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Harlow road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 246 road traffic collisions in Harlow in 1985, and 307 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1984 (274), and casualties fell from 339.

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

Collisions in 1985
246
Down 10% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
307
Down 9% on 1984
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Harlow in 1985

0.8% of collisions in Harlow in 1985 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Harlow from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious5522%
  • Slight18977%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious5719%
  • Slight24881%

Harlow road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harlow, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 310 in 1989. 1985 is highlighted, with 246, down 10% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (11%)
  • Tuesday34 (14%)
  • Wednesday34 (14%)
  • Thursday42 (17%)
  • Friday41 (17%)
  • Saturday37 (15%)
  • Sunday32 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (7.7%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (23%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (4.1%)
  • February16 (6.5%)
  • March22 (8.9%)
  • April24 (9.8%)
  • May17 (6.9%)
  • June19 (7.7%)
  • July23 (9.3%)
  • August22 (8.9%)
  • September16 (6.5%)
  • October21 (8.5%)
  • November33 (13%)
  • December23 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight164 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds186 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry144 (59%)
  • Wet or damp90 (37%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph112 (46%)
  • 40 mph98 (40%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph33 (13%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway208 (85%)
  • Roundabout26 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harlow in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant129 (42%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (23%)
  • Pedestrian62 (20%)
  • Cyclist27 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1018 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1524 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 2090 (29%)
  • 21 to 2546 (15%)
  • 26 to 3543 (14%)
  • 36 to 4516 (5.2%)
  • 46 to 5523 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6525 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 758 (2.6%)
  • Over 752 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider176 (57%)
  • Passenger69 (22%)
  • Pedestrian62 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car301 (65%)
  • Motorcycle72 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach12 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harlow in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in Harlow

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Harlow ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harlow had fewer road collisions than 326 of them in 1985.

Collisions
327th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
333rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
338th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
329th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Harlow with the most crashes in 1985

The A1169 had the most collisions in Harlow in 1985: 32, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harlow, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1169324006
2ndA414233315
3rdA10256901
4thA11846603
5thA10193302
6thB1833301

Towns in Harlow: crashes in 1985

Harlow had 176 collisions in 1985.

Postcode districts in Harlow: crashes in 1985

CM20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harlow in 1985: 96.

Latest crashes in Harlow in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Harlow in 1985, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Harlow road accidents in other years