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Harlow road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 108 road traffic collisions in Harlow in 2008, and 122 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 15 were serious.

Collisions were down 36% on 2007 (169), and casualties fell from 208.

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

Collisions in 2008
108
Down 36% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
122
Down 41% on 2007
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
15
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Harlow in 2008

None of the collisions in Harlow in 2008 were fatal and 14% were serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Harlow from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1514%
  • Slight9386%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1613%
  • Slight10687%

Harlow road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harlow, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 310 in 1989. 2008 is highlighted, with 108, down 36% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 108
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (15%)
  • Tuesday19 (18%)
  • Wednesday22 (20%)
  • Thursday10 (9.3%)
  • Friday20 (19%)
  • Saturday13 (12%)
  • Sunday8 (7.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5912 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5927 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593 (2.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (13%)
  • February8 (7.4%)
  • March8 (7.4%)
  • April15 (14%)
  • May7 (6.5%)
  • June5 (4.6%)
  • July8 (7.4%)
  • August6 (5.6%)
  • September10 (9.3%)
  • October10 (9.3%)
  • November9 (8.3%)
  • December8 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight85 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds87 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other6 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry80 (74%)
  • Wet or damp27 (25%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph55 (51%)
  • 40 mph43 (40%)
  • 60 mph8 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway71 (66%)
  • Roundabout19 (18%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harlow in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant61 (50%)
  • Pedestrian27 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (13%)
  • Cyclist14 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 104 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1517 (14%)
  • 16 to 2018 (15%)
  • 21 to 258 (6.6%)
  • 26 to 3527 (22%)
  • 36 to 4515 (12%)
  • 46 to 558 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 658 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 755 (4.1%)
  • Over 754 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider81 (66%)
  • Pedestrian27 (22%)
  • Passenger14 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car149 (75%)
  • Motorcycle16 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harlow in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harlow had fewer road collisions than 342 of them in 2008.

Collisions
343rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
345th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 15 other areas
Serious collisions
337th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Harlow in 2008

Little Parndon & Town Centre, Harlow, CM20 1XA area and Mark Hall, Harlow, CM20 2PD area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Harlow in 2008, with 14 collisions each.

Roads in Harlow with the most crashes in 2008

The A414 had the most collisions in Harlow in 2008: 16, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harlow, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA414161903
2ndA10258901
3rdA11697802
4thA10194500
5thA11842200
6thB1832201
7thA11191100

Towns in Harlow: crashes in 2008

Harlow had 80 collisions in 2008.

Postcode districts in Harlow: crashes in 2008

CM20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harlow in 2008: 43.

Latest crashes in Harlow in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Harlow in 2008, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2008.

Severity

Harlow road accidents in other years