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Harrow road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 392 road traffic collisions in Harrow in 2012, and 497 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2011 (367), and casualties rose from 422.

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

Collisions in 2012
392
Up 7% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
497
Up 18% on 2011
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Harrow in 2012

0.8% of collisions in Harrow in 2012 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Harrow from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious4211%
  • Slight34789%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious438.7%
  • Slight45191%

Harrow road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harrow, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 956 in 1979. 2012 is highlighted, with 392, up 7% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 392
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (11%)
  • Tuesday57 (15%)
  • Wednesday66 (17%)
  • Thursday48 (12%)
  • Friday76 (19%)
  • Saturday49 (13%)
  • Sunday53 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (8.7%)
  • February22 (5.6%)
  • March34 (8.7%)
  • April25 (6.4%)
  • May33 (8.4%)
  • June37 (9.4%)
  • July36 (9.2%)
  • August29 (7.4%)
  • September42 (11%)
  • October39 (9.9%)
  • November31 (7.9%)
  • December30 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight296 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit93 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds327 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry290 (74%)
  • Wet or damp93 (24%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph385 (98%)
  • 40 mph6 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway338 (86%)
  • Roundabout32 (8.2%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harrow in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant272 (55%)
  • Pedestrian102 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist33 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant10 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1522 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2048 (9.7%)
  • 21 to 2565 (13%)
  • 26 to 35105 (21%)
  • 36 to 4584 (17%)
  • 46 to 5556 (11%)
  • 56 to 6534 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.8%)
  • Over 7514 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded21 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider283 (57%)
  • Passenger112 (23%)
  • Pedestrian102 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car528 (77%)
  • Motorcycle52 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach20 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harrow in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Harrow ranked among 351 areas in 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harrow had the 127th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
127th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
143rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Harrow in 2012

Greenhill, Harrow, HA1 2EN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Harrow in 2012, with 55 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Harrow with the most crashes in 2012

The A409 had the most collisions in Harrow in 2012: 46, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harrow, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA409464904
2ndA410364925
3rdA4140303902
4thA404283802
5thA312192102
6thA4090142001
7thA400571302
8thA400871000
9thB4575600
10thA41274400
11thB4583301
12thB4613301
13thB4631101

Towns in Harrow: crashes in 2012

Harrow itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 375.

Postcode districts in Harrow: crashes in 2012

HA3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harrow in 2012: 92.

Latest crashes in Harrow in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Harrow in 2012, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2012.

Severity

Harrow road accidents in other years