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Harlow road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 244 road traffic collisions in Harlow in 1998, and 296 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1997 (243), and casualties fell from 313.

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

Collisions in 1998
244
Level with 1997
Casualties in 1998
296
Down 5% on 1997
Fatal collisions
3
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Harlow in 1998

1.2% of collisions in Harlow in 1998 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Harlow from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious3514%
  • Slight20684%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious3913%
  • Slight25486%

Harlow road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harlow, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 310 in 1989. 1998 is highlighted, with 244, level with 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (16%)
  • Tuesday28 (11%)
  • Wednesday30 (12%)
  • Thursday40 (16%)
  • Friday38 (16%)
  • Saturday41 (17%)
  • Sunday27 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (7.4%)
  • February13 (5.3%)
  • March27 (11%)
  • April19 (7.8%)
  • May26 (11%)
  • June29 (12%)
  • July13 (5.3%)
  • August16 (6.6%)
  • September17 (7%)
  • October20 (8.2%)
  • November29 (12%)
  • December17 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight189 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds186 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (4.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry152 (62%)
  • Wet or damp88 (36%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph103 (42%)
  • 40 mph103 (42%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph36 (15%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway166 (68%)
  • Roundabout62 (25%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harlow in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant189 (64%)
  • Pedestrian37 (13%)
  • Cyclist35 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (9.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1018 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1511 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2044 (15%)
  • 21 to 2537 (13%)
  • 26 to 3558 (20%)
  • 36 to 4535 (12%)
  • 46 to 5533 (11%)
  • 56 to 6521 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3.4%)
  • Over 758 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded14 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider201 (68%)
  • Passenger58 (20%)
  • Pedestrian37 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car362 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (8.1%)
  • Motorcycle32 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harlow in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 in Harlow

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Harlow ranked among 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harlow had fewer road collisions than 329 of them in 1998.

Collisions
330th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
335th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
318th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Harlow with the most crashes in 1998

The A414 had the most collisions in Harlow in 1998: 44, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harlow, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA414446008
2ndA1169283104
3rdA1019101712
4thA102581100
5thB1833400
6thA11842200
7thM111501

Towns in Harlow: crashes in 1998

Harlow had 165 collisions in 1998.

Postcode districts in Harlow: crashes in 1998

CM20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harlow in 1998: 94.

Latest crashes in Harlow in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Harlow in 1998, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1998.

Severity

Harlow road accidents in other years