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Barnet road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,578 road traffic collisions in Barnet in 1999, and 1,981 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 220 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1998 (1,620), and casualties rose from 1,953.

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

Collisions in 1999
1,578
Down 3% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
1,981
Up 1% on 1998
Fatal collisions
15
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
220
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Barnet in 1999

1% of collisions in Barnet in 1999 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.9% and 13% in Barnet from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151%
  • Serious22014%
  • Slight1,34385%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal160.8%
  • Serious24712%
  • Slight1,71887%

Barnet road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barnet, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,016 in 1979. 1999 is highlighted, with 1,578, down 3% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday229 (15%)
  • Tuesday253 (16%)
  • Wednesday224 (14%)
  • Thursday225 (14%)
  • Friday273 (17%)
  • Saturday188 (12%)
  • Sunday186 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5952 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5927 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59193 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59243 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59253 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59390 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59256 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59164 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January132 (8.4%)
  • February109 (6.9%)
  • March141 (8.9%)
  • April135 (8.6%)
  • May129 (8.2%)
  • June128 (8.1%)
  • July128 (8.1%)
  • August119 (7.5%)
  • September137 (8.7%)
  • October119 (7.5%)
  • November132 (8.4%)
  • December169 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,127 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit430 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,310 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds213 (13%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded31 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,175 (74%)
  • Wet or damp388 (25%)
  • Frost or ice11 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,258 (80%)
  • 40 mph170 (11%)
  • 50 mph96 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph14 (0.9%)
  • 70 mph40 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,123 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway336 (21%)
  • Roundabout80 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barnet in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,180 (60%)
  • Pedestrian325 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist228 (12%)
  • Cyclist79 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant73 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant55 (2.8%)
  • Minibus occupant18 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 539 (2%)
  • 6 to 1068 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1592 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20189 (9.5%)
  • 21 to 25238 (12%)
  • 26 to 35508 (26%)
  • 36 to 45318 (16%)
  • 46 to 55175 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6597 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7584 (4.2%)
  • Over 7568 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded105 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,182 (60%)
  • Passenger474 (24%)
  • Pedestrian325 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,202 (78%)
  • Motorcycle233 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes142 (5%)
  • Bus or coach100 (3.5%)
  • Pedal cycle80 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes61 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barnet in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barnet had the 21st most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
21st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
24th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
18th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Barnet with the most crashes in 1999

The A5 had the most collisions in Barnet in 1999: 155, including 2 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barnet, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5155202220
2ndA1000141163422
3rdA41120162118
4thA110213319
5thA598101116112
6thA40610015038
7thA502596807
8thM159103012
9thA504546516
10thA5109425206
11thA5100303503
12thA110283103
13thB550283302
14thA411263018
15thA1003253201
16thA109182602
17thB552172101
18thA5150101002
19thB1453101201
20thB146281002

Towns in Barnet: crashes in 1999

Barnet itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 1,395.

Postcode districts in Barnet: crashes in 1999

NW4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barnet in 1999: 191.

Latest crashes in Barnet in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Barnet in 1999, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Barnet road accidents in other years