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Harlow road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 230 road traffic collisions in Harlow in 1999, and 288 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1998 (244), and casualties fell from 296.

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

Collisions in 1999
230
Down 6% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
288
Down 3% on 1998
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Harlow in 1999

0.9% of collisions in Harlow in 1999 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Harlow from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious4419%
  • Slight18480%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious4716%
  • Slight23983%

Harlow road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harlow, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 310 in 1989. 1999 is highlighted, with 230, down 6% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (13%)
  • Tuesday39 (17%)
  • Wednesday40 (17%)
  • Thursday41 (18%)
  • Friday32 (14%)
  • Saturday33 (14%)
  • Sunday14 (6.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (8.3%)
  • February18 (7.8%)
  • March15 (6.5%)
  • April21 (9.1%)
  • May14 (6.1%)
  • June16 (7%)
  • July17 (7.4%)
  • August10 (4.3%)
  • September26 (11%)
  • October35 (15%)
  • November21 (9.1%)
  • December18 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight169 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds184 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry156 (68%)
  • Wet or damp73 (32%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph103 (45%)
  • 40 mph93 (40%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph22 (9.6%)
  • 70 mph6 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway156 (68%)
  • Roundabout46 (20%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harlow in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant184 (64%)
  • Pedestrian40 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (9%)
  • Cyclist25 (8.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1014 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1525 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 2057 (20%)
  • 21 to 2532 (11%)
  • 26 to 3560 (21%)
  • 36 to 4528 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5517 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 6513 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 758 (2.8%)
  • Over 756 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded23 (8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider179 (62%)
  • Passenger69 (24%)
  • Pedestrian40 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car362 (79%)
  • Motorcycle29 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach10 (2.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harlow in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 351 areas in 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harlow had fewer road collisions than 325 of them in 1999.

Collisions
326th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
335th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
311th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Harlow with the most crashes in 1999

The A414 had the most collisions in Harlow in 1999: 34, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harlow, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA414344416
2ndA1169283607
3rdA1019131702
4thA102581500
5thB1835502
6thA11844501
7thM114700

Towns in Harlow: crashes in 1999

Harlow had 157 collisions in 1999.

Postcode districts in Harlow: crashes in 1999

CM20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harlow in 1999: 76.

Latest crashes in Harlow in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Harlow in 1999, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

Harlow road accidents in other years