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Harrow road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 418 road traffic collisions in Harrow in 2016, and 510 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2015 (424), and casualties fell from 548.

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

Collisions in 2016
418
Down 1% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
510
Down 7% on 2015
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
9.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Harrow in 2016

0.7% of collisions in Harrow in 2016 were fatal and 9.3% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Harrow from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious399.3%
  • Slight37690%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious418%
  • Slight46691%

Harrow road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harrow, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 956 in 1979. 2016 is highlighted, with 418, down 1% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 418
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (13%)
  • Tuesday67 (16%)
  • Wednesday58 (14%)
  • Thursday58 (14%)
  • Friday65 (16%)
  • Saturday75 (18%)
  • Sunday40 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (9.3%)
  • February31 (7.4%)
  • March35 (8.4%)
  • April31 (7.4%)
  • May29 (6.9%)
  • June39 (9.3%)
  • July40 (9.6%)
  • August21 (5%)
  • September36 (8.6%)
  • October39 (9.3%)
  • November40 (9.6%)
  • December38 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight303 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit97 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (3.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds348 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (9.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded19 (4.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry316 (76%)
  • Wet or damp91 (22%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph401 (96%)
  • 40 mph10 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway346 (83%)
  • Roundabout33 (7.9%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harrow in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant266 (52%)
  • Pedestrian107 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist74 (15%)
  • Cyclist21 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1523 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2045 (8.8%)
  • 21 to 2576 (15%)
  • 26 to 3598 (19%)
  • 36 to 4577 (15%)
  • 46 to 5561 (12%)
  • 56 to 6533 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7526 (5.1%)
  • Over 7527 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded19 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider309 (61%)
  • Pedestrian107 (21%)
  • Passenger94 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car538 (74%)
  • Motorcycle75 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (5%)
  • Bus or coach28 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (2.5%)
  • 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 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harrow had the 102nd most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
102nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
126th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Harrow in 2016

Greenhill, Harrow, HA1 2EN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Harrow in 2016, with 48 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Harrow with the most crashes in 2016

The A4140 had the most collisions in Harrow in 2016: 39, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harrow, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4140394314
2ndA410374703
3rdA4090365402
4thA404313503
5thA409273201
6thA312161901
7thB4578802
8thB4618901
9thA40056700
10thA41275501
11thA40082400

Towns in Harrow: crashes in 2016

Harrow itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 406.

Postcode districts in Harrow: crashes in 2016

HA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harrow in 2016: 110.

Latest crashes in Harrow in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Harrow in 2016, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Harrow road accidents in other years