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Harlow road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 151 road traffic collisions in Harlow in 2014, and 192 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 14 were serious.

Collisions were up 29% on 2013 (117), and casualties rose from 139.

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

Collisions in 2014
151
Up 29% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
192
Up 38% on 2013
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
14
9.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Harlow in 2014

None of the collisions in Harlow in 2014 were fatal and 9.3% were serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Harlow from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious149.3%
  • Slight13791%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious157.8%
  • Slight17792%

Harlow road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harlow, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 310 in 1989. 2014 is highlighted, with 151, up 29% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (15%)
  • Tuesday24 (16%)
  • Wednesday26 (17%)
  • Thursday25 (17%)
  • Friday21 (14%)
  • Saturday22 (15%)
  • Sunday11 (7.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5922 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (11%)
  • February10 (6.6%)
  • March9 (6%)
  • April10 (6.6%)
  • May12 (7.9%)
  • June13 (8.6%)
  • July12 (7.9%)
  • August11 (7.3%)
  • September13 (8.6%)
  • October18 (12%)
  • November8 (5.3%)
  • December18 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight109 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds121 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Other5 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry102 (68%)
  • Wet or damp46 (30%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph64 (42%)
  • 40 mph77 (51%)
  • 60 mph8 (5.3%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway96 (64%)
  • Roundabout42 (28%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harlow in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant109 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (15%)
  • Pedestrian26 (14%)
  • Cyclist18 (9.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (4.7%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 159 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2020 (10%)
  • 21 to 2521 (11%)
  • 26 to 3546 (24%)
  • 36 to 4527 (14%)
  • 46 to 5520 (10%)
  • 56 to 6517 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7510 (5.2%)
  • Over 755 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider122 (64%)
  • Passenger44 (23%)
  • Pedestrian26 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car207 (71%)
  • Motorcycle29 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (5.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach6 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harlow in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harlow had fewer road collisions than 317 of them in 2014.

Collisions
318th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
322nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 16 other areas
Serious collisions
337th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Harlow in 2014

Bush Fair, Harlow, CM18 6JG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Harlow in 2014, with 32 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Harlow with the most crashes in 2014

The A414 had the most collisions in Harlow in 2014: 26, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harlow, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA414263503
2ndA1025152000
3rdA1169132801
4thB1835501
5thA10193301
6thB11333300
7thA11841100
8thM111100

Towns in Harlow: crashes in 2014

Harlow had 98 collisions in 2014.

Postcode districts in Harlow: crashes in 2014

CM20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harlow in 2014: 51.

Latest crashes in Harlow in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Harlow in 2014, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2014.

Severity

Harlow road accidents in other years