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Harlow road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 169 road traffic collisions in Harlow in 2007, and 208 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 2006 (148), and casualties rose from 175.

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

Collisions in 2007
169
Up 14% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
208
Up 19% on 2006
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Harlow in 2007

None of the collisions in Harlow in 2007 were fatal and 22% were serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Harlow from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3822%
  • Slight13178%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4019%
  • Slight16881%

Harlow road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harlow, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 310 in 1989. 2007 is highlighted, with 169, up 14% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007: 169
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (21%)
  • Tuesday19 (11%)
  • Wednesday23 (14%)
  • Thursday21 (12%)
  • Friday27 (16%)
  • Saturday27 (16%)
  • Sunday16 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (9.5%)
  • February4 (2.4%)
  • March18 (11%)
  • April18 (11%)
  • May14 (8.3%)
  • June19 (11%)
  • July14 (8.3%)
  • August13 (7.7%)
  • September13 (7.7%)
  • October7 (4.1%)
  • November19 (11%)
  • December14 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight129 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds139 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry125 (74%)
  • Wet or damp42 (25%)
  • Snow2 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph72 (43%)
  • 40 mph75 (44%)
  • 50 mph4 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph14 (8.3%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway111 (66%)
  • Roundabout34 (20%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harlow in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant117 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (16%)
  • Pedestrian28 (13%)
  • Cyclist16 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1%)
  • 6 to 107 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1516 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 2038 (18%)
  • 21 to 2523 (11%)
  • 26 to 3533 (16%)
  • 36 to 4527 (13%)
  • 46 to 5525 (12%)
  • 56 to 6519 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7510 (4.8%)
  • Over 751 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider133 (64%)
  • Passenger47 (23%)
  • Pedestrian28 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car241 (74%)
  • Motorcycle33 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harlow in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harlow had fewer road collisions than 333 of them in 2007.

Collisions
334th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
337th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 8 other areas
Serious collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Harlow in 2007

Little Parndon & Town Centre, Harlow, CM20 1XA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Harlow in 2007, with 32 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Harlow with the most crashes in 2007

The A414 had the most collisions in Harlow in 2007: 38, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harlow, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4143849010
2ndA1169192205
3rdA1025162203
4thA101981202
5thB1832300
6thA11841100
7thB11331100
8thM111100

Towns in Harlow: crashes in 2007

Harlow had 108 collisions in 2007.

Postcode districts in Harlow: crashes in 2007

CM20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harlow in 2007: 73.

Latest crashes in Harlow in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Harlow in 2007, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2007.

Severity

Harlow road accidents in other years