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Barnet road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,137 road traffic collisions in Barnet in 2005, and 1,356 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 125 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2004 (1,254), and casualties fell from 1,570.

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

Collisions in 2005
1,137
Down 9% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
1,356
Down 14% on 2004
Fatal collisions
12
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
125
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Barnet in 2005

1.1% of collisions in Barnet in 2005 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.9% and 13% in Barnet from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.1%
  • Serious12511%
  • Slight1,00088%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal120.9%
  • Serious1349.9%
  • Slight1,21089%

Barnet road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barnet, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,016 in 1979. 2005 is highlighted, with 1,137, down 9% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005: 1,137
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday154 (14%)
  • Tuesday188 (17%)
  • Wednesday170 (15%)
  • Thursday173 (15%)
  • Friday187 (16%)
  • Saturday132 (12%)
  • Sunday133 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5950 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59126 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59152 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59190 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59260 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59220 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59121 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January111 (9.8%)
  • February90 (7.9%)
  • March90 (7.9%)
  • April92 (8.1%)
  • May101 (8.9%)
  • June89 (7.8%)
  • July102 (9%)
  • August76 (6.7%)
  • September95 (8.4%)
  • October95 (8.4%)
  • November111 (9.8%)
  • December85 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight772 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit359 (32%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds986 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds122 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other13 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry895 (79%)
  • Wet or damp234 (21%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph960 (84%)
  • 40 mph98 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph59 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph15 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway827 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway214 (19%)
  • Roundabout67 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barnet in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant798 (59%)
  • Pedestrian210 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist187 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant59 (4.4%)
  • Cyclist56 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant30 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1023 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1550 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 20132 (9.7%)
  • 21 to 25175 (13%)
  • 26 to 35299 (22%)
  • 36 to 45238 (18%)
  • 46 to 55131 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6561 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7552 (3.8%)
  • Over 7546 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded127 (9.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider847 (62%)
  • Passenger299 (22%)
  • Pedestrian210 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,656 (77%)
  • Motorcycle190 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes93 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach78 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (2%)
  • Minibus8 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barnet in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barnet had the 25th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
25th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Barnet in 2005

West Hendon, Barnet, NW4 3AY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Barnet in 2005, with 87 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Barnet with the most crashes in 2005

The A5 had the most collisions in Barnet in 2005: 115, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barnet, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5115133113
2ndA40610212019
3rdA100095118112
4thA598717908
5thA1679108
6thA41677527
7thA5109384712
8thA504313807
9thA502263211
10thA411253002
11thA5100212302
12thA1003202404
13thB550182413
14thB552182704
15thA109171700
16thM1152000
17thA407141411
18thA110111200
19thB1453101003
20thB1937801

Towns in Barnet: crashes in 2005

Barnet itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 994.

Postcode districts in Barnet: crashes in 2005

HA8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barnet in 2005: 144.

Latest crashes in Barnet in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Barnet in 2005, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Barnet road accidents in other years