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Harlow road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 113 road traffic collisions in Harlow in 2018, and 142 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2017 (102), and casualties rose from 128.

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

Collisions in 2018
113
Up 11% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
142
Up 11% on 2017
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Harlow in 2018

None of the collisions in Harlow in 2018 were fatal and 27% were serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Harlow from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3027%
  • Slight8373%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3223%
  • Slight11077%

Harlow road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harlow, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 310 in 1989. 2018 is highlighted, with 113, up 11% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 113
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (12%)
  • Tuesday14 (12%)
  • Wednesday19 (17%)
  • Thursday20 (18%)
  • Friday17 (15%)
  • Saturday21 (19%)
  • Sunday8 (7.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5912 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5916 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (38%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5912 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (5.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (5.3%)
  • February12 (11%)
  • March8 (7.1%)
  • April7 (6.2%)
  • May9 (8%)
  • June10 (8.8%)
  • July10 (8.8%)
  • August7 (6.2%)
  • September11 (9.7%)
  • October14 (12%)
  • November8 (7.1%)
  • December11 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight85 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds98 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry84 (74%)
  • Wet or damp27 (24%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph51 (45%)
  • 40 mph54 (48%)
  • 50 mph6 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.9%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway85 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (13%)
  • Roundabout12 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harlow in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant79 (56%)
  • Pedestrian23 (16%)
  • Cyclist17 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (11%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant3 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 104 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 158 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2016 (11%)
  • 21 to 2516 (11%)
  • 26 to 3522 (15%)
  • 36 to 4528 (20%)
  • 46 to 5524 (17%)
  • 56 to 6514 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 757 (4.9%)
  • Over 753 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider92 (65%)
  • Passenger27 (19%)
  • Pedestrian23 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car154 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (8.5%)
  • Motorcycle16 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (6.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harlow in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harlow had fewer road collisions than 319 of them in 2018.

Collisions
320th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
322nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 20 other areas
Serious collisions
285th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Harlow in 2018

Little Parndon & Town Centre, Harlow, CM20 1XA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Harlow in 2018, with 22 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Harlow with the most crashes in 2018

The A1169 and A414 had the most collisions in Harlow in 2018, with 11 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harlow, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1169111504
2ndA414111303
3rdA101991301
4thA102591103
5thA11842301
6thB1832300
7thA12051100
8thB1811100

Towns in Harlow: crashes in 2018

Harlow had 79 collisions in 2018.

Postcode districts in Harlow: crashes in 2018

CM20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harlow in 2018: 54.

Latest crashes in Harlow in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Harlow in 2018, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2018.

Severity

Harlow road accidents in other years