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Harlow road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 224 road traffic collisions in Harlow in 1991, and 275 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1990 (250), and casualties fell from 311.

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

Collisions in 1991
224
Down 10% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
275
Down 12% on 1990
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Harlow in 1991

0.9% of collisions in Harlow in 1991 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Harlow from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious3315%
  • Slight18984%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious3613%
  • Slight23786%

Harlow road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harlow, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 310 in 1989. 1991 is highlighted, with 224, down 10% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (17%)
  • Tuesday31 (14%)
  • Wednesday31 (14%)
  • Thursday39 (17%)
  • Friday41 (18%)
  • Saturday25 (11%)
  • Sunday20 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (9.8%)
  • February13 (5.8%)
  • March17 (7.6%)
  • April23 (10%)
  • May21 (9.4%)
  • June20 (8.9%)
  • July18 (8%)
  • August23 (10%)
  • September19 (8.5%)
  • October12 (5.4%)
  • November24 (11%)
  • December12 (5.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight165 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (3.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds195 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (6.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry166 (74%)
  • Wet or damp47 (21%)
  • Frost or ice9 (4%)
  • Snow2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph87 (39%)
  • 40 mph87 (39%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph45 (20%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway191 (85%)
  • Roundabout22 (9.8%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harlow in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant148 (54%)
  • Pedestrian50 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (14%)
  • Cyclist23 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1019 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 1516 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2053 (19%)
  • 21 to 2547 (17%)
  • 26 to 3562 (23%)
  • 36 to 4521 (7.6%)
  • 46 to 5520 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6510 (3.6%)
  • 66 to 7512 (4.4%)
  • Over 753 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider172 (63%)
  • Passenger53 (19%)
  • Pedestrian50 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car301 (75%)
  • Motorcycle37 (9.2%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harlow in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harlow had fewer road collisions than 331 of them in 1991.

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

Roads in Harlow with the most crashes in 1991

The A1169 had the most collisions in Harlow in 1991: 39, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harlow, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1169395416
2ndA414324004
3rdA102581102
4thA101961001
5thA11844500
6thB1832200
7thA6041100
8thB11841100
9thB1841100

Towns in Harlow: crashes in 1991

Harlow itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 150.

Postcode districts in Harlow: crashes in 1991

CM20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harlow in 1991: 74.

Latest crashes in Harlow in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Harlow in 1991, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 20 December 1991.

Severity

Harlow road accidents in other years