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Harlow road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 103 road traffic collisions in Harlow in 2025, and 129 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2024 (115), and casualties fell from 142.

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

Collisions in 2025
103
Down 10% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
129
Down 9% on 2024
Fatal collisions
1
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Harlow in 2025

1% of collisions in Harlow in 2025 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Harlow from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal11%
  • Serious2928%
  • Slight7371%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious3124%
  • Slight9775%

Harlow road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harlow, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 310 in 1989. 2025 is highlighted, with 103, down 10% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (23%)
  • Tuesday16 (16%)
  • Wednesday13 (13%)
  • Thursday15 (15%)
  • Friday18 (17%)
  • Saturday5 (4.9%)
  • Sunday12 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5914 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5912 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5915 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5928 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5918 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (8.7%)
  • February6 (5.8%)
  • March10 (9.7%)
  • April6 (5.8%)
  • May8 (7.8%)
  • June6 (5.8%)
  • July10 (9.7%)
  • August4 (3.9%)
  • September5 (4.9%)
  • October18 (17%)
  • November9 (8.7%)
  • December12 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight71 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (3.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds88 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (11%)
  • Other1 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry77 (75%)
  • Wet or damp25 (24%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (6.8%)
  • 30 mph44 (43%)
  • 40 mph45 (44%)
  • 50 mph3 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph3 (2.9%)
  • 70 mph1 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway73 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (12%)
  • Roundabout12 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (5.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harlow in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant58 (45%)
  • Pedestrian27 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (14%)
  • Cyclist16 (12%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (3.9%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 103 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 159 (7%)
  • 16 to 2014 (11%)
  • 21 to 2513 (10%)
  • 26 to 3525 (19%)
  • 36 to 4521 (16%)
  • 46 to 559 (7%)
  • 56 to 6518 (14%)
  • 66 to 753 (2.3%)
  • Over 757 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider83 (64%)
  • Pedestrian27 (21%)
  • Passenger19 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car125 (65%)
  • Motorcycle19 (9.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (8.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (2.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (1%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (1%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harlow in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harlow had fewer road collisions than 302 of them in 2025.

Collisions
303rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
307th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
296th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Harlow in 2025

Little Parndon & Town Centre, Harlow, CM20 1XA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Harlow in 2025, with 17 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Harlow with the most crashes in 2025

The A1169 and A414 had the most collisions in Harlow in 2025, with 12 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harlow, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1169122105
2ndA414121404
3rdA10255711
4thB1835601
5thA10194400
6thB11331100
7thM111100

Towns in Harlow: crashes in 2025

Harlow had 76 collisions in 2025.

Postcode districts in Harlow: crashes in 2025

CM20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harlow in 2025: 47.

Latest crashes in Harlow in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Harlow in 2025, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2025.

Severity

Harlow road accidents in other years