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Harlow road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 243 road traffic collisions in Harlow in 1997, and 313 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1996 (272), and casualties fell from 350.

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

Collisions in 1997
243
Down 11% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
313
Down 11% on 1996
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Harlow in 1997

0.8% of collisions in Harlow in 1997 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Harlow from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious3514%
  • Slight20685%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious3712%
  • Slight27488%

Harlow road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harlow, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 310 in 1989. 1997 is highlighted, with 243, down 11% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (17%)
  • Tuesday42 (17%)
  • Wednesday35 (14%)
  • Thursday32 (13%)
  • Friday44 (18%)
  • Saturday27 (11%)
  • Sunday21 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (11%)
  • February14 (5.8%)
  • March18 (7.4%)
  • April26 (11%)
  • May21 (8.6%)
  • June20 (8.2%)
  • July17 (7%)
  • August23 (9.5%)
  • September16 (6.6%)
  • October25 (10%)
  • November20 (8.2%)
  • December16 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight182 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds189 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (16%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (3.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry164 (67%)
  • Wet or damp71 (29%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph96 (40%)
  • 40 mph103 (42%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph35 (14%)
  • 70 mph5 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway166 (68%)
  • Roundabout62 (26%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harlow in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant200 (64%)
  • Pedestrian42 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist18 (5.8%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1018 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1520 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2045 (14%)
  • 21 to 2544 (14%)
  • 26 to 3575 (24%)
  • 36 to 4538 (12%)
  • 46 to 5522 (7%)
  • 56 to 6512 (3.8%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4.8%)
  • Over 754 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded12 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider196 (63%)
  • Passenger75 (24%)
  • Pedestrian42 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car357 (79%)
  • Motorcycle34 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach9 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harlow in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 in Harlow

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Slight

How Harlow ranked among 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harlow had fewer road collisions than 326 of them in 1997.

Collisions
327th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
331st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
312th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
311th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Harlow with the most crashes in 1997

The A414 had the most collisions in Harlow in 1997: 45, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harlow, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA414455415
2ndA1169334613
3rdA1019101002
4thA10255601
5thB1835601
6thA11842700
7thM112200

Towns in Harlow: crashes in 1997

Harlow had 152 collisions in 1997.

Postcode districts in Harlow: crashes in 1997

CM20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harlow in 1997: 95.

Latest crashes in Harlow in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Harlow in 1997, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 30 December 1997.

Severity

Harlow road accidents in other years