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Barnet road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,355 road traffic collisions in Barnet in 2003, and 1,656 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 190 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2002 (1,457), and casualties fell from 1,850.

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

Collisions in 2003
1,355
Down 7% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
1,656
Down 10% on 2002
Fatal collisions
19
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
190
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Barnet in 2003

1.4% of collisions in Barnet in 2003 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.9% and 13% in Barnet from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal191.4%
  • Serious19014%
  • Slight1,14685%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal201.2%
  • Serious19712%
  • Slight1,43987%

Barnet road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barnet, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,016 in 1979. 2003 is highlighted, with 1,355, down 7% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday204 (15%)
  • Tuesday217 (16%)
  • Wednesday194 (14%)
  • Thursday207 (15%)
  • Friday225 (17%)
  • Saturday165 (12%)
  • Sunday143 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5951 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5924 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59145 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59219 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59252 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59299 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59247 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59118 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January117 (8.6%)
  • February90 (6.6%)
  • March114 (8.4%)
  • April110 (8.1%)
  • May99 (7.3%)
  • June115 (8.5%)
  • July112 (8.3%)
  • August112 (8.3%)
  • September104 (7.7%)
  • October145 (11%)
  • November146 (11%)
  • December91 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight949 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit395 (29%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,149 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds170 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other8 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded14 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,058 (78%)
  • Wet or damp274 (20%)
  • Frost or ice16 (1.2%)
  • Snow4 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,120 (83%)
  • 40 mph123 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph83 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph28 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway931 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway319 (24%)
  • Roundabout69 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road36 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barnet in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant997 (60%)
  • Pedestrian250 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist215 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant83 (5%)
  • Cyclist71 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant24 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1040 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1564 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 20175 (11%)
  • 21 to 25201 (12%)
  • 26 to 35360 (22%)
  • 36 to 45303 (18%)
  • 46 to 55139 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 65112 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7559 (3.6%)
  • Over 7566 (4%)
  • Not recorded115 (6.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,018 (61%)
  • Passenger388 (23%)
  • Pedestrian250 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,823 (76%)
  • Motorcycle230 (9.6%)
  • Bus or coach105 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes98 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barnet in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Fatal
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Barnet ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barnet had the 24th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
24th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
28th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
30th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
21st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Barnet in 2003

West Hendon, Barnet, NW4 3AY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Barnet in 2003, with 86 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Barnet with the most crashes in 2003

The A1000 had the most collisions in Barnet in 2003: 145, including 2 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barnet, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1000145177230
2ndA5134168020
3rdA406103140414
4thA19611519
5thA418911614
6thA5987893211
7thA504465203
8thA502424902
9thA5100303310
10thA5109293527
11thA411253305
12thA110243004
13thM1233105
14thA1003212505
15thB550162802
16thB552151711
17thA407121202
18thA109101300
19thA5150101301
20thB19391111

Towns in Barnet: crashes in 2003

Barnet itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 1,211.

Postcode districts in Barnet: crashes in 2003

NW4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barnet in 2003: 149.

Latest crashes in Barnet in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Barnet in 2003, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Barnet road accidents in other years