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Harlow road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 119 road traffic collisions in Harlow in 2022, and 137 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 2021 (103), and casualties rose from 131.

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

Collisions in 2022
119
Up 16% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
137
Up 5% on 2021
Fatal collisions
2
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Harlow in 2022

1.7% of collisions in Harlow in 2022 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Harlow from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.7%
  • Serious2723%
  • Slight9076%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.5%
  • Serious2720%
  • Slight10879%

Harlow road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harlow, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 310 in 1989. 2022 is highlighted, with 119, up 16% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 119
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13 (11%)
  • Tuesday14 (12%)
  • Wednesday27 (23%)
  • Thursday15 (13%)
  • Friday20 (17%)
  • Saturday11 (9.2%)
  • Sunday19 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (4.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:599 (7.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5923 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5923 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (7.6%)
  • February12 (10%)
  • March10 (8.4%)
  • April8 (6.7%)
  • May7 (5.9%)
  • June17 (14%)
  • July11 (9.2%)
  • August4 (3.4%)
  • September14 (12%)
  • October8 (6.7%)
  • November8 (6.7%)
  • December11 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight84 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (3.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (2.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds101 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.7%)
  • Other3 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry85 (71%)
  • Wet or damp31 (26%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (5%)
  • 30 mph53 (45%)
  • 40 mph50 (42%)
  • 50 mph7 (5.9%)
  • 60 mph2 (1.7%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway83 (70%)
  • Roundabout19 (16%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harlow in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant78 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (16%)
  • Pedestrian17 (12%)
  • Cyclist9 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (4.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 104 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 156 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2018 (13%)
  • 21 to 2516 (12%)
  • 26 to 3538 (28%)
  • 36 to 4518 (13%)
  • 46 to 5516 (12%)
  • 56 to 6512 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 755 (3.6%)
  • Over 753 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider97 (71%)
  • Passenger23 (17%)
  • Pedestrian17 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car163 (75%)
  • Motorcycle23 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (4.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)6 (2.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harlow in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harlow had fewer road collisions than 291 of them in 2022.

Collisions
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
299th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
238th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
303rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Harlow in 2022

Little Parndon & Town Centre, Harlow, CM20 1XA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Harlow in 2022, with 18 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Harlow with the most crashes in 2022

The A1169 and A414 had the most collisions in Harlow in 2022, with 18 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harlow, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1169182014
2ndA414182404
3rdA1025101301
4thB1833302
5thA10191100
6thB11331100
7thM111100

Towns in Harlow: crashes in 2022

Harlow had 77 collisions in 2022.

Postcode districts in Harlow: crashes in 2022

CM20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harlow in 2022: 49.

Latest crashes in Harlow in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Harlow in 2022, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2022.

Severity

Harlow road accidents in other years