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Barnet road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 887 road traffic collisions in Barnet in 2022, and 1,034 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 142 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2021 (864), and casualties rose from 995.

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

Collisions in 2022
887
Up 3% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
1,034
Up 4% on 2021
Fatal collisions
6
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
142
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Barnet in 2022

0.7% of collisions in Barnet in 2022 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.9% and 13% in Barnet from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious14216%
  • Slight73983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious14614%
  • Slight88285%

Barnet road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barnet, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,016 in 1979. 2022 is highlighted, with 887, up 3% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 887
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday105 (12%)
  • Tuesday127 (14%)
  • Wednesday147 (17%)
  • Thursday124 (14%)
  • Friday158 (18%)
  • Saturday117 (13%)
  • Sunday109 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59108 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59109 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59176 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59213 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59157 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5982 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (6.9%)
  • February74 (8.3%)
  • March71 (8%)
  • April67 (7.6%)
  • May70 (7.9%)
  • June84 (9.5%)
  • July87 (9.8%)
  • August66 (7.4%)
  • September73 (8.2%)
  • October72 (8.1%)
  • November87 (9.8%)
  • December75 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight640 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit225 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (1.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds703 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (8.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other49 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded47 (5.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry670 (76%)
  • Wet or damp172 (19%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded35 (3.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph138 (16%)
  • 30 mph599 (68%)
  • 40 mph78 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph63 (7.1%)
  • 70 mph9 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway500 (56%)
  • Dual carriageway187 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road82 (9.2%)
  • Roundabout48 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded70 (7.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barnet in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant454 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist268 (26%)
  • Pedestrian169 (16%)
  • Cyclist71 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant21 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1019 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1543 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2056 (5.4%)
  • 21 to 25137 (13%)
  • 26 to 35248 (24%)
  • 36 to 45191 (18%)
  • 46 to 55117 (11%)
  • 56 to 6575 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7542 (4.1%)
  • Over 7530 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded62 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider682 (66%)
  • Passenger183 (18%)
  • Pedestrian169 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,072 (66%)
  • Motorcycle285 (18%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes98 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle72 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach31 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car27 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (0.9%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barnet in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barnet had the 17th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
17th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
18th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Barnet in 2022

West Hendon, Barnet, NW4 3AY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Barnet in 2022, with 52 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Barnet with the most crashes in 2022

The A406 had the most collisions in Barnet in 2022: 77, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barnet, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4067796110
2ndA10006773013
3rdA56481010
4thA414765110
5thA598465305
6thA14551010
7thA504323505
8thA502263204
9thB550242614
10thA5109233003
11thA5100222413
12thA1003202303
13thA407141603
14thB193141412
15thA110131301
16thM1101201
17thA41191303
18thB55291001
19thA51505501
20thB14535502

Towns in Barnet: crashes in 2022

Barnet itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2022: 812.

Postcode districts in Barnet: crashes in 2022

HA8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barnet in 2022: 110.

Latest crashes in Barnet in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Barnet in 2022, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Barnet road accidents in other years