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Barnet road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,911 road traffic collisions in Barnet in 1989, and 2,297 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 218 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1988 (1,856), and casualties rose from 2,265.

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

Collisions in 1989
1,911
Up 3% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
2,297
Up 1% on 1988
Fatal collisions
14
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
218
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Barnet in 1989

0.7% of collisions in Barnet in 1989 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.9% and 13% in Barnet from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal140.7%
  • Serious21811%
  • Slight1,67988%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal140.6%
  • Serious23710%
  • Slight2,04689%

Barnet road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barnet, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,016 in 1979. 1989 is highlighted, with 1,911, up 3% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday258 (14%)
  • Tuesday291 (15%)
  • Wednesday280 (15%)
  • Thursday295 (15%)
  • Friday297 (16%)
  • Saturday265 (14%)
  • Sunday225 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5978 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5932 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59223 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59290 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59314 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59437 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59325 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59212 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January156 (8.2%)
  • February139 (7.3%)
  • March159 (8.3%)
  • April156 (8.2%)
  • May165 (8.6%)
  • June173 (9.1%)
  • July177 (9.3%)
  • August162 (8.5%)
  • September171 (8.9%)
  • October165 (8.6%)
  • November150 (7.8%)
  • December138 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,367 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit543 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,652 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds199 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,471 (77%)
  • Wet or damp422 (22%)
  • Frost or ice14 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,553 (81%)
  • 40 mph135 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph112 (5.9%)
  • 60 mph27 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph84 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,428 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway391 (20%)
  • Roundabout59 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barnet in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,285 (56%)
  • Pedestrian398 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist293 (13%)
  • Cyclist153 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant73 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant67 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 549 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1071 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1597 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 20360 (16%)
  • 21 to 25395 (17%)
  • 26 to 35426 (19%)
  • 36 to 45290 (13%)
  • 46 to 55165 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 65127 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7579 (3.4%)
  • Over 7583 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded155 (6.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,367 (60%)
  • Passenger532 (23%)
  • Pedestrian398 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,512 (75%)
  • Motorcycle302 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes197 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle155 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach81 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes60 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barnet in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barnet had the 14th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
14th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
19th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
63rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Barnet with the most crashes in 1989

The A5 had the most collisions in Barnet in 1989: 187, including 1 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barnet, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5187222123
2ndA1000165184016
3rdA41150202214
4thA1149189423
5thA598137159220
6thA40612816309
7thA502616919
8thA504556313
9thM1446007
10thA5109424804
11thA1003394408
12thB550395203
13thA411364002
14thA110334106
15thA5100293612
16thB552263002
17thB551182101
18thA407171701
19thB193171900
20thA109151803

Towns in Barnet: crashes in 1989

Barnet itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 1,684.

Postcode districts in Barnet: crashes in 1989

HA8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barnet in 1989: 222.

Latest crashes in Barnet in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Barnet in 1989, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Barnet road accidents in other years