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Harlow road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 103 road traffic collisions in Harlow in 2021, and 131 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 22 were serious.

Collisions were up 24% on 2020 (83), and casualties rose from 103.

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

Collisions in 2021
103
Up 24% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
131
Up 27% on 2020
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
22
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Harlow in 2021

None of the collisions in Harlow in 2021 were fatal and 21% were serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Harlow from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2221%
  • Slight8179%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2418%
  • Slight10782%

Harlow road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harlow, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 310 in 1989. 2021 is highlighted, with 103, up 24% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 103
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (14%)
  • Tuesday16 (16%)
  • Wednesday20 (19%)
  • Thursday16 (16%)
  • Friday14 (14%)
  • Saturday15 (15%)
  • Sunday8 (7.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (3.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5914 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (28%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5916 (16%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5916 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (6.8%)
  • February3 (2.9%)
  • March7 (6.8%)
  • April5 (4.9%)
  • May8 (7.8%)
  • June8 (7.8%)
  • July11 (11%)
  • August9 (8.7%)
  • September13 (13%)
  • October5 (4.9%)
  • November19 (18%)
  • December8 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight76 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (2.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds85 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.9%)
  • Other4 (3.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry70 (68%)
  • Wet or damp31 (30%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (8.7%)
  • 30 mph51 (50%)
  • 40 mph39 (38%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph1 (1%)
  • 70 mph1 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway76 (74%)
  • Roundabout17 (17%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harlow in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant70 (53%)
  • Pedestrian23 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (15%)
  • Cyclist10 (7.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 106 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 159 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 2017 (13%)
  • 21 to 2519 (15%)
  • 26 to 3528 (21%)
  • 36 to 4524 (18%)
  • 46 to 5511 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6510 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 751 (0.8%)
  • Over 754 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider88 (67%)
  • Pedestrian23 (18%)
  • Passenger20 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car133 (69%)
  • Motorcycle20 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (2.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)4 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harlow in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harlow had fewer road collisions than 301 of them in 2021.

Collisions
302nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
307th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 25 other areas
Serious collisions
314th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Harlow in 2021

Bush Fair, Harlow, CM18 6JG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Harlow in 2021, with 18 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Harlow with the most crashes in 2021

The A414 had the most collisions in Harlow in 2021: 13.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harlow, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA414131800
2ndA1169101603
3rdA10255601
4thA10194401
5thM111200

Towns in Harlow: crashes in 2021

Harlow had 73 collisions in 2021.

Postcode districts in Harlow: crashes in 2021

CM20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harlow in 2021: 41.

Latest crashes in Harlow in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Harlow in 2021, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2021.

Severity

Harlow road accidents in other years