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Harlow road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 251 road traffic collisions in Harlow in 1994, and 344 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1993 (243), and casualties rose from 311.

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

Collisions in 1994
251
Up 3% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
344
Up 11% on 1993
Fatal collisions
7
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Harlow in 1994

2.8% of collisions in Harlow in 1994 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Harlow from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.8%
  • Serious4618%
  • Slight19879%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal113.2%
  • Serious5817%
  • Slight27580%

Harlow road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harlow, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 310 in 1989. 1994 is highlighted, with 251, up 3% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (11%)
  • Tuesday33 (13%)
  • Wednesday36 (14%)
  • Thursday36 (14%)
  • Friday48 (19%)
  • Saturday40 (16%)
  • Sunday30 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (8.4%)
  • February26 (10%)
  • March19 (7.6%)
  • April18 (7.2%)
  • May15 (6%)
  • June21 (8.4%)
  • July14 (5.6%)
  • August21 (8.4%)
  • September22 (8.8%)
  • October27 (11%)
  • November16 (6.4%)
  • December31 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight177 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (2.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds191 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (2%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry153 (61%)
  • Wet or damp92 (37%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph95 (38%)
  • 40 mph105 (42%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph37 (15%)
  • 70 mph5 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway166 (66%)
  • Roundabout55 (22%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harlow in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant202 (59%)
  • Pedestrian60 (17%)
  • Cyclist25 (7.3%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (7.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1018 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1519 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2051 (15%)
  • 21 to 2545 (13%)
  • 26 to 3567 (19%)
  • 36 to 4542 (12%)
  • 46 to 5527 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6520 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7525 (7.3%)
  • Over 755 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded13 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider196 (57%)
  • Passenger88 (26%)
  • Pedestrian60 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car356 (77%)
  • Motorcycle31 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harlow in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 in Harlow

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Harlow ranked among 350 areas in 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harlow had fewer road collisions than 320 of them in 1994.

Collisions
321st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
318th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
193rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
297th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Harlow with the most crashes in 1994

The A414 had the most collisions in Harlow in 1994: 44, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harlow, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA414446319
2ndA1169354606
3rdA1019141612
4thA10254400
5thA118441211
6thB1834601

Towns in Harlow: crashes in 1994

Harlow itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1994: 174.

Postcode districts in Harlow: crashes in 1994

CM20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harlow in 1994: 88.

Latest crashes in Harlow in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Harlow in 1994, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Harlow road accidents in other years