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Harlow road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 287 road traffic collisions in Harlow in 1988, and 361 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were up 19% on 1987 (242), and casualties rose from 277.

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

Collisions in 1988
287
Up 19% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
361
Up 30% on 1987
Fatal collisions
5
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Harlow in 1988

1.7% of collisions in Harlow in 1988 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Harlow from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious5118%
  • Slight23180%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious5616%
  • Slight30083%

Harlow road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harlow, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 310 in 1989. 1988 is highlighted, with 287, up 19% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (11%)
  • Tuesday39 (14%)
  • Wednesday39 (14%)
  • Thursday44 (15%)
  • Friday52 (18%)
  • Saturday51 (18%)
  • Sunday31 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (8%)
  • February15 (5.2%)
  • March24 (8.4%)
  • April17 (5.9%)
  • May27 (9.4%)
  • June24 (8.4%)
  • July27 (9.4%)
  • August17 (5.9%)
  • September25 (8.7%)
  • October28 (9.8%)
  • November28 (9.8%)
  • December32 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight197 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit83 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds234 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (10%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry200 (70%)
  • Wet or damp80 (28%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph122 (43%)
  • 40 mph116 (40%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph41 (14%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway232 (81%)
  • Roundabout34 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harlow in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant170 (47%)
  • Pedestrian72 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (15%)
  • Cyclist39 (11%)
  • Van occupant15 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1024 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 1530 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 2088 (24%)
  • 21 to 2548 (13%)
  • 26 to 3556 (16%)
  • 36 to 4537 (10%)
  • 46 to 5524 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6525 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.3%)
  • Over 758 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider206 (57%)
  • Passenger83 (23%)
  • Pedestrian72 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car345 (67%)
  • Motorcycle62 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach12 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harlow in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harlow had fewer road collisions than 317 of them in 1988.

Collisions
318th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
324th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
301st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
322nd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Harlow with the most crashes in 1988

The A1169 had the most collisions in Harlow in 1988: 38, including 3 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harlow, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1169385135
2ndA414314109
3rdA10255701
4thA11845511
5thA10194701
6thB11333500
7thB1812201
8thB1832201
9thA10601100
10thB10131201

Towns in Harlow: crashes in 1988

Harlow itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 211.

Postcode districts in Harlow: crashes in 1988

CM20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harlow in 1988: 117.

Latest crashes in Harlow in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Harlow in 1988, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Harlow road accidents in other years