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Harlow road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 218 road traffic collisions in Harlow in 2000, and 267 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1999 (230), and casualties fell from 288.

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

Collisions in 2000
218
Down 5% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
267
Down 7% on 1999
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Harlow in 2000

None of the collisions in Harlow in 2000 were fatal and 15% were serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Harlow from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3315%
  • Slight18585%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3413%
  • Slight23387%

Harlow road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harlow, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 310 in 1989. 2000 is highlighted, with 218, down 5% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (17%)
  • Tuesday30 (14%)
  • Wednesday29 (13%)
  • Thursday32 (15%)
  • Friday38 (17%)
  • Saturday29 (13%)
  • Sunday24 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (6.9%)
  • February20 (9.2%)
  • March19 (8.7%)
  • April17 (7.8%)
  • May10 (4.6%)
  • June12 (5.5%)
  • July20 (9.2%)
  • August18 (8.3%)
  • September25 (11%)
  • October22 (10%)
  • November20 (9.2%)
  • December20 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight154 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds170 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other10 (4.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry146 (67%)
  • Wet or damp67 (31%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.4%)
  • Mud1 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph80 (37%)
  • 40 mph98 (45%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph32 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway139 (64%)
  • Roundabout60 (28%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harlow in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant159 (60%)
  • Pedestrian61 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist13 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1017 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 1513 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2042 (16%)
  • 21 to 2523 (8.6%)
  • 26 to 3556 (21%)
  • 36 to 4538 (14%)
  • 46 to 5524 (9%)
  • 56 to 6516 (6%)
  • 66 to 7512 (4.5%)
  • Over 756 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded17 (6.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider148 (55%)
  • Pedestrian61 (23%)
  • Passenger58 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car311 (81%)
  • Motorcycle27 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harlow in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harlow had fewer road collisions than 328 of them in 2000.

Collisions
329th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
336th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 7 other areas
Serious collisions
320th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Harlow with the most crashes in 2000

The A414 had the most collisions in Harlow in 2000: 41, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harlow, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA414415706
2ndA1169284305
3rdA1025111202
4thA101981001
5thB1837901
6thA11841101
7thB11331100

Towns in Harlow: crashes in 2000

Harlow itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 148.

Postcode districts in Harlow: crashes in 2000

CM20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harlow in 2000: 90.

Latest crashes in Harlow in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Harlow in 2000, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2000.

Severity

Harlow road accidents in other years