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Barnet road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 838 road traffic collisions in Barnet in 2023, and 947 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 130 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2022 (887), and casualties fell from 1,034.

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

Collisions in 2023
838
Down 6% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
947
Down 8% on 2022
Fatal collisions
3
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
130
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Barnet in 2023

0.4% of collisions in Barnet in 2023 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.9% and 13% in Barnet from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious13016%
  • Slight70584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious13514%
  • Slight80985%

Barnet road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barnet, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,016 in 1979. 2023 is highlighted, with 838, down 6% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 838
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday121 (14%)
  • Tuesday129 (15%)
  • Wednesday138 (16%)
  • Thursday145 (17%)
  • Friday130 (16%)
  • Saturday97 (12%)
  • Sunday78 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5998 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59166 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59219 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59159 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January82 (9.8%)
  • February61 (7.3%)
  • March70 (8.4%)
  • April67 (8%)
  • May80 (9.5%)
  • June66 (7.9%)
  • July68 (8.1%)
  • August56 (6.7%)
  • September72 (8.6%)
  • October65 (7.8%)
  • November85 (10%)
  • December66 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight590 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit222 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds616 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds98 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other47 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded67 (8%)

Road surface

  • Dry615 (73%)
  • Wet or damp164 (20%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded53 (6.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph186 (22%)
  • 30 mph526 (63%)
  • 40 mph47 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph62 (7.4%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph16 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway458 (55%)
  • Dual carriageway158 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road54 (6.4%)
  • Roundabout53 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded115 (14%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barnet in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant357 (38%)
  • Motorcyclist268 (28%)
  • Pedestrian171 (18%)
  • Cyclist73 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant17 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.2%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1013 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1523 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2050 (5.3%)
  • 21 to 25124 (13%)
  • 26 to 35231 (24%)
  • 36 to 45193 (20%)
  • 46 to 55108 (11%)
  • 56 to 6573 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7531 (3.3%)
  • Over 7539 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded52 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider650 (69%)
  • Pedestrian171 (18%)
  • Passenger126 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,017 (66%)
  • Motorcycle285 (18%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes78 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle76 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach39 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barnet in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barnet had the 18th most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
18th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
174th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
31st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Barnet in 2023

Golders Green, Barnet, NW11 9NT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Barnet in 2023, with 42 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Barnet with the most crashes in 2023

The A1000 had the most collisions in Barnet in 2023: 63, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barnet, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10006366110
2ndA5535907
3rdA406506705
4thA1456005
5thA598394107
6thA41344203
7thA502283306
8thA504222708
9thB550222605
10thA5109182205
11thM1182814
12thA5100161704
13thA1003141502
14thA407141405
15thB193131400
16thA109121303
17thA411111403
18thB552101001
19thB14539901
20thA1107700

Towns in Barnet: crashes in 2023

Barnet itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2023: 790.

Postcode districts in Barnet: crashes in 2023

NW4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barnet in 2023: 85.

Latest crashes in Barnet in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Barnet in 2023, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2023.

Severity

Barnet road accidents in other years