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Harlow road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 96 road traffic collisions in Harlow in 2019, and 110 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2018 (113), and casualties fell from 142.

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

Collisions in 2019
96
Down 15% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
110
Down 23% on 2018
Fatal collisions
2
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Harlow in 2019

2.1% of collisions in Harlow in 2019 were fatal and 30% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Harlow from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal22.1%
  • Serious2930%
  • Slight6568%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.8%
  • Serious3128%
  • Slight7770%

Harlow road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harlow, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 310 in 1989. 2019 is highlighted, with 96, down 15% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 96
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday11 (11%)
  • Tuesday10 (10%)
  • Wednesday27 (28%)
  • Thursday21 (22%)
  • Friday12 (13%)
  • Saturday9 (9.4%)
  • Sunday6 (6.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (5.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:598 (8.3%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5916 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5930 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5911 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (9.4%)
  • February5 (5.2%)
  • March8 (8.3%)
  • April6 (6.3%)
  • May7 (7.3%)
  • June8 (8.3%)
  • July8 (8.3%)
  • August7 (7.3%)
  • September8 (8.3%)
  • October12 (13%)
  • November12 (13%)
  • December6 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight53 (55%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (35%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (5.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds82 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1%)
  • Other1 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry73 (76%)
  • Wet or damp23 (24%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph44 (46%)
  • 40 mph40 (42%)
  • 50 mph4 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph1 (1%)
  • 70 mph5 (5.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway74 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (15%)
  • Roundabout7 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harlow in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant65 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (18%)
  • Pedestrian13 (12%)
  • Cyclist7 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant3 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (4.5%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 158 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2013 (12%)
  • 21 to 2510 (9.1%)
  • 26 to 3523 (21%)
  • 36 to 4516 (15%)
  • 46 to 5512 (11%)
  • 56 to 657 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 758 (7.3%)
  • Over 755 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider77 (70%)
  • Passenger20 (18%)
  • Pedestrian13 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car125 (68%)
  • Motorcycle22 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach6 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harlow in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Harlow ranked among 351 areas in 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harlow had fewer road collisions than 327 of them in 2019.

Collisions
328th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
334th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Harlow in 2019

Mark Hall, Harlow, CM20 2PD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Harlow in 2019, with 16 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Harlow with the most crashes in 2019

The A414 had the most collisions in Harlow in 2019: 11, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harlow, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA414111301
2ndA102581303
3rdA11698901
4thM115502
5thA10192201
6thB1832201
7thB11331101

Towns in Harlow: crashes in 2019

Harlow had 66 collisions in 2019.

Postcode districts in Harlow: crashes in 2019

CM20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harlow in 2019: 40.

Latest crashes in Harlow in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Harlow in 2019, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2019.

Severity

Harlow road accidents in other years