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Harrow road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 813 road traffic collisions in Harrow in 1984, and 988 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 114 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1983 (846), and casualties fell from 1,027.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 27,989 collisions in Harrow.

Collisions in 1984
813
Down 4% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
988
Down 4% on 1983
Fatal collisions
13
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
114
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Harrow in 1984

1.6% of collisions in Harrow in 1984 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Harrow from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.6%
  • Serious11414%
  • Slight68684%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.3%
  • Serious11912%
  • Slight85687%

Harrow road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harrow, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 956 in 1979. 1984 is highlighted, with 813, down 4% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025358412
2024359424
2023403466
2022422501
2021385450
2020382443
2019428500
2018414510
2017432518
2016418510
2015424548
2014486593
2013353442
2012392497
2011367422
2010428551
2009401508
2008372470
2007387496
2006454558
2005504640
2004582708
2003548675
2002560711
2001645798
2000614772
1999700857
1998686810
1997718875
1996705866
1995712862
1994726866
1993720861
1992696815
1991723873
1990803960
1989795957
1988791943
1987750862
1986762849
1985734888
1984813988
19838461,027
19829321,170
19819481,210
19809551,165
19799561,185

When and where crashes happen in Harrow in 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday108 (13%)
  • Tuesday112 (14%)
  • Wednesday114 (14%)
  • Thursday139 (17%)
  • Friday146 (18%)
  • Saturday100 (12%)
  • Sunday94 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5940 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59119 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59133 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59185 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59120 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59115 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January74 (9.1%)
  • February65 (8%)
  • March57 (7%)
  • April65 (8%)
  • May72 (8.9%)
  • June63 (7.7%)
  • July76 (9.3%)
  • August59 (7.3%)
  • September62 (7.6%)
  • October76 (9.3%)
  • November83 (10%)
  • December61 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight572 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit241 (30%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds649 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds125 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry577 (71%)
  • Wet or damp226 (28%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.6%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph787 (97%)
  • 40 mph23 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway736 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout18 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harrow in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant450 (46%)
  • Pedestrian225 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist149 (15%)
  • Cyclist94 (9.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant26 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 531 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1048 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1570 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20224 (23%)
  • 21 to 25145 (15%)
  • 26 to 35128 (13%)
  • 36 to 45108 (11%)
  • 46 to 5572 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6547 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7542 (4.3%)
  • Over 7541 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded32 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider544 (55%)
  • Pedestrian225 (23%)
  • Passenger219 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,015 (71%)
  • Motorcycle153 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle97 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes93 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach33 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (1.2%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harrow in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 in Harrow

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Harrow ranked among 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harrow had the 104th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
104th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
107th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
148th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
236th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Harrow with the most crashes in 1984

The A409 had the most collisions in Harrow in 1984: 90, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harrow, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40990105010
2ndA410668236
3rdA4046383112
4thA4140566719
5thA4090536515
6thA312374123
7thA4005161905
8thB461151901
9thB45871100
10thA40086701
11thA40065602
12thA41275500
13thB4635601
14thB4593500
15thA412201
16thB4571100

Towns in Harrow: crashes in 1984

Harrow itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 759.

Postcode districts in Harrow: crashes in 1984

HA3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harrow in 1984: 199.

Latest crashes in Harrow in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Harrow in 1984, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Harrow road accidents in other years