Skip to main content
CrashStats

Harrow road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 686 road traffic collisions in Harrow in 1998, and 810 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 97 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1997 (718), and casualties fell from 875.

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

Collisions in 1998
686
Down 4% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
810
Down 7% on 1997
Fatal collisions
6
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
97
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Harrow in 1998

0.9% of collisions in Harrow in 1998 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Harrow from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious9714%
  • Slight58385%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious10613%
  • Slight69886%

Harrow road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harrow, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 956 in 1979. 1998 is highlighted, with 686, down 4% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998: 686
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday93 (14%)
  • Tuesday110 (16%)
  • Wednesday118 (17%)
  • Thursday96 (14%)
  • Friday104 (15%)
  • Saturday97 (14%)
  • Sunday68 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5979 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59108 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59138 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59154 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59124 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (7.9%)
  • February44 (6.4%)
  • March69 (10%)
  • April57 (8.3%)
  • May57 (8.3%)
  • June62 (9%)
  • July52 (7.6%)
  • August50 (7.3%)
  • September65 (9.5%)
  • October52 (7.6%)
  • November71 (10%)
  • December53 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight499 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit175 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds575 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds92 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry527 (77%)
  • Wet or damp154 (22%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph662 (97%)
  • 40 mph24 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway600 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (5.8%)
  • Roundabout30 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harrow in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant461 (57%)
  • Pedestrian151 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist64 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant42 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1029 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1542 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20109 (13%)
  • 21 to 2584 (10%)
  • 26 to 35169 (21%)
  • 36 to 45108 (13%)
  • 46 to 5576 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6551 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7541 (5.1%)
  • Over 7537 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded34 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider484 (60%)
  • Passenger175 (22%)
  • Pedestrian151 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car938 (78%)
  • Motorcycle83 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach50 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (1.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harrow in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harrow had the 117th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
117th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
144th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Harrow with the most crashes in 1998

The A410 had the most collisions in Harrow in 1998: 73, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harrow, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA410738509
2ndA409586907
3rdA4045766110
4thA4140424412
5thA4090343916
6thA312323704
7thB457172002
8thB461141513
9thA4005111301
10thA41278900
11thB4582301
12thA40081100
13thB4591100
14thB4631100
15thB4661100

Towns in Harrow: crashes in 1998

Harrow itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 658.

Postcode districts in Harrow: crashes in 1998

HA3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harrow in 1998: 160.

Latest crashes in Harrow in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Harrow in 1998, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Harrow road accidents in other years