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Barnet road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 777 road traffic collisions in Barnet in 2024, and 875 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 104 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2023 (838), and casualties fell from 947.

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

Collisions in 2024
777
Down 7% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
875
Down 8% on 2023
Fatal collisions
3
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
104
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Barnet in 2024

0.4% of collisions in Barnet in 2024 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.9% and 13% in Barnet from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious10413%
  • Slight67086%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious10912%
  • Slight76387%

Barnet road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barnet, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,016 in 1979. 2024 is highlighted, with 777, down 7% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 777
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday120 (15%)
  • Tuesday111 (14%)
  • Wednesday114 (15%)
  • Thursday126 (16%)
  • Friday118 (15%)
  • Saturday101 (13%)
  • Sunday87 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5994 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59153 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59208 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59127 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5974 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January78 (10%)
  • February63 (8.1%)
  • March56 (7.2%)
  • April58 (7.5%)
  • May66 (8.5%)
  • June66 (8.5%)
  • July67 (8.6%)
  • August59 (7.6%)
  • September63 (8.1%)
  • October55 (7.1%)
  • November72 (9.3%)
  • December74 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight523 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit218 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown23 (3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds536 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds94 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other39 (5%)
  • Not recorded90 (12%)

Road surface

  • Dry535 (69%)
  • Wet or damp154 (20%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded85 (11%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph151 (19%)
  • 30 mph484 (62%)
  • 40 mph72 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph48 (6.2%)
  • 60 mph8 (1%)
  • 70 mph14 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway421 (54%)
  • Dual carriageway160 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road61 (7.9%)
  • Roundabout51 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded84 (11%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barnet in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant344 (39%)
  • Motorcyclist236 (27%)
  • Pedestrian162 (19%)
  • Cyclist87 (9.9%)
  • Van occupant17 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.8%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user3 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 108 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 1526 (3%)
  • 16 to 2055 (6.3%)
  • 21 to 2582 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 35256 (29%)
  • 36 to 45159 (18%)
  • 46 to 55115 (13%)
  • 56 to 6566 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7528 (3.2%)
  • Over 7535 (4%)
  • Not recorded33 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider614 (70%)
  • Pedestrian162 (19%)
  • Passenger99 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car962 (67%)
  • Motorcycle252 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle89 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes69 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach31 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)4 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barnet in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barnet had the 18th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
18th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
24th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
165th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
59th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Barnet in 2024

Golders Green, Barnet, NW11 9NT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Barnet in 2024, with 48 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Barnet with the most crashes in 2024

The A1000 had the most collisions in Barnet in 2024: 64, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barnet, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1000647509
2ndA406597317
3rdA1557002
4thA5484913
5thA41444909
6thA598434607
7thA502353607
8thA504232403
9thA5109212307
10thB550171804
11thM1162303
12thA110141503
13thA5100131502
14thA1003121401
15thA407111101
16thA411111400
17thA1096601
18thB14536601
19thB1934400
20thA51503400

Towns in Barnet: crashes in 2024

Barnet itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 723.

Postcode districts in Barnet: crashes in 2024

NW4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barnet in 2024: 106.

Latest crashes in Barnet in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Barnet in 2024, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Barnet road accidents in other years