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Barnet road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,836 road traffic collisions in Barnet in 1985, and 2,232 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 315 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1984 (1,856), and casualties rose from 2,166.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 65,653 collisions in Barnet.

Collisions in 1985
1,836
Down 1% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
2,232
Up 3% on 1984
Fatal collisions
17
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
315
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Barnet in 1985

0.9% of collisions in Barnet in 1985 were fatal and 17% serious, against 0.9% and 13% in Barnet from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal170.9%
  • Serious31517%
  • Slight1,50482%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal180.8%
  • Serious33815%
  • Slight1,87684%

Barnet road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barnet, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,016 in 1979. 1985 is highlighted, with 1,836, down 1% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025782904
2024777875
2023838947
20228871,034
2021864995
2020774910
20199481,157
20189941,213
20171,0931,343
20169611,239
20151,0621,320
20149831,276
20139931,228
20121,0201,262
20111,1131,382
20101,2071,520
20091,0951,403
20089591,222
20071,0891,392
20061,0871,347
20051,1371,356
20041,2541,570
20031,3551,656
20021,4571,850
20011,4701,819
20001,5511,953
19991,5781,981
19981,6201,953
19971,5681,892
19961,7012,029
19951,8042,143
19941,8742,216
19931,7432,139
19921,8192,296
19911,7272,135
19901,8572,272
19891,9112,297
19881,8562,265
19871,7182,124
19861,7722,170
19851,8362,232
19841,8562,166
19831,7932,133
19821,9852,435
19811,9072,437
19801,9622,472
19792,0162,562

When and where crashes happen in Barnet in 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday260 (14%)
  • Tuesday258 (14%)
  • Wednesday292 (16%)
  • Thursday263 (14%)
  • Friday308 (17%)
  • Saturday261 (14%)
  • Sunday194 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5973 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5933 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59184 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59283 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59318 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59416 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59280 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59249 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January134 (7.3%)
  • February128 (7%)
  • March149 (8.1%)
  • April125 (6.8%)
  • May149 (8.1%)
  • June166 (9%)
  • July153 (8.3%)
  • August134 (7.3%)
  • September134 (7.3%)
  • October192 (10%)
  • November205 (11%)
  • December167 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,251 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit573 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,464 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds261 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other37 (2%)
  • Not recorded20 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,247 (68%)
  • Wet or damp545 (30%)
  • Frost or ice36 (2%)
  • Snow8 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,462 (80%)
  • 40 mph176 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph114 (6.2%)
  • 60 mph17 (0.9%)
  • 70 mph67 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,350 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway349 (19%)
  • Roundabout107 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barnet in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,165 (52%)
  • Pedestrian414 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist318 (14%)
  • Cyclist128 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant103 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant72 (3.2%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 548 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1070 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 15117 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20399 (18%)
  • 21 to 25356 (16%)
  • 26 to 35365 (16%)
  • 36 to 45252 (11%)
  • 46 to 55170 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 65128 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 75130 (5.8%)
  • Over 7557 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded140 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,262 (57%)
  • Passenger556 (25%)
  • Pedestrian414 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,374 (73%)
  • Motorcycle321 (9.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes197 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle130 (4%)
  • Bus or coach101 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes61 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle16 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (0.5%)
  • Minibus14 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barnet in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in Barnet

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Barnet ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barnet had the 14th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
14th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
17th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
70th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
36th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Barnet with the most crashes in 1985

The A5 had the most collisions in Barnet in 1985: 184, including 1 fatal and 31 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barnet, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5184221131
2ndA1000162189140
3rdA406143191726
4thA598138147027
5thA41119161016
6thA1116167121
7thA502667313
8thA504616807
9thA5100526105
10thM1476424
11thA1003465514
12thA4114558014
13thA5109384503
14thB550283807
15thA407253009
16thB552243002
17thA109222506
18thA110212402
19thB551172102
20thB193141502

Towns in Barnet: crashes in 1985

Barnet itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 1,609.

Postcode districts in Barnet: crashes in 1985

HA8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barnet in 1985: 237.

Latest crashes in Barnet in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Barnet in 1985, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Barnet road accidents in other years