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Harlow road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 131 road traffic collisions in Harlow in 2009, and 162 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 20 were serious.

Collisions were up 21% on 2008 (108), and casualties rose from 122.

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

Collisions in 2009
131
Up 21% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
162
Up 33% on 2008
Fatal collisions
1
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
20
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Harlow in 2009

0.8% of collisions in Harlow in 2009 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Harlow from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious2015%
  • Slight11084%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.2%
  • Serious2113%
  • Slight13986%

Harlow road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harlow, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 310 in 1989. 2009 is highlighted, with 131, up 21% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009: 131
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (15%)
  • Tuesday22 (17%)
  • Wednesday22 (17%)
  • Thursday16 (12%)
  • Friday23 (18%)
  • Saturday21 (16%)
  • Sunday7 (5.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5911 (8.4%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5921 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (33%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (11%)
  • February5 (3.8%)
  • March12 (9.2%)
  • April12 (9.2%)
  • May9 (6.9%)
  • June13 (9.9%)
  • July15 (11%)
  • August7 (5.3%)
  • September11 (8.4%)
  • October11 (8.4%)
  • November12 (9.2%)
  • December10 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight98 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds110 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (9.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other7 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry102 (78%)
  • Wet or damp28 (21%)
  • Snow1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (3.1%)
  • 30 mph53 (40%)
  • 40 mph53 (40%)
  • 50 mph5 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph13 (9.9%)
  • 70 mph3 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway83 (63%)
  • Roundabout30 (23%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harlow in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant89 (55%)
  • Pedestrian26 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (11%)
  • Cyclist17 (10%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 107 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1511 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2018 (11%)
  • 21 to 2518 (11%)
  • 26 to 3527 (17%)
  • 36 to 4535 (22%)
  • 46 to 5522 (14%)
  • 56 to 657 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 752 (1.2%)
  • Over 754 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider100 (62%)
  • Passenger36 (22%)
  • Pedestrian26 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car167 (69%)
  • Motorcycle22 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach6 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harlow in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harlow had fewer road collisions than 336 of them in 2009.

Collisions
337th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
340th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
311th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
320th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Harlow in 2009

Little Parndon & Town Centre, Harlow, CM20 1XA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Harlow in 2009, with 23 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Harlow with the most crashes in 2009

The A414 had the most collisions in Harlow in 2009: 28, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harlow, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA414283207
2ndA1169141601
3rdA1025132111
4thA10193400
5thM113501
6thB11332201
7thA11841100

Towns in Harlow: crashes in 2009

Harlow had 82 collisions in 2009.

Postcode districts in Harlow: crashes in 2009

CM20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harlow in 2009: 54.

Latest crashes in Harlow in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Harlow in 2009, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 17 December 2009.

Severity

Harlow road accidents in other years