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Harwich road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,605 road traffic collisions in Harwich, Tendring, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,912 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 355 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 12 collisions, up from 9 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,605
536th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,912
1.19 per collision
Fatal collisions
16
18 people killed
Serious collisions
355
379 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
12
9 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
14
10 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Harwich

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal161%
  • Serious35522%
  • Slight1,23477%

What the data shows

  • Harwich had 161 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 33% fewer than the 241 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in Harwich were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 361 children under 16 were killed or injured in Harwich, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in Harwich.

Where Harwich ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
536th
Most casualties
560th
Most fatal collisions
588th
Most serious collisions
444th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday247 (15%)
  • Tuesday207 (13%)
  • Wednesday252 (16%)
  • Thursday248 (15%)
  • Friday275 (17%)
  • Saturday206 (13%)
  • Sunday170 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,214 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit354 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,472 (92%)
  • Roundabout89 (5.5%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,482 (92%)
  • 40 mph88 (5.5%)
  • 60 mph24 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph9 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,272 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds187 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds39 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist13 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other58 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant684 (36%)
  • Pedestrian448 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist399 (21%)
  • Cyclist325 (17%)
  • Van occupant19 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Harwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harwich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Harwich peaked at 65 in 1984; 2025 had 12.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 12
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251214
2024910
20231316
20221920
20211820
20202021
20191718
20181717
20171821
20161827
20152429
20142324
20131925
20122021
20112126
20102732
20093441
20082630
20071922
20062830
20052124
20042934
20034351
20023643
20013640
20003855
19994353
19983945
19975255
19964364
19953843
19943543
19933540
19924759
19914552
19904147
19895458
19884662
19875563
19864248
19854955
19846581
19835768
19825778
19814760
19805459
19795668

Map of recent crashes in Harwich

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Harwich

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Harwich

The 24 most recent collisions in Harwich happened between 22 September 2023 and 9 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Harwich

The B1352 has the most collisions in Harwich, 449 of 1,605 (28%), followed by the A136 (428).

Collisions in Harwich on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1352449542894
2ndA1364285013109
3rdB1414206262547
4thA604212706
5thA120203006

Council area for Harwich

Harwich is in Tendring, where police recorded 19,449 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Harwich accounts for 8.2% of them.

Postcode district for Harwich

All 1,605 collisions in Harwich were in the CO12 postcode district.