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Harlow road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 274 road traffic collisions in Harlow in 1984, and 339 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1983 (256), and casualties rose from 309.

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

Collisions in 1984
274
Up 7% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
339
Up 10% on 1983
Fatal collisions
8
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Harlow in 1984

2.9% of collisions in Harlow in 1984 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Harlow from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.9%
  • Serious7026%
  • Slight19672%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.7%
  • Serious7322%
  • Slight25776%

Harlow road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harlow, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 310 in 1989. 1984 is highlighted, with 274, up 7% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (15%)
  • Tuesday33 (12%)
  • Wednesday36 (13%)
  • Thursday51 (19%)
  • Friday46 (17%)
  • Saturday38 (14%)
  • Sunday30 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (9.1%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (5.1%)
  • February11 (4%)
  • March20 (7.3%)
  • April17 (6.2%)
  • May18 (6.6%)
  • June24 (8.8%)
  • July26 (9.5%)
  • August19 (6.9%)
  • September34 (12%)
  • October30 (11%)
  • November28 (10%)
  • December33 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight190 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds205 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry172 (63%)
  • Wet or damp100 (36%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph110 (40%)
  • 40 mph127 (46%)
  • 60 mph36 (13%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway230 (84%)
  • Roundabout25 (9.1%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harlow in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant138 (41%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (23%)
  • Pedestrian77 (23%)
  • Cyclist27 (8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1026 (7.7%)
  • 11 to 1535 (10%)
  • 16 to 2088 (26%)
  • 21 to 2537 (11%)
  • 26 to 3546 (14%)
  • 36 to 4529 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 5519 (5.6%)
  • 56 to 6525 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7518 (5.3%)
  • Over 756 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider195 (58%)
  • Pedestrian77 (23%)
  • Passenger67 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car327 (66%)
  • Motorcycle81 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach17 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harlow in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harlow had fewer road collisions than 319 of them in 1984.

Collisions
320th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
324th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
249th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
318th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Harlow with the most crashes in 1984

The A1169 had the most collisions in Harlow in 1984: 37, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harlow, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11693746115
2ndA414273717
3rdA1019111403
4thB18371112
5thA10254400
6thA11844502

Towns in Harlow: crashes in 1984

Harlow itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 211.

Postcode districts in Harlow: crashes in 1984

CM20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harlow in 1984: 103.

Latest crashes in Harlow in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Harlow in 1984, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Harlow road accidents in other years