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Harlow road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 272 road traffic collisions in Harlow in 1996, and 350 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1995 (263), and casualties rose from 338.

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

Collisions in 1996
272
Up 3% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
350
Up 4% on 1995
Fatal collisions
4
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Harlow in 1996

1.5% of collisions in Harlow in 1996 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Harlow from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious5520%
  • Slight21378%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious5917%
  • Slight28682%

Harlow road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harlow, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 310 in 1989. 1996 is highlighted, with 272, up 3% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (21%)
  • Tuesday33 (12%)
  • Wednesday38 (14%)
  • Thursday44 (16%)
  • Friday46 (17%)
  • Saturday35 (13%)
  • Sunday19 (7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (9.2%)
  • February28 (10%)
  • March18 (6.6%)
  • April19 (7%)
  • May17 (6.3%)
  • June26 (9.6%)
  • July16 (5.9%)
  • August19 (7%)
  • September24 (8.8%)
  • October27 (9.9%)
  • November31 (11%)
  • December22 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight195 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds215 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (12%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry184 (68%)
  • Wet or damp78 (29%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph119 (44%)
  • 40 mph111 (41%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph41 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway183 (67%)
  • Roundabout70 (26%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harlow in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant220 (63%)
  • Pedestrian49 (14%)
  • Cyclist31 (8.9%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (8.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (2%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1016 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1522 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2048 (14%)
  • 21 to 2548 (14%)
  • 26 to 3586 (25%)
  • 36 to 4540 (11%)
  • 46 to 5529 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6519 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.6%)
  • Over 756 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded12 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider212 (61%)
  • Passenger89 (25%)
  • Pedestrian49 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car406 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (6.6%)
  • Motorcycle31 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harlow in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harlow had fewer road collisions than 309 of them in 1996.

Collisions
310th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
321st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
265th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
261st
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Harlow with the most crashes in 1996

The A414 had the most collisions in Harlow in 1996: 46, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harlow, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4144651210
2ndA11693546010
3rdA1019162602
4thA10255800
5thB1834501
6thA11842310

Towns in Harlow: crashes in 1996

Harlow had 176 collisions in 1996.

Postcode districts in Harlow: crashes in 1996

CM20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harlow in 1996: 109.

Latest crashes in Harlow in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Harlow in 1996, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 23 December 1996.

Severity

Harlow road accidents in other years