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Harlow road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 236 road traffic collisions in Harlow in 2002, and 281 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2001 (229), and casualties fell from 303.

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

Collisions in 2002
236
Up 3% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
281
Down 7% on 2001
Fatal collisions
3
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Harlow in 2002

1.3% of collisions in Harlow in 2002 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Harlow from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious3716%
  • Slight19683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious3713%
  • Slight24186%

Harlow road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harlow, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 310 in 1989. 2002 is highlighted, with 236, up 3% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (16%)
  • Tuesday36 (15%)
  • Wednesday39 (17%)
  • Thursday28 (12%)
  • Friday46 (19%)
  • Saturday27 (11%)
  • Sunday23 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (6.4%)
  • February22 (9.3%)
  • March11 (4.7%)
  • April23 (9.7%)
  • May22 (9.3%)
  • June18 (7.6%)
  • July19 (8.1%)
  • August20 (8.5%)
  • September19 (8.1%)
  • October24 (10%)
  • November25 (11%)
  • December18 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight168 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds181 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry158 (67%)
  • Wet or damp77 (33%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph101 (43%)
  • 40 mph116 (49%)
  • 60 mph16 (6.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway151 (64%)
  • Roundabout56 (24%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harlow in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant145 (52%)
  • Pedestrian58 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (16%)
  • Cyclist25 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1525 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 2047 (17%)
  • 21 to 2529 (10%)
  • 26 to 3538 (14%)
  • 36 to 4547 (17%)
  • 46 to 5523 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6517 (6%)
  • 66 to 7512 (4.3%)
  • Over 756 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded25 (8.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider181 (64%)
  • Pedestrian58 (21%)
  • Passenger42 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car315 (76%)
  • Motorcycle43 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harlow in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Harlow

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Harlow ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harlow had fewer road collisions than 322 of them in 2002.

Collisions
323rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
334th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
280th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Harlow in 2002

Little Parndon & Town Centre, Harlow, CM20 1XA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Harlow in 2002, with 36 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Harlow with the most crashes in 2002

The A414 had the most collisions in Harlow in 2002: 35, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harlow, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA414354619
2ndA1169283305
3rdA1025121501
4thA101991100
5thA11842201
6thB11332200
7thB1832210
8thA11681100

Towns in Harlow: crashes in 2002

Harlow had 165 collisions in 2002.

Postcode districts in Harlow: crashes in 2002

CM20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harlow in 2002: 89.

Latest crashes in Harlow in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Harlow in 2002, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2002.

Severity

Harlow road accidents in other years