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Harlow road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 256 road traffic collisions in Harlow in 1983, and 309 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1982 (270), and casualties fell from 344.

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

Collisions in 1983
256
Down 5% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
309
Down 10% on 1982
Fatal collisions
3
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Harlow in 1983

1.2% of collisions in Harlow in 1983 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Harlow from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious6827%
  • Slight18572%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious7123%
  • Slight23576%

Harlow road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harlow, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 310 in 1989. 1983 is highlighted, with 256, down 5% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (13%)
  • Tuesday31 (12%)
  • Wednesday36 (14%)
  • Thursday39 (15%)
  • Friday49 (19%)
  • Saturday42 (16%)
  • Sunday26 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (9%)
  • February14 (5.5%)
  • March25 (9.8%)
  • April15 (5.9%)
  • May23 (9%)
  • June17 (6.6%)
  • July15 (5.9%)
  • August31 (12%)
  • September30 (12%)
  • October20 (7.8%)
  • November24 (9.4%)
  • December19 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight187 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds218 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (8.6%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry191 (75%)
  • Wet or damp59 (23%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph111 (43%)
  • 40 mph105 (41%)
  • 60 mph33 (13%)
  • 70 mph7 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway213 (83%)
  • Roundabout29 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harlow in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant114 (37%)
  • Motorcyclist82 (27%)
  • Pedestrian58 (19%)
  • Cyclist35 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1025 (8.1%)
  • 11 to 1530 (9.7%)
  • 16 to 2083 (27%)
  • 21 to 2547 (15%)
  • 26 to 3539 (13%)
  • 36 to 4525 (8.1%)
  • 46 to 5520 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6520 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 758 (2.6%)
  • Over 753 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider191 (62%)
  • Passenger60 (19%)
  • Pedestrian58 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car302 (64%)
  • Motorcycle84 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harlow in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Harlow

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Harlow ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harlow had fewer road collisions than 324 of them in 1983.

Collisions
325th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
329th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
332nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
318th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Harlow with the most crashes in 1983

The A1169 had the most collisions in Harlow in 1983: 42, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harlow, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11694247013
2ndA414232805
3rdA1019101503
4thA10256602
5thA11845501
6thB1833301

Towns in Harlow: crashes in 1983

Harlow itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 170.

Postcode districts in Harlow: crashes in 1983

CM20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harlow in 1983: 89.

Latest crashes in Harlow in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Harlow in 1983, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1983.

Severity

Harlow road accidents in other years