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Harlow road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 193 road traffic collisions in Harlow in 2004, and 251 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2003 (182), and casualties rose from 216.

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

Collisions in 2004
193
Up 6% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
251
Up 16% on 2003
Fatal collisions
3
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Harlow in 2004

1.6% of collisions in Harlow in 2004 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Harlow from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.6%
  • Serious3016%
  • Slight16083%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious3514%
  • Slight21385%

Harlow road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harlow, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 310 in 1989. 2004 is highlighted, with 193, up 6% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (19%)
  • Tuesday28 (15%)
  • Wednesday36 (19%)
  • Thursday21 (11%)
  • Friday31 (16%)
  • Saturday21 (11%)
  • Sunday19 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5911 (5.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (5.7%)
  • February11 (5.7%)
  • March20 (10%)
  • April18 (9.3%)
  • May17 (8.8%)
  • June14 (7.3%)
  • July18 (9.3%)
  • August11 (5.7%)
  • September24 (12%)
  • October21 (11%)
  • November13 (6.7%)
  • December15 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight146 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds160 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (9.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.6%)
  • Other8 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry142 (74%)
  • Wet or damp50 (26%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1%)
  • 30 mph96 (50%)
  • 40 mph79 (41%)
  • 50 mph2 (1%)
  • 60 mph14 (7.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway133 (69%)
  • Roundabout33 (17%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (9.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harlow in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant154 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (14%)
  • Pedestrian31 (12%)
  • Cyclist17 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 159 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2040 (16%)
  • 21 to 2525 (10%)
  • 26 to 3542 (17%)
  • 36 to 4543 (17%)
  • 46 to 5522 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6515 (6%)
  • 66 to 759 (3.6%)
  • Over 7513 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded16 (6.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider161 (64%)
  • Passenger59 (24%)
  • Pedestrian31 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car285 (77%)
  • Motorcycle37 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach8 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harlow in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Harlow ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harlow had fewer road collisions than 329 of them in 2004.

Collisions
330th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
331st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
298th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Harlow in 2004

Little Parndon & Town Centre, Harlow, CM20 1XA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Harlow in 2004, with 31 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Harlow with the most crashes in 2004

The A414 had the most collisions in Harlow in 2004: 30, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harlow, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA414304315
2ndA1169162000
3rdA102591100
4thA101971300
5thB1834820
6thB11332401
7thA11841200

Towns in Harlow: crashes in 2004

Harlow itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 132.

Postcode districts in Harlow: crashes in 2004

CM20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harlow in 2004: 73.

Latest crashes in Harlow in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Harlow in 2004, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Harlow road accidents in other years