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Barnet road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,093 road traffic collisions in Barnet in 2017, and 1,343 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 135 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 2016 (961), and casualties rose from 1,239.

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

Collisions in 2017
1,093
Up 14% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
1,343
Up 8% on 2016
Fatal collisions
8
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
135
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Barnet in 2017

0.7% of collisions in Barnet in 2017 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.9% and 13% in Barnet from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious13512%
  • Slight95087%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.6%
  • Serious14010%
  • Slight1,19589%

Barnet road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barnet, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,016 in 1979. 2017 is highlighted, with 1,093, up 14% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 1,093
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday155 (14%)
  • Tuesday155 (14%)
  • Wednesday158 (14%)
  • Thursday161 (15%)
  • Friday164 (15%)
  • Saturday149 (14%)
  • Sunday151 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5942 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59134 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59142 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59156 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59263 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59233 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59105 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January89 (8.1%)
  • February78 (7.1%)
  • March92 (8.4%)
  • April81 (7.4%)
  • May105 (9.6%)
  • June89 (8.1%)
  • July90 (8.2%)
  • August77 (7%)
  • September108 (9.9%)
  • October106 (9.7%)
  • November87 (8%)
  • December91 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight735 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit321 (29%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit19 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds830 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds119 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Other32 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded86 (7.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry767 (70%)
  • Wet or damp230 (21%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded82 (7.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph35 (3.2%)
  • 30 mph863 (79%)
  • 40 mph95 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph81 (7.4%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph17 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway670 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway261 (24%)
  • One way street or slip road47 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout44 (4%)
  • Not recorded71 (6.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barnet in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant695 (52%)
  • Pedestrian268 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist219 (16%)
  • Cyclist60 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant48 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant24 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1033 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1553 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 20117 (8.7%)
  • 21 to 25155 (12%)
  • 26 to 35316 (24%)
  • 36 to 45243 (18%)
  • 46 to 55173 (13%)
  • 56 to 65109 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7558 (4.3%)
  • Over 7541 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded23 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider815 (61%)
  • Pedestrian268 (20%)
  • Passenger260 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,387 (71%)
  • Motorcycle229 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes131 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach63 (3.2%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car41 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle17 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barnet in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barnet had the 9th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
11th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
46th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
31st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Barnet in 2017

West Hendon, Barnet, NW4 3AY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Barnet in 2017, with 66 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Barnet with the most crashes in 2017

The A5 had the most collisions in Barnet in 2017: 131, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barnet, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5131159014
2ndA100089100113
3rdA4068011307
4thA41659123
5thA1587627
6thA598526006
7thA502353705
8thA504304305
9thA5109232802
10thA1003202202
11thA5100202401
12thB550192503
13thA110172603
14thM1162101
15thA407151803
16thB552151514
17thA411111503
18thA10991001
19thB14628900
20thB1937702

Towns in Barnet: crashes in 2017

Barnet itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 995.

Postcode districts in Barnet: crashes in 2017

HA8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barnet in 2017: 144.

Latest crashes in Barnet in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Barnet in 2017, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Barnet road accidents in other years