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Barnet road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 994 road traffic collisions in Barnet in 2018, and 1,213 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 127 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2017 (1,093), and casualties fell from 1,343.

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

Collisions in 2018
994
Down 9% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
1,213
Down 10% on 2017
Fatal collisions
4
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
127
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Barnet in 2018

0.4% of collisions in Barnet in 2018 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.9% and 13% in Barnet from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious12713%
  • Slight86387%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.3%
  • Serious13211%
  • Slight1,07789%

Barnet road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barnet, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,016 in 1979. 2018 is highlighted, with 994, down 9% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 994
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday135 (14%)
  • Tuesday141 (14%)
  • Wednesday171 (17%)
  • Thursday150 (15%)
  • Friday167 (17%)
  • Saturday116 (12%)
  • Sunday114 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59144 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59138 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59168 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59207 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59192 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5987 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January96 (9.7%)
  • February75 (7.5%)
  • March77 (7.7%)
  • April65 (6.5%)
  • May91 (9.2%)
  • June90 (9.1%)
  • July76 (7.6%)
  • August60 (6%)
  • September91 (9.2%)
  • October98 (9.9%)
  • November102 (10%)
  • December73 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight699 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit240 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown46 (4.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds759 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds129 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other37 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded51 (5.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry717 (72%)
  • Wet or damp218 (22%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.5%)
  • Snow4 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded49 (4.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph39 (3.9%)
  • 30 mph768 (77%)
  • 40 mph94 (9.5%)
  • 50 mph76 (7.6%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph15 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway577 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway241 (24%)
  • Roundabout57 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road54 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded65 (6.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barnet in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant622 (51%)
  • Pedestrian230 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist181 (15%)
  • Cyclist76 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant52 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant24 (2%)
  • Van occupant22 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1019 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1551 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2090 (7.4%)
  • 21 to 25133 (11%)
  • 26 to 35266 (22%)
  • 36 to 45227 (19%)
  • 46 to 55168 (14%)
  • 56 to 6578 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7546 (3.8%)
  • Over 7559 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded56 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider738 (61%)
  • Passenger245 (20%)
  • Pedestrian230 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,271 (71%)
  • Motorcycle192 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes99 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle78 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach60 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car47 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle17 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barnet in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barnet had the 10th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
13th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
35th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Barnet in 2018

West Hendon, Barnet, NW4 3AY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Barnet in 2018, with 61 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Barnet with the most crashes in 2018

The A5 had the most collisions in Barnet in 2018: 75, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barnet, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA57594015
2ndA1000728615
3rdA4067210007
4thA16986211
5thA41627917
6thA598586008
7thA502303904
8thA504283102
9thA5100283203
10thA5109252803
11thB550202302
12thM1182404
13thB552161601
14thA1003151603
15thA407151501
16thB193121602
17thA10991104
18thA11091100
19thA41191101
20thA515061001

Towns in Barnet: crashes in 2018

Barnet itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 894.

Postcode districts in Barnet: crashes in 2018

HA8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barnet in 2018: 107.

Latest crashes in Barnet in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Barnet in 2018, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Barnet road accidents in other years