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Haringey road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,059 road traffic collisions in Haringey in 1998, and 1,245 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 164 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1997 (995), and casualties rose from 1,154.

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

Collisions in 1998
1,059
Up 6% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,245
Up 8% on 1997
Fatal collisions
2
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
164
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Haringey in 1998

0.2% of collisions in Haringey in 1998 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.7% and 13% in Haringey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious16415%
  • Slight89384%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious17814%
  • Slight1,06586%

Haringey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Haringey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,251 in 2000. 1998 is highlighted, with 1,059, up 6% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday144 (14%)
  • Tuesday143 (14%)
  • Wednesday160 (15%)
  • Thursday151 (14%)
  • Friday185 (17%)
  • Saturday153 (14%)
  • Sunday123 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5961 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5928 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59128 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59144 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59187 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59217 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59185 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59109 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January71 (6.7%)
  • February73 (6.9%)
  • March94 (8.9%)
  • April87 (8.2%)
  • May66 (6.2%)
  • June112 (11%)
  • July77 (7.3%)
  • August88 (8.3%)
  • September90 (8.5%)
  • October99 (9.3%)
  • November97 (9.2%)
  • December105 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight698 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit344 (32%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds860 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds149 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Other15 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded20 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry789 (75%)
  • Wet or damp262 (25%)
  • Frost or ice8 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph1,030 (97%)
  • 40 mph24 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway907 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway80 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road59 (5.6%)
  • Roundabout7 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Haringey in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant590 (47%)
  • Pedestrian293 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist171 (14%)
  • Cyclist86 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant66 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant23 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (3%)
  • 6 to 1054 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1570 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20104 (8.4%)
  • 21 to 25161 (13%)
  • 26 to 35346 (28%)
  • 36 to 45203 (16%)
  • 46 to 5587 (7%)
  • 56 to 6565 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7534 (2.7%)
  • Over 7523 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded61 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider654 (53%)
  • Passenger298 (24%)
  • Pedestrian293 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,326 (73%)
  • Motorcycle177 (9.7%)
  • Bus or coach90 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle87 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes84 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Haringey in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 in Haringey

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Haringey ranked among 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Haringey had the 60th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
80th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Haringey with the most crashes in 1998

The A105 had the most collisions in Haringey in 1998: 150, including 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Haringey, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA105150172024
2ndA10102119121
3rdA50499108110
4thA50389104015
5thA1096681015
6thA1010466204
7thA1344103
8thB138344104
9thA103313102
10thB152283106
11thA1055212703
12thA1080182302
13thA1201131501
14thB153131401
15thB519111300
16thB550111102
17thB151101201
18thB10691003
19thB15591100
20thB1378902

Towns in Haringey: crashes in 1998

Haringey itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 1,033.

Postcode districts in Haringey: crashes in 1998

N15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Haringey in 1998: 265.

Latest crashes in Haringey in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Haringey in 1998, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Haringey road accidents in other years