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Harrow road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 560 road traffic collisions in Harrow in 2002, and 711 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2001 (645), and casualties fell from 798.

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

Collisions in 2002
560
Down 13% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
711
Down 11% on 2001
Fatal collisions
4
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Harrow in 2002

0.7% of collisions in Harrow in 2002 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Harrow from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious7413%
  • Slight48286%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious8312%
  • Slight62488%

Harrow road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harrow, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 956 in 1979. 2002 is highlighted, with 560, down 13% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (11%)
  • Tuesday77 (14%)
  • Wednesday75 (13%)
  • Thursday87 (16%)
  • Friday105 (19%)
  • Saturday79 (14%)
  • Sunday74 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5997 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5997 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (9.8%)
  • February40 (7.1%)
  • March37 (6.6%)
  • April33 (5.9%)
  • May52 (9.3%)
  • June45 (8%)
  • July50 (8.9%)
  • August41 (7.3%)
  • September49 (8.8%)
  • October51 (9.1%)
  • November66 (12%)
  • December41 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight381 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit174 (31%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds454 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds97 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry384 (69%)
  • Wet or damp172 (31%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph526 (94%)
  • 40 mph33 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway464 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (10%)
  • Roundabout34 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harrow in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant463 (65%)
  • Pedestrian101 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (11%)
  • Cyclist33 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1531 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 20102 (14%)
  • 21 to 2576 (11%)
  • 26 to 35149 (21%)
  • 36 to 45126 (18%)
  • 46 to 5549 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6550 (7%)
  • 66 to 7531 (4.4%)
  • Over 7521 (3%)
  • Not recorded49 (6.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider429 (60%)
  • Passenger181 (25%)
  • Pedestrian101 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car809 (80%)
  • Motorcycle83 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach28 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harrow in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Harrow

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Harrow ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harrow had the 133rd most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
148th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
160th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Harrow in 2002

Greenhill, Harrow, HA1 2EN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Harrow in 2002, with 64 collisions, 12 of them serious.

Roads in Harrow with the most crashes in 2002

The A404 had the most collisions in Harrow in 2002: 53, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harrow, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA404536609
2ndA409506204
3rdA410495705
4thA4090475916
5thA4140366515
6thA312273506
7thB45781202
8thA41276601
9thB4585600
10thA40054502
11thB4614500
12thA40083501
13thB4591100
14thB4631100

Towns in Harrow: crashes in 2002

Harrow itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 532.

Postcode districts in Harrow: crashes in 2002

HA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harrow in 2002: 135.

Latest crashes in Harrow in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Harrow in 2002, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Harrow road accidents in other years