11%)
  • 36 to 4525 (7.3%)
  • 46 to 5525 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6516 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 759 (2.6%)
  • Over 754 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider206 (60%)
  • Passenger79 (23%)
  • Pedestrian59 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car298 (62%)
  • Motorcycle97 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach16 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harlow in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harlow had fewer road collisions than 327 of them in 1982.

Collisions
328th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
332nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
328th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
313th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Harlow with the most crashes in 1982

The A1169 had the most collisions in Harlow in 1982: 39, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harlow, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11693945010
2ndA414182907
3rdA1019131813
4thA11844702
5thA10252400
6thB1832301

Towns in Harlow: crashes in 1982

Harlow itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 198.

Postcode districts in Harlow: crashes in 1982

CM18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harlow in 1982: 99.

Latest crashes in Harlow in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Harlow in 1982, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1982.

Severity

Harlow road accidents in other years