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Barnet road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,062 road traffic collisions in Barnet in 2015, and 1,320 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 77 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2014 (983), and casualties rose from 1,276.

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

Collisions in 2015
1,062
Up 8% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
1,320
Up 3% on 2014
Fatal collisions
9
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
77
7.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Barnet in 2015

0.8% of collisions in Barnet in 2015 were fatal and 7.3% serious, against 0.9% and 13% in Barnet from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal90.8%
  • Serious777.3%
  • Slight97692%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.7%
  • Serious836.3%
  • Slight1,22893%

Barnet road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barnet, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,016 in 1979. 2015 is highlighted, with 1,062, up 8% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 1,062
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday163 (15%)
  • Tuesday170 (16%)
  • Wednesday162 (15%)
  • Thursday179 (17%)
  • Friday155 (15%)
  • Saturday114 (11%)
  • Sunday119 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59138 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59137 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59201 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59273 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59182 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5978 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January99 (9.3%)
  • February73 (6.9%)
  • March90 (8.5%)
  • April81 (7.6%)
  • May73 (6.9%)
  • June86 (8.1%)
  • July88 (8.3%)
  • August87 (8.2%)
  • September78 (7.3%)
  • October118 (11%)
  • November103 (9.7%)
  • December86 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight787 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit238 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown32 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds875 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds107 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other9 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded45 (4.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry852 (80%)
  • Wet or damp206 (19%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph879 (83%)
  • 40 mph99 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph62 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph18 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway774 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway208 (20%)
  • Roundabout45 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road34 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barnet in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant739 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist211 (16%)
  • Pedestrian210 (16%)
  • Cyclist60 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant50 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant26 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1021 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1551 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 20102 (7.7%)
  • 21 to 25173 (13%)
  • 26 to 35302 (23%)
  • 36 to 45221 (17%)
  • 46 to 55174 (13%)
  • 56 to 65106 (8%)
  • 66 to 7551 (3.9%)
  • Over 7552 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded51 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider836 (63%)
  • Passenger274 (21%)
  • Pedestrian210 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,434 (73%)
  • Motorcycle221 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes113 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach65 (3.3%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car27 (1.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barnet in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Barnet ranked among 351 areas in 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barnet had the 14th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
16th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
36th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Barnet in 2015

West Hendon, Barnet, NW4 3AY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Barnet in 2015, with 66 collisions, 3 of them fatal.

Roads in Barnet with the most crashes in 2015

The A5 had the most collisions in Barnet in 2015: 107, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barnet, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA510714019
2ndA1000859518
3rdA4068011404
4thA41698407
5thA598687916
6thA1557023
7thA504404801
8thA5109313703
9thB550283403
10thA502232503
11thA5100212700
12thM1193412
13thB552161902
14thA1003151701
15thA109151900
16thA411141900
17thA110131601
18thA4079900
19thA51507810
20thB14536701

Towns in Barnet: crashes in 2015

Barnet itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 957.

Postcode districts in Barnet: crashes in 2015

HA8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barnet in 2015: 139.

Latest crashes in Barnet in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Barnet in 2015, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2015.

Severity

Barnet road accidents in other years