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Harlow road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 250 road traffic collisions in Harlow in 1990, and 311 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 1989 (310), and casualties fell from 385.

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

Collisions in 1990
250
Down 19% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
311
Down 19% on 1989
Fatal collisions
8
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Harlow in 1990

3.2% of collisions in Harlow in 1990 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Harlow from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83.2%
  • Serious4317%
  • Slight19980%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal103.2%
  • Serious4916%
  • Slight25281%

Harlow road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harlow, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 310 in 1989. 1990 is highlighted, with 250, down 19% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (14%)
  • Tuesday38 (15%)
  • Wednesday41 (16%)
  • Thursday31 (12%)
  • Friday41 (16%)
  • Saturday40 (16%)
  • Sunday24 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (9.2%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (14%)
  • February19 (7.6%)
  • March22 (8.8%)
  • April26 (10%)
  • May16 (6.4%)
  • June15 (6%)
  • July22 (8.8%)
  • August12 (4.8%)
  • September27 (11%)
  • October16 (6.4%)
  • November23 (9.2%)
  • December18 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight180 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds208 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry183 (73%)
  • Wet or damp66 (26%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph115 (46%)
  • 40 mph94 (38%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph36 (14%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway195 (78%)
  • Roundabout38 (15%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harlow in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant155 (50%)
  • Pedestrian70 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (16%)
  • Cyclist26 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1018 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1519 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2079 (25%)
  • 21 to 2546 (15%)
  • 26 to 3546 (15%)
  • 36 to 4535 (11%)
  • 46 to 5524 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6517 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3.5%)
  • Over 7510 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider182 (59%)
  • Pedestrian70 (23%)
  • Passenger59 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car340 (74%)
  • Motorcycle52 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harlow in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harlow had fewer road collisions than 332 of them in 1990.

Collisions
333rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
334th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
225th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
332nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Harlow with the most crashes in 1990

The A1169 had the most collisions in Harlow in 1990: 43, including 3 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harlow, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11694362310
2ndA414242803
3rdB18391223
4thA10255601
5thA11845712
6thA10192200
7thB1812201
8thA10621100
9thB11331100
10thM111300

Towns in Harlow: crashes in 1990

Harlow itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 167.

Postcode districts in Harlow: crashes in 1990

CM20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harlow in 1990: 83.

Latest crashes in Harlow in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Harlow in 1990, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1990.

Severity

Harlow road accidents in other years