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Harlow road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 130 road traffic collisions in Harlow in 2016, and 168 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2015 (127), and casualties rose from 150.

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

Collisions in 2016
130
Up 2% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
168
Up 12% on 2015
Fatal collisions
4
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Harlow in 2016

3.1% of collisions in Harlow in 2016 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Harlow from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal43.1%
  • Serious2721%
  • Slight9976%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42.4%
  • Serious2817%
  • Slight13681%

Harlow road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harlow, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 310 in 1989. 2016 is highlighted, with 130, up 2% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 130
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (15%)
  • Tuesday20 (15%)
  • Wednesday20 (15%)
  • Thursday16 (12%)
  • Friday28 (22%)
  • Saturday11 (8.5%)
  • Sunday15 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5915 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5921 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5937 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (5.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (6.9%)
  • February15 (12%)
  • March11 (8.5%)
  • April12 (9.2%)
  • May6 (4.6%)
  • June11 (8.5%)
  • July14 (11%)
  • August14 (11%)
  • September6 (4.6%)
  • October11 (8.5%)
  • November10 (7.7%)
  • December11 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight93 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (5.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds109 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (12%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.5%)
  • Other3 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry95 (73%)
  • Wet or damp34 (26%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph48 (37%)
  • 40 mph62 (48%)
  • 50 mph3 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph8 (6.2%)
  • 70 mph7 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway85 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (16%)
  • Roundabout16 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harlow in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant97 (58%)
  • Pedestrian23 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (11%)
  • Cyclist15 (8.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (3%)
  • 6 to 108 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 159 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2023 (14%)
  • 21 to 2523 (14%)
  • 26 to 3532 (19%)
  • 36 to 4528 (17%)
  • 46 to 5519 (11%)
  • 56 to 658 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 753 (1.8%)
  • Over 758 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider109 (65%)
  • Passenger36 (21%)
  • Pedestrian23 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car178 (70%)
  • Motorcycle22 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (5.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach6 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harlow in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harlow had fewer road collisions than 320 of them in 2016.

Collisions
321st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
325th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
303rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Harlow in 2016

Little Parndon & Town Centre, Harlow, CM20 1XA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Harlow in 2016, with 20 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Harlow with the most crashes in 2016

The A414 had the most collisions in Harlow in 2016: 19, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harlow, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA414192105
2ndA1169121612
3rdM1171600
4thA10255501
5thA10193401
6thB1832201
7thA1091101
8thB1941210

Towns in Harlow: crashes in 2016

Harlow had 86 collisions in 2016.

Postcode districts in Harlow: crashes in 2016

CM20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harlow in 2016: 58.

Latest crashes in Harlow in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Harlow in 2016, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2016.

Severity

Harlow road accidents in other years