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Barnet road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,620 road traffic collisions in Barnet in 1998, and 1,953 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 243 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1997 (1,568), and casualties rose from 1,892.

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

Collisions in 1998
1,620
Up 3% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,953
Up 3% on 1997
Fatal collisions
10
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
243
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Barnet in 1998

0.6% of collisions in Barnet in 1998 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.9% and 13% in Barnet from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal100.6%
  • Serious24315%
  • Slight1,36784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.5%
  • Serious26814%
  • Slight1,67586%

Barnet road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barnet, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,016 in 1979. 1998 is highlighted, with 1,620, up 3% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday218 (13%)
  • Tuesday275 (17%)
  • Wednesday244 (15%)
  • Thursday247 (15%)
  • Friday231 (14%)
  • Saturday241 (15%)
  • Sunday164 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5965 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5924 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59210 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59251 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59273 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59359 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59284 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59154 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January118 (7.3%)
  • February117 (7.2%)
  • March133 (8.2%)
  • April122 (7.5%)
  • May145 (9%)
  • June149 (9.2%)
  • July124 (7.7%)
  • August110 (6.8%)
  • September127 (7.8%)
  • October156 (9.6%)
  • November164 (10%)
  • December155 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,134 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit452 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown26 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,337 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds217 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.1%)
  • Other14 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded27 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,160 (72%)
  • Wet or damp452 (28%)
  • Frost or ice8 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,266 (78%)
  • 40 mph195 (12%)
  • 50 mph77 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph23 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph59 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,145 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway342 (21%)
  • Roundabout82 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road41 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barnet in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,193 (61%)
  • Pedestrian303 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist209 (11%)
  • Cyclist100 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant66 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant41 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 531 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1070 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1598 (5%)
  • 16 to 20211 (11%)
  • 21 to 25249 (13%)
  • 26 to 35526 (27%)
  • 36 to 45286 (15%)
  • 46 to 55190 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 65107 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7562 (3.2%)
  • Over 7566 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded57 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,192 (61%)
  • Passenger458 (23%)
  • Pedestrian303 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,320 (79%)
  • Motorcycle210 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes124 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle101 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach84 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes61 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.3%)
  • Minibus6 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barnet in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barnet had the 19th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
19th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
24th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
94th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Barnet with the most crashes in 1998

The A5 had the most collisions in Barnet in 1998: 140, including 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barnet, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5140156021
2ndA1000131158124
3rdA41119145222
4thA406112151015
5thA1111140116
6thA5989197119
7thM1588107
8thA5109485515
9thA504424705
10thA5100353905
11thA411334515
12thA502303203
13thB550303707
14thA1003293404
15thB552273405
16thA110243607
17thA407212502
18thA109131501
19thB193111603
20thA515091310

Towns in Barnet: crashes in 1998

Barnet itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 1,389.

Postcode districts in Barnet: crashes in 1998

HA8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barnet in 1998: 183.

Latest crashes in Barnet in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Barnet in 1998, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Barnet road accidents in other years