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Harlow road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 242 road traffic collisions in Harlow in 1987, and 277 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 1986 (282), and casualties fell from 358.

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

Collisions in 1987
242
Down 14% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
277
Down 23% on 1986
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Harlow in 1987

0.4% of collisions in Harlow in 1987 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Harlow from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious5523%
  • Slight18677%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious5921%
  • Slight21778%

Harlow road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harlow, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 310 in 1989. 1987 is highlighted, with 242, down 14% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987: 242
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (13%)
  • Tuesday38 (16%)
  • Wednesday26 (11%)
  • Thursday49 (20%)
  • Friday43 (18%)
  • Saturday30 (12%)
  • Sunday25 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (5%)
  • February18 (7.4%)
  • March13 (5.4%)
  • April24 (9.9%)
  • May29 (12%)
  • June20 (8.3%)
  • July19 (7.9%)
  • August17 (7%)
  • September26 (11%)
  • October25 (10%)
  • November20 (8.3%)
  • December19 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight176 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds189 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (15%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other8 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry158 (65%)
  • Wet or damp78 (32%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph118 (49%)
  • 40 mph85 (35%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph34 (14%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway197 (81%)
  • Roundabout36 (15%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harlow in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant98 (35%)
  • Pedestrian66 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (21%)
  • Cyclist41 (15%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1022 (7.9%)
  • 11 to 1533 (12%)
  • 16 to 2062 (22%)
  • 21 to 2535 (13%)
  • 26 to 3538 (14%)
  • 36 to 4528 (10%)
  • 46 to 5525 (9%)
  • 56 to 6517 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 757 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider163 (59%)
  • Pedestrian66 (24%)
  • Passenger48 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car288 (66%)
  • Motorcycle55 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (9.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harlow in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harlow had fewer road collisions than 329 of them in 1987.

Collisions
330th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
335th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
347th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
321st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Harlow with the most crashes in 1987

The A1169 and A414 had the most collisions in Harlow in 1987, with 25 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harlow, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1169252509
2ndA414252916
3rdA10197802
4thB1836701
5thA10254401
6thA11843500
7thB11331200
8thB1811100

Towns in Harlow: crashes in 1987

Harlow had 182 collisions in 1987.

Postcode districts in Harlow: crashes in 1987

CM20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harlow in 1987: 86.

Latest crashes in Harlow in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Harlow in 1987, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 22 December 1987.

Severity

Harlow road accidents in other years