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Harlow road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 133 road traffic collisions in Harlow in 2010, and 156 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2009 (131), and casualties fell from 162.

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

Collisions in 2010
133
Up 2% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
156
Down 4% on 2009
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Harlow in 2010

None of the collisions in Harlow in 2010 were fatal and 21% were serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Harlow from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2821%
  • Slight10579%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2818%
  • Slight12882%

Harlow road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harlow, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 310 in 1989. 2010 is highlighted, with 133, up 2% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 133
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (16%)
  • Tuesday21 (16%)
  • Wednesday22 (17%)
  • Thursday16 (12%)
  • Friday22 (17%)
  • Saturday19 (14%)
  • Sunday12 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5914 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5933 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5914 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (11%)
  • February13 (9.8%)
  • March13 (9.8%)
  • April12 (9%)
  • May7 (5.3%)
  • June15 (11%)
  • July5 (3.8%)
  • August10 (7.5%)
  • September9 (6.8%)
  • October11 (8.3%)
  • November18 (14%)
  • December5 (3.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight93 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds109 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (9.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other8 (6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry95 (71%)
  • Wet or damp33 (25%)
  • Frost or ice4 (3%)
  • Snow1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph62 (47%)
  • 40 mph59 (44%)
  • 60 mph7 (5.3%)
  • 70 mph5 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway84 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (16%)
  • Roundabout20 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (3%)
  • Not recorded4 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harlow in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant88 (56%)
  • Pedestrian27 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (12%)
  • Cyclist13 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (3.2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 107 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 154 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2028 (18%)
  • 21 to 2514 (9%)
  • 26 to 3525 (16%)
  • 36 to 4524 (15%)
  • 46 to 5521 (13%)
  • 56 to 6511 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7510 (6.4%)
  • Over 755 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider96 (62%)
  • Passenger33 (21%)
  • Pedestrian27 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car178 (76%)
  • Motorcycle18 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach6 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4 (1.7%)
  • Minibus3 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harlow in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harlow had fewer road collisions than 332 of them in 2010.

Collisions
333rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
342nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 23 other areas
Serious collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Harlow in 2010

Little Parndon & Town Centre, Harlow, CM20 1XA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Harlow in 2010, with 28 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Harlow with the most crashes in 2010

The A1025 had the most collisions in Harlow in 2010: 17, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harlow, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1025171801
2ndA1169141605
3rdA414131502
4thA10196702
5thM115601
6thA11251200
7thB11331100
8thB1831100

Towns in Harlow: crashes in 2010

Harlow had 91 collisions in 2010.

Postcode districts in Harlow: crashes in 2010

CM20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harlow in 2010: 49.

Latest crashes in Harlow in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Harlow in 2010, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2010.

Severity

Harlow road accidents in other years