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Harlow road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 127 road traffic collisions in Harlow in 2015, and 150 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2014 (151), and casualties fell from 192.

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

Collisions in 2015
127
Down 16% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
150
Down 22% on 2014
Fatal collisions
1
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Harlow in 2015

0.8% of collisions in Harlow in 2015 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Harlow from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious3024%
  • Slight9676%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious3121%
  • Slight11879%

Harlow road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harlow, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 310 in 1989. 2015 is highlighted, with 127, down 16% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 127
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (17%)
  • Tuesday15 (12%)
  • Wednesday24 (19%)
  • Thursday19 (15%)
  • Friday24 (19%)
  • Saturday10 (7.9%)
  • Sunday13 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5913 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5931 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (24%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594 (3.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (5.5%)
  • February12 (9.4%)
  • March7 (5.5%)
  • April13 (10%)
  • May12 (9.4%)
  • June8 (6.3%)
  • July10 (7.9%)
  • August9 (7.1%)
  • September16 (13%)
  • October15 (12%)
  • November9 (7.1%)
  • December9 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight88 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (3.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds110 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (7.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other5 (3.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry100 (79%)
  • Wet or damp26 (20%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (2.4%)
  • 30 mph56 (44%)
  • 40 mph57 (45%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph9 (7.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway93 (73%)
  • Roundabout16 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harlow in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant77 (51%)
  • Pedestrian24 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (15%)
  • Cyclist20 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (2%)
  • 6 to 107 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 159 (6%)
  • 16 to 2020 (13%)
  • 21 to 2522 (15%)
  • 26 to 3527 (18%)
  • 36 to 4523 (15%)
  • 46 to 5519 (13%)
  • 56 to 656 (4%)
  • 66 to 753 (2%)
  • Over 753 (2%)
  • Not recorded8 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider102 (68%)
  • Passenger24 (16%)
  • Pedestrian24 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car167 (73%)
  • Motorcycle23 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harlow in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harlow had fewer road collisions than 326 of them in 2015.

Collisions
327th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
332nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
275th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Harlow in 2015

Little Parndon & Town Centre, Harlow, CM20 1XA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Harlow in 2015, with 22 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Harlow with the most crashes in 2015

The A1169 had the most collisions in Harlow in 2015: 18, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harlow, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1169181914
2ndA414162903
3rdA10254700
4thA10193300
5thB1831101
6thM111100

Towns in Harlow: crashes in 2015

Harlow had 101 collisions in 2015.

Postcode districts in Harlow: crashes in 2015

CM20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harlow in 2015: 59.

Latest crashes in Harlow in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Harlow in 2015, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2015.

Severity

Harlow road accidents in other years