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Barnet road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,772 road traffic collisions in Barnet in 1986, and 2,170 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 242 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1985 (1,836), and casualties fell from 2,232.

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

Collisions in 1986
1,772
Down 3% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
2,170
Down 3% on 1985
Fatal collisions
20
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
242
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Barnet in 1986

1.1% of collisions in Barnet in 1986 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.9% and 13% in Barnet from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal201.1%
  • Serious24214%
  • Slight1,51085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal200.9%
  • Serious26412%
  • Slight1,88687%

Barnet road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barnet, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,016 in 1979. 1986 is highlighted, with 1,772, down 3% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday250 (14%)
  • Tuesday244 (14%)
  • Wednesday244 (14%)
  • Thursday274 (15%)
  • Friday305 (17%)
  • Saturday264 (15%)
  • Sunday191 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5975 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59173 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59283 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59297 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59397 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59306 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59219 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January168 (9.5%)
  • February107 (6%)
  • March140 (7.9%)
  • April152 (8.6%)
  • May157 (8.9%)
  • June140 (7.9%)
  • July148 (8.4%)
  • August131 (7.4%)
  • September136 (7.7%)
  • October152 (8.6%)
  • November166 (9.4%)
  • December175 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,234 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit525 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,360 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds253 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds26 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other22 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded81 (4.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,252 (71%)
  • Wet or damp465 (26%)
  • Frost or ice32 (1.8%)
  • Snow19 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,401 (79%)
  • 40 mph160 (9%)
  • 50 mph115 (6.5%)
  • 60 mph20 (1.1%)
  • 70 mph76 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,300 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway353 (20%)
  • Roundabout57 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road36 (2%)
  • Not recorded26 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barnet in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,201 (55%)
  • Pedestrian412 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist258 (12%)
  • Cyclist108 (5%)
  • Van occupant88 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant67 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 542 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1071 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 15124 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20354 (16%)
  • 21 to 25362 (17%)
  • 26 to 35380 (18%)
  • 36 to 45232 (11%)
  • 46 to 55173 (8%)
  • 56 to 65133 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 75112 (5.2%)
  • Over 7565 (3%)
  • Not recorded122 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,213 (56%)
  • Passenger545 (25%)
  • Pedestrian412 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,320 (75%)
  • Motorcycle267 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes203 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle109 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach97 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes72 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.5%)
  • Minibus11 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barnet in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barnet had the 15th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
15th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
18th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
57th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Barnet with the most crashes in 1986

The A5 had the most collisions in Barnet in 1986: 165, including 1 fatal and 33 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barnet, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5165202133
2ndA1000147177313
3rdA1138174226
4thA41135186417
5thA598125132016
6thA406124165216
7thA5027281011
8thM1538414
9thA5100505304
10thA5109506929
11thA504495606
12thA411435504
13thA1003384204
14thB550333605
15thA110303103
16thB552243103
17thA407202303
18thA109181902
19thB551152303
20thB1453131801

Towns in Barnet: crashes in 1986

Barnet itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 1,497.

Postcode districts in Barnet: crashes in 1986

NW4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barnet in 1986: 204.

Latest crashes in Barnet in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Barnet in 1986, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Barnet road accidents in other years