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Harrow road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 762 road traffic collisions in Harrow in 1986, and 849 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 124 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1985 (734), and casualties fell from 888.

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

Collisions in 1986
762
Up 4% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
849
Down 4% on 1985
Fatal collisions
11
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
124
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Harrow in 1986

1.4% of collisions in Harrow in 1986 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Harrow from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.4%
  • Serious12416%
  • Slight62782%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.3%
  • Serious12815%
  • Slight71084%

Harrow road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harrow, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 956 in 1979. 1986 is highlighted, with 762, up 4% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986: 762
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday95 (12%)
  • Tuesday118 (15%)
  • Wednesday102 (13%)
  • Thursday123 (16%)
  • Friday135 (18%)
  • Saturday115 (15%)
  • Sunday74 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5995 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59123 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59181 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59133 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5995 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January68 (8.9%)
  • February62 (8.1%)
  • March55 (7.2%)
  • April69 (9.1%)
  • May54 (7.1%)
  • June57 (7.5%)
  • July75 (9.8%)
  • August55 (7.2%)
  • September53 (7%)
  • October83 (11%)
  • November71 (9.3%)
  • December60 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight534 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit227 (30%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds621 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds108 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry504 (66%)
  • Wet or damp229 (30%)
  • Frost or ice22 (2.9%)
  • Snow6 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph733 (96%)
  • 40 mph26 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway692 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout22 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harrow in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant408 (48%)
  • Pedestrian214 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist97 (11%)
  • Cyclist65 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant27 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1040 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1560 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20168 (20%)
  • 21 to 25116 (14%)
  • 26 to 35111 (13%)
  • 36 to 4570 (8.2%)
  • 46 to 5567 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6540 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7542 (4.9%)
  • Over 7536 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded75 (8.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider458 (54%)
  • Pedestrian214 (25%)
  • Passenger177 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car965 (75%)
  • Motorcycle113 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes85 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach35 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harrow in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 in Harrow

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Slight

How Harrow ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harrow had the 110th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
110th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
137th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
166th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
195th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Harrow with the most crashes in 1986

The A409 had the most collisions in Harrow in 1986: 84, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harrow, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA409849018
2ndA410768809
3rdA4046266014
4thA40906273011
5thA4140535918
6thA312394212
7thA4005131513
8thB461111303
9thB458101413
10thA40085511
11thA41273300
12thB4592202
13thB4632200
14thA411100
15thB4571200

Towns in Harrow: crashes in 1986

Harrow itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 708.

Postcode districts in Harrow: crashes in 1986

HA3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harrow in 1986: 163.

Latest crashes in Harrow in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Harrow in 1986, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Harrow road accidents in other years