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Harrow road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 718 road traffic collisions in Harrow in 1997, and 875 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 98 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1996 (705), and casualties rose from 866.

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

Collisions in 1997
718
Up 2% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
875
Up 1% on 1996
Fatal collisions
5
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
98
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Harrow in 1997

0.7% of collisions in Harrow in 1997 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Harrow from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious9814%
  • Slight61586%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious11213%
  • Slight75787%

Harrow road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harrow, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 956 in 1979. 1997 is highlighted, with 718, up 2% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (12%)
  • Tuesday122 (17%)
  • Wednesday98 (14%)
  • Thursday102 (14%)
  • Friday113 (16%)
  • Saturday118 (16%)
  • Sunday80 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5994 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59105 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59131 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59159 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59126 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5969 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (7%)
  • February56 (7.8%)
  • March53 (7.4%)
  • April65 (9.1%)
  • May61 (8.5%)
  • June45 (6.3%)
  • July49 (6.8%)
  • August59 (8.2%)
  • September58 (8.1%)
  • October85 (12%)
  • November80 (11%)
  • December57 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight513 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit194 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds636 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (9.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry577 (80%)
  • Wet or damp134 (19%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph693 (97%)
  • 40 mph25 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway592 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (11%)
  • Roundabout27 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harrow in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant509 (58%)
  • Pedestrian172 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist86 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist52 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1031 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1551 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20116 (13%)
  • 21 to 25126 (14%)
  • 26 to 35180 (21%)
  • 36 to 45116 (13%)
  • 46 to 5579 (9%)
  • 56 to 6541 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7534 (3.9%)
  • Over 7534 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded48 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider500 (57%)
  • Passenger203 (23%)
  • Pedestrian172 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car998 (79%)
  • Motorcycle89 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach48 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harrow in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 in Harrow

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Harrow ranked among 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harrow had the 110th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
110th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
131st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
240th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Harrow with the most crashes in 1997

The A404 had the most collisions in Harrow in 1997: 70, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harrow, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA404708408
2ndA4096894110
3rdA4105971011
4thA4140485517
5thA4090435604
6thA312323704
7thB45891103
8thB46191101
9thB45781001
10thA40057801
11thA41277900
12thA40086810
13thB4635600
14thB4591100
15thB4661100

Towns in Harrow: crashes in 1997

Harrow itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 684.

Postcode districts in Harrow: crashes in 1997

HA3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harrow in 1997: 170.

Latest crashes in Harrow in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Harrow in 1997, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Harrow road accidents in other years