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Harlow road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 139 road traffic collisions in Harlow in 2011, and 170 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 26 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2010 (133), and casualties rose from 156.

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

Collisions in 2011
139
Up 5% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
170
Up 9% on 2010
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
26
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Harlow in 2011

None of the collisions in Harlow in 2011 were fatal and 19% were serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Harlow from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2619%
  • Slight11381%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2716%
  • Slight14384%

Harlow road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harlow, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 310 in 1989. 2011 is highlighted, with 139, up 5% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 139
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (14%)
  • Tuesday25 (18%)
  • Wednesday19 (14%)
  • Thursday17 (12%)
  • Friday27 (19%)
  • Saturday21 (15%)
  • Sunday11 (7.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5941 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5916 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (3.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (8.6%)
  • February3 (2.2%)
  • March13 (9.4%)
  • April18 (13%)
  • May10 (7.2%)
  • June16 (12%)
  • July15 (11%)
  • August8 (5.8%)
  • September9 (6.5%)
  • October16 (12%)
  • November15 (11%)
  • December4 (2.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight114 (82%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (16%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds121 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (9.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other4 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry110 (79%)
  • Wet or damp26 (19%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph57 (41%)
  • 40 mph71 (51%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph4 (2.9%)
  • 70 mph4 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway86 (62%)
  • Roundabout30 (22%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harlow in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant99 (58%)
  • Pedestrian25 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (12%)
  • Cyclist17 (10%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 107 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1510 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2014 (8.2%)
  • 21 to 2527 (16%)
  • 26 to 3523 (14%)
  • 36 to 4536 (21%)
  • 46 to 5527 (16%)
  • 56 to 6510 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 754 (2.4%)
  • Over 754 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider117 (69%)
  • Passenger28 (16%)
  • Pedestrian25 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car203 (75%)
  • Motorcycle22 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harlow in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harlow had fewer road collisions than 332 of them in 2011.

Collisions
333rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
337th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 31 other areas
Serious collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Harlow in 2011

Little Parndon & Town Centre, Harlow, CM20 1XA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Harlow in 2011, with 25 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Harlow with the most crashes in 2011

The A414 had the most collisions in Harlow in 2011: 23, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harlow, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA414232905
2ndA1169101203
3rdA102591002
4thA10195700
5thM114403
6thA11841101
7thB1831100

Towns in Harlow: crashes in 2011

Harlow had 89 collisions in 2011.

Postcode districts in Harlow: crashes in 2011

CM20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harlow in 2011: 72.

Latest crashes in Harlow in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Harlow in 2011, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 13 December 2011.

Severity

Harlow road accidents in other years