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Barnet road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,457 road traffic collisions in Barnet in 2002, and 1,850 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 212 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2001 (1,470), and casualties rose from 1,819.

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

Collisions in 2002
1,457
Down 1% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
1,850
Up 2% on 2001
Fatal collisions
14
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
212
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Barnet in 2002

1% of collisions in Barnet in 2002 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.9% and 13% in Barnet from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141%
  • Serious21215%
  • Slight1,23184%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal140.8%
  • Serious24913%
  • Slight1,58786%

Barnet road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barnet, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,016 in 1979. 2002 is highlighted, with 1,457, down 1% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday218 (15%)
  • Tuesday229 (16%)
  • Wednesday191 (13%)
  • Thursday206 (14%)
  • Friday242 (17%)
  • Saturday206 (14%)
  • Sunday165 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5977 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59177 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59219 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59254 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59319 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59238 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59150 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January125 (8.6%)
  • February111 (7.6%)
  • March126 (8.6%)
  • April122 (8.4%)
  • May133 (9.1%)
  • June126 (8.6%)
  • July136 (9.3%)
  • August104 (7.1%)
  • September99 (6.8%)
  • October129 (8.9%)
  • November139 (9.5%)
  • December107 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight982 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit467 (32%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,195 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds238 (16%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other10 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,015 (70%)
  • Wet or damp436 (30%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,156 (79%)
  • 40 mph146 (10%)
  • 50 mph107 (7.3%)
  • 60 mph11 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph36 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,027 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway352 (24%)
  • Roundabout42 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road34 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barnet in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,130 (61%)
  • Pedestrian262 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist238 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant82 (4.4%)
  • Cyclist61 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant39 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant17 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 535 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1037 (2%)
  • 11 to 1575 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 20233 (13%)
  • 21 to 25214 (12%)
  • 26 to 35435 (24%)
  • 36 to 45299 (16%)
  • 46 to 55168 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 65112 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7569 (3.7%)
  • Over 7549 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded124 (6.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,102 (60%)
  • Passenger486 (26%)
  • Pedestrian262 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,071 (77%)
  • Motorcycle244 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes118 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach97 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle18 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barnet in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Barnet

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Barnet ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barnet had the 21st most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
21st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
49th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
19th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Barnet in 2002

West Hendon, Barnet, NW4 3AY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Barnet in 2002, with 103 collisions, 15 of them serious.

Roads in Barnet with the most crashes in 2002

The A406 had the most collisions in Barnet in 2002: 150, including 4 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barnet, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA406150208419
2ndA1000143174023
3rdA5132157118
4thA197134113
5thA4196130115
6thA5989010517
7thA504445403
8thA502434608
9thA5100363905
10thM1335115
11thA5109314419
12thA110262902
13thB550233513
14thA1003222902
15thA411222805
16thB552202302
17thA109172303
18thA40791000
19thA51507900
20thA4105900

Towns in Barnet: crashes in 2002

Barnet itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 1,286.

Postcode districts in Barnet: crashes in 2002

NW4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barnet in 2002: 181.

Latest crashes in Barnet in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Barnet in 2002, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Barnet road accidents in other years