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Harlow road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 102 road traffic collisions in Harlow in 2017, and 128 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were down 22% on 2016 (130), and casualties fell from 168.

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

Collisions in 2017
102
Down 22% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
128
Down 24% on 2016
Fatal collisions
1
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Harlow in 2017

1% of collisions in Harlow in 2017 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Harlow from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal11%
  • Serious2525%
  • Slight7675%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious2822%
  • Slight9977%

Harlow road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harlow, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 310 in 1989. 2017 is highlighted, with 102, down 22% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 102
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (14%)
  • Tuesday16 (16%)
  • Wednesday16 (16%)
  • Thursday11 (11%)
  • Friday19 (19%)
  • Saturday17 (17%)
  • Sunday9 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (3.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5911 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5919 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5924 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5918 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (5.9%)
  • February8 (7.8%)
  • March4 (3.9%)
  • April11 (11%)
  • May8 (7.8%)
  • June9 (8.8%)
  • July8 (7.8%)
  • August6 (5.9%)
  • September12 (12%)
  • October11 (11%)
  • November11 (11%)
  • December8 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight75 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds86 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1%)
  • Other2 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry78 (76%)
  • Wet or damp22 (22%)
  • Frost or ice2 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (2.9%)
  • 30 mph44 (43%)
  • 40 mph49 (48%)
  • 50 mph4 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph1 (1%)
  • 70 mph1 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway69 (68%)
  • Roundabout14 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (3.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harlow in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant71 (55%)
  • Cyclist17 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (13%)
  • Pedestrian15 (12%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant3 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 103 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1516 (13%)
  • 16 to 2018 (14%)
  • 21 to 2516 (13%)
  • 26 to 3523 (18%)
  • 36 to 4516 (13%)
  • 46 to 5517 (13%)
  • 56 to 657 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 756 (4.7%)
  • Over 753 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider86 (67%)
  • Passenger27 (21%)
  • Pedestrian15 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car133 (69%)
  • Motorcycle17 (8.8%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harlow in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harlow had fewer road collisions than 330 of them in 2017.

Collisions
331st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
335th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
308th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Harlow in 2017

Little Parndon & Town Centre, Harlow, CM20 1XA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Harlow in 2017, with 18 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Harlow with the most crashes in 2017

The A1169 had the most collisions in Harlow in 2017: 11, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harlow, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1169111401
2ndA4147701
3rdA102561001
4thA10194401
5thA11842311
6thB1832501
7thM111301

Towns in Harlow: crashes in 2017

Harlow had 72 collisions in 2017.

Postcode districts in Harlow: crashes in 2017

CM20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harlow in 2017: 39.

Latest crashes in Harlow in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Harlow in 2017, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2017.

Severity

Harlow road accidents in other years