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Barnet road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 782 road traffic collisions in Barnet in 2025, and 904 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 112 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2024 (777), and casualties rose from 875.

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

Collisions in 2025
782
Up 1% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
904
Up 3% on 2024
Fatal collisions
5
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
112
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Barnet in 2025

0.6% of collisions in Barnet in 2025 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.9% and 13% in Barnet from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious11214%
  • Slight66585%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious11513%
  • Slight78487%

Barnet road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barnet, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,016 in 1979. 2025 is highlighted, with 782, up 1% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 782
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday108 (14%)
  • Tuesday114 (15%)
  • Wednesday127 (16%)
  • Thursday122 (16%)
  • Friday123 (16%)
  • Saturday109 (14%)
  • Sunday79 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5991 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5999 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59131 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59195 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59130 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5989 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (7.5%)
  • February51 (6.5%)
  • March59 (7.5%)
  • April54 (6.9%)
  • May71 (9.1%)
  • June75 (9.6%)
  • July79 (10%)
  • August62 (7.9%)
  • September71 (9.1%)
  • October76 (9.7%)
  • November58 (7.4%)
  • December67 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight539 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit224 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds622 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (8.7%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Other48 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded34 (4.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry611 (78%)
  • Wet or damp128 (16%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded40 (5.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph123 (16%)
  • 30 mph510 (65%)
  • 40 mph77 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph58 (7.4%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph10 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway441 (56%)
  • Dual carriageway180 (23%)
  • Roundabout69 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road38 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded54 (6.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barnet in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant374 (41%)
  • Motorcyclist184 (20%)
  • Pedestrian173 (19%)
  • Cyclist106 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant38 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1020 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1544 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2060 (6.6%)
  • 21 to 25103 (11%)
  • 26 to 35195 (22%)
  • 36 to 45160 (18%)
  • 46 to 55120 (13%)
  • 56 to 6571 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7537 (4.1%)
  • Over 7537 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded43 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider586 (65%)
  • Pedestrian173 (19%)
  • Passenger145 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car924 (66%)
  • Motorcycle202 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle108 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes81 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach43 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car25 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barnet in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barnet had the 16th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
16th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
17th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Barnet in 2025

West Hendon, Barnet, NW4 3AY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Barnet in 2025, with 56 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Barnet with the most crashes in 2025

The A1000 and A5 had the most collisions in Barnet in 2025, with 67 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barnet, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10006775012
2ndA5677217
3rdA406637905
4thA41566707
5thA1456015
6thA598414408
7thA5100272813
8thA502252503
9thA1003192203
10thA504162202
11thA110151601
12thA5109152204
13thB550141902
14thM1141701
15thB552121905
16thA407101002
17thA51507700
18thB5516903
19thA4115500
20thB1934401

Towns in Barnet: crashes in 2025

Barnet itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 718.

Postcode districts in Barnet: crashes in 2025

NW4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barnet in 2025: 101.

Latest crashes in Barnet in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Barnet in 2025, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Barnet road accidents in other years