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Haringey road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 995 road traffic collisions in Haringey in 1997, and 1,154 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 170 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1996 (928), and casualties rose from 1,054.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 45,117 collisions in Haringey.

Collisions in 1997
995
Up 7% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
1,154
Up 9% on 1996
Fatal collisions
6
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
170
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Haringey in 1997

0.6% of collisions in Haringey in 1997 were fatal and 17% serious, against 0.7% and 13% in Haringey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious17017%
  • Slight81982%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.5%
  • Serious17916%
  • Slight96984%

Haringey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Haringey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,251 in 2000. 1997 is highlighted, with 995, up 7% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025658738
2024766857
20239721,106
2022889968
2021864969
2020751841
20198491,020
20188561,017
20179901,262
20168511,061
20158811,092
20148981,100
2013766918
2012749890
2011739915
2010797984
2009756929
2008624743
2007643789
2006722885
2005708806
2004854997
20039981,201
20021,0161,212
20011,1381,352
20001,2511,482
19999851,136
19981,0591,245
19979951,154
19969281,054
19951,0851,197
19941,0681,206
19931,1301,281
19921,0601,221
19911,1401,290
19901,1891,378
19891,1881,397
19881,0981,291
19871,0961,253
19861,0741,281
19851,1061,320
19841,1291,297
19831,1231,358
19821,1901,460
19811,1551,395
19801,1501,432
19791,1831,449

When and where crashes happen in Haringey in 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday144 (14%)
  • Tuesday152 (15%)
  • Wednesday167 (17%)
  • Thursday147 (15%)
  • Friday144 (14%)
  • Saturday139 (14%)
  • Sunday102 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5949 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59115 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59139 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59165 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59223 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59180 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59108 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (6%)
  • February84 (8.4%)
  • March66 (6.6%)
  • April60 (6%)
  • May81 (8.1%)
  • June62 (6.2%)
  • July101 (10%)
  • August76 (7.6%)
  • September103 (10%)
  • October101 (10%)
  • November104 (10%)
  • December97 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight650 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit342 (34%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds852 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds120 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry761 (76%)
  • Wet or damp225 (23%)
  • Frost or ice8 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph960 (96%)
  • 40 mph29 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway867 (87%)
  • One way street or slip road63 (6.3%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (5.4%)
  • Roundabout9 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Haringey in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant556 (48%)
  • Pedestrian314 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist133 (12%)
  • Cyclist83 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant40 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 535 (3%)
  • 6 to 1068 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1565 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20108 (9.4%)
  • 21 to 25149 (13%)
  • 26 to 35318 (28%)
  • 36 to 45151 (13%)
  • 46 to 5588 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6558 (5%)
  • 66 to 7527 (2.3%)
  • Over 7525 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded62 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider554 (48%)
  • Pedestrian314 (27%)
  • Passenger286 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,281 (75%)
  • Motorcycle146 (8.6%)
  • Pedal cycle85 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes81 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach62 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Haringey in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 in Haringey

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Haringey ranked among 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Haringey had the 70th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
70th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
90th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
211th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
52nd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Haringey with the most crashes in 1997

The A105 had the most collisions in Haringey in 1997: 140, including 1 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Haringey, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA105140167124
2ndA10119132122
3rdA5038695013
4thA5048191012
5thA109719028
6thA1010364004
7thA1273004
8thB138232604
9thA1055212905
10thA103192302
11thB152192302
12thA1201151604
13thB153151804
14thA1080121602
15thB106121403
16thB137121402
17thB519111211
18thB550101101
19thB15191102
20thB15581102

Towns in Haringey: crashes in 1997

Haringey had 960 collisions in 1997.

Postcode districts in Haringey: crashes in 1997

N15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Haringey in 1997: 258.

Latest crashes in Haringey in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Haringey in 1997, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Haringey road accidents in other years