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Harlow road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 310 road traffic collisions in Harlow in 1989, and 385 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1988 (287), and casualties rose from 361.

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

Collisions in 1989
310
Up 8% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
385
Up 7% on 1988
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Harlow in 1989

1% of collisions in Harlow in 1989 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Harlow from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious5718%
  • Slight25081%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious6016%
  • Slight32284%

Harlow road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harlow, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 310 in 1989. 1989 is highlighted, with 310, up 8% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (11%)
  • Tuesday51 (16%)
  • Wednesday51 (16%)
  • Thursday51 (16%)
  • Friday45 (15%)
  • Saturday56 (18%)
  • Sunday21 (6.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (7.7%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (8.7%)
  • February25 (8.1%)
  • March26 (8.4%)
  • April17 (5.5%)
  • May29 (9.4%)
  • June29 (9.4%)
  • July23 (7.4%)
  • August24 (7.7%)
  • September25 (8.1%)
  • October31 (10%)
  • November29 (9.4%)
  • December25 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight213 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds253 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Other7 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry229 (74%)
  • Wet or damp79 (25%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph141 (45%)
  • 40 mph116 (37%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph42 (14%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway251 (81%)
  • Roundabout40 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harlow in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant192 (50%)
  • Pedestrian85 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (17%)
  • Cyclist28 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 1027 (7%)
  • 11 to 1527 (7%)
  • 16 to 2096 (25%)
  • 21 to 2563 (16%)
  • 26 to 3560 (16%)
  • 36 to 4539 (10%)
  • 46 to 5529 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6516 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 757 (1.8%)
  • Over 755 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider217 (56%)
  • Pedestrian85 (22%)
  • Passenger83 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car408 (73%)
  • Motorcycle64 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harlow in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harlow had fewer road collisions than 311 of them in 1989.

Collisions
312th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
320th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
329th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
316th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Harlow with the most crashes in 1989

The A1169 had the most collisions in Harlow in 1989: 39, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harlow, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11693958012
2ndA414344405
3rdA10256600
4thA11844400
5thA10193501
6thB11333301
7thB1832201
8thA11891100
9thA1811101
10thB11131100
11thM111100

Towns in Harlow: crashes in 1989

Harlow had 216 collisions in 1989.

Postcode districts in Harlow: crashes in 1989

CM20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harlow in 1989: 117.

Latest crashes in Harlow in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Harlow in 1989, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1989.

Severity

Harlow road accidents in other years