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CM18 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,361 road traffic collisions in the CM18 postcode district, Harlow, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,882 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 498 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 17 collisions, down from 18 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
2,361
1,586th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,882
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
18
19 people killed
Serious collisions
498
527 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
17
18 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
21
Down 9% on 2024

Road collision statistics for CM18

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal180.8%
  • Serious49821%
  • Slight1,84578%

What the data shows

  • CM18 had 225 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 31% fewer than the 327 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in CM18 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 536 children under 16 were killed or injured in CM18, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in CM18.

Where CM18 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,586th
Most casualties
1,701st
Most fatal collisions
2,215th
Most serious collisions
1,496th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday343 (15%)
  • Tuesday319 (14%)
  • Wednesday349 (15%)
  • Thursday351 (15%)
  • Friday388 (16%)
  • Saturday335 (14%)
  • Sunday276 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,679 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit618 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit23 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,981 (84%)
  • Roundabout292 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded28 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph8 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph1,253 (53%)
  • 40 mph1,017 (43%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph66 (2.8%)
  • 70 mph9 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,877 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds310 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds35 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist23 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other71 (3%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,397 (48%)
  • Pedestrian574 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist488 (17%)
  • Cyclist277 (9.6%)
  • Van occupant53 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant42 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant25 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CM18 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CM18, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in CM18 peaked at 99 in 1982; 2025 had 17.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 17
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251721
20241823
20232021
20223136
20212838
20201420
20192023
20182127
20172835
20162833
20153036
20145067
20133037
20123141
20112835
20103343
20092633
20082934
20073843
20063232
20054654
20044965
20035055
20026774
20015885
20005468
19995970
19985864
19976080
19966070
19957291
19945982
19937297
19926683
19916779
19905774
19897496
19887387
19876267
19866168
19858198
19847182
19838393
198299120
19818193
198091100
197979109

Map of recent crashes in CM18

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CM18

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CM18

The 24 most recent collisions in CM18 happened between 17 October 2024 and 25 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CM18

The A1169 has the most collisions in CM18, 653 of 2,361 (28%), followed by the A1025 (99).

Collisions in CM18 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA116965387210146
2ndA10259912928
3rdA41479107211

Council areas covering CM18

Collisions in CM18 were recorded in 2 council areas. Harlow has 2,322 of 2,361 (98%).

Collisions in CM18 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stHarlow2,3222,83318491
2ndEpping Forest354507

Town in CM18

Of the 2,361 collisions in CM18, 1,890 (80%) were in Harlow.