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Harlow road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 173 road traffic collisions in Harlow in 2005, and 215 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2004 (193), and casualties fell from 251.

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

Collisions in 2005
173
Down 10% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
215
Down 14% on 2004
Fatal collisions
2
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Harlow in 2005

1.2% of collisions in Harlow in 2005 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Harlow from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.2%
  • Serious3621%
  • Slight13578%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious3918%
  • Slight17481%

Harlow road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harlow, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 310 in 1989. 2005 is highlighted, with 173, down 10% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (13%)
  • Tuesday31 (18%)
  • Wednesday22 (13%)
  • Thursday23 (13%)
  • Friday30 (17%)
  • Saturday25 (14%)
  • Sunday19 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5945 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (7.5%)
  • February10 (5.8%)
  • March9 (5.2%)
  • April10 (5.8%)
  • May24 (14%)
  • June17 (9.8%)
  • July16 (9.2%)
  • August14 (8.1%)
  • September14 (8.1%)
  • October12 (6.9%)
  • November20 (12%)
  • December14 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight126 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds144 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (8.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.3%)
  • Other9 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry125 (72%)
  • Wet or damp45 (26%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph80 (46%)
  • 40 mph73 (42%)
  • 50 mph6 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph12 (6.9%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway127 (73%)
  • Roundabout28 (16%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harlow in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant139 (65%)
  • Pedestrian36 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist10 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1016 (7.4%)
  • 11 to 1517 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 2035 (16%)
  • 21 to 2524 (11%)
  • 26 to 3536 (17%)
  • 36 to 4536 (17%)
  • 46 to 5524 (11%)
  • 56 to 658 (3.7%)
  • 66 to 754 (1.9%)
  • Over 756 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider136 (63%)
  • Passenger43 (20%)
  • Pedestrian36 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car248 (79%)
  • Motorcycle22 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (2.2%)
  • Minibus3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harlow in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harlow had fewer road collisions than 333 of them in 2005.

Collisions
334th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
337th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
297th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
266th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Harlow in 2005

Little Parndon & Town Centre, Harlow, CM20 1XA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Harlow in 2005, with 31 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Harlow with the most crashes in 2005

The A1169 had the most collisions in Harlow in 2005: 32, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harlow, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1169323709
2ndA414212512
3rdA102581201
4thA10197901
5thB1834501
6thA11842300
7thA10351200
8thB11331100
9thB13931200
10thM111100

Towns in Harlow: crashes in 2005

Harlow had 127 collisions in 2005.

Postcode districts in Harlow: crashes in 2005

CM20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harlow in 2005: 74.

Latest crashes in Harlow in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Harlow in 2005, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 21 December 2005.

Severity

Harlow road accidents in other years