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Barnet road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,254 road traffic collisions in Barnet in 2004, and 1,570 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 142 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2003 (1,355), and casualties fell from 1,656.

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

Collisions in 2004
1,254
Down 7% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
1,570
Down 5% on 2003
Fatal collisions
12
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
142
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Barnet in 2004

1% of collisions in Barnet in 2004 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.9% and 13% in Barnet from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121%
  • Serious14211%
  • Slight1,10088%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal120.8%
  • Serious16010%
  • Slight1,39889%

Barnet road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barnet, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,016 in 1979. 2004 is highlighted, with 1,254, down 7% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday173 (14%)
  • Tuesday199 (16%)
  • Wednesday178 (14%)
  • Thursday204 (16%)
  • Friday204 (16%)
  • Saturday162 (13%)
  • Sunday134 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5948 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59141 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59184 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59212 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59327 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59199 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59127 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January112 (8.9%)
  • February108 (8.6%)
  • March94 (7.5%)
  • April96 (7.7%)
  • May110 (8.8%)
  • June123 (9.8%)
  • July102 (8.1%)
  • August95 (7.6%)
  • September95 (7.6%)
  • October105 (8.4%)
  • November104 (8.3%)
  • December110 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight872 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit372 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,081 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds143 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other10 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,000 (80%)
  • Wet or damp231 (18%)
  • Frost or ice17 (1.4%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,036 (83%)
  • 40 mph85 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph105 (8.4%)
  • 60 mph5 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph22 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway927 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway247 (20%)
  • Roundabout60 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barnet in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant962 (61%)
  • Pedestrian234 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist203 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant68 (4.3%)
  • Cyclist52 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant25 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1045 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1566 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 20181 (12%)
  • 21 to 25175 (11%)
  • 26 to 35343 (22%)
  • 36 to 45267 (17%)
  • 46 to 55165 (11%)
  • 56 to 6598 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7544 (2.8%)
  • Over 7543 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded116 (7.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider962 (61%)
  • Passenger374 (24%)
  • Pedestrian234 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,722 (77%)
  • Motorcycle215 (9.6%)
  • Bus or coach88 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes86 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (0.5%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barnet in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barnet had the 22nd most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
26th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
63rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
34th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Barnet in 2004

Finchley Church End, Barnet, N3 3DY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Barnet in 2004, with 69 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Barnet with the most crashes in 2004

The A5 had the most collisions in Barnet in 2004: 122, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barnet, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5122149015
2ndA1000110129211
3rdA5989310708
4thA182108110
5thA418211527
6thA406729818
7thA5109435616
8thA504424906
9thA502344315
10thA411314516
11thA5100273400
12thB550272903
13thA110242802
14thB552242703
15thM1243711
16thA1003191902
17thA407182004
18thA109131502
19thA515082002
20thB1936600

Towns in Barnet: crashes in 2004

Barnet itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 1,133.

Postcode districts in Barnet: crashes in 2004

HA8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barnet in 2004: 145.

Latest crashes in Barnet in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Barnet in 2004, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Barnet road accidents in other years