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Harlow road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 182 road traffic collisions in Harlow in 2003, and 216 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 23% on 2002 (236), and casualties fell from 281.

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

Collisions in 2003
182
Down 23% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
216
Down 23% on 2002
Fatal collisions
4
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Harlow in 2003

2.2% of collisions in Harlow in 2003 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Harlow from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.2%
  • Serious3218%
  • Slight14680%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.9%
  • Serious3416%
  • Slight17882%

Harlow road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harlow, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 310 in 1989. 2003 is highlighted, with 182, down 23% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003: 182
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (18%)
  • Tuesday27 (15%)
  • Wednesday24 (13%)
  • Thursday31 (17%)
  • Friday23 (13%)
  • Saturday27 (15%)
  • Sunday18 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (6.6%)
  • February11 (6%)
  • March14 (7.7%)
  • April21 (12%)
  • May17 (9.3%)
  • June23 (13%)
  • July11 (6%)
  • August10 (5.5%)
  • September19 (10%)
  • October18 (9.9%)
  • November12 (6.6%)
  • December14 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight137 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds154 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (8.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry140 (77%)
  • Wet or damp40 (22%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph70 (38%)
  • 40 mph97 (53%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph9 (4.9%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway111 (61%)
  • Roundabout41 (23%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harlow in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant111 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (19%)
  • Pedestrian38 (18%)
  • Cyclist16 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1010 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1517 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 2035 (16%)
  • 21 to 2516 (7.4%)
  • 26 to 3541 (19%)
  • 36 to 4532 (15%)
  • 46 to 5523 (11%)
  • 56 to 6513 (6%)
  • 66 to 756 (2.8%)
  • Over 755 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded15 (6.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider143 (66%)
  • Pedestrian38 (18%)
  • Passenger35 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car242 (72%)
  • Motorcycle40 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harlow in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harlow had fewer road collisions than 336 of them in 2003.

Collisions
337th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
342nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
257th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
311th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Harlow in 2003

Little Parndon & Town Centre, Harlow, CM20 1XA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Harlow in 2003, with 40 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Harlow with the most crashes in 2003

The A414 had the most collisions in Harlow in 2003: 23, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harlow, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA414233014
2ndA1169202504
3rdA1025131703
4thA10198801
5thB1833301
6thM113301
7thA10351101
8thA1411100
9thB11331100

Towns in Harlow: crashes in 2003

Harlow had 126 collisions in 2003.

Postcode districts in Harlow: crashes in 2003

CM20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harlow in 2003: 77.

Latest crashes in Harlow in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Harlow in 2003, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2003.

Severity

Harlow road accidents in other years