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Harrow road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 432 road traffic collisions in Harrow in 2017, and 518 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2016 (418), and casualties rose from 510.

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

Collisions in 2017
432
Up 3% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
518
Up 2% on 2016
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Harrow in 2017

0.5% of collisions in Harrow in 2017 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Harrow from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious6515%
  • Slight36584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious6713%
  • Slight44987%

Harrow road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harrow, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 956 in 1979. 2017 is highlighted, with 432, up 3% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 432
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (14%)
  • Tuesday53 (12%)
  • Wednesday52 (12%)
  • Thursday59 (14%)
  • Friday70 (16%)
  • Saturday71 (16%)
  • Sunday67 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (6.9%)
  • February31 (7.2%)
  • March24 (5.6%)
  • April38 (8.8%)
  • May37 (8.6%)
  • June47 (11%)
  • July44 (10%)
  • August34 (7.9%)
  • September35 (8.1%)
  • October34 (7.9%)
  • November45 (10%)
  • December33 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight281 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit133 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds325 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded37 (8.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry304 (70%)
  • Wet or damp89 (21%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded34 (7.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (3.2%)
  • 30 mph405 (94%)
  • 40 mph13 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway316 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (7.6%)
  • Roundabout32 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded27 (6.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harrow in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant256 (49%)
  • Pedestrian130 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (12%)
  • Cyclist32 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1524 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2050 (9.7%)
  • 21 to 2567 (13%)
  • 26 to 3594 (18%)
  • 36 to 4578 (15%)
  • 46 to 5572 (14%)
  • 56 to 6545 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7526 (5%)
  • Over 7527 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider294 (57%)
  • Pedestrian130 (25%)
  • Passenger94 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car567 (76%)
  • Motorcycle63 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach27 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harrow in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harrow had the 89th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
104th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
117th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Harrow in 2017

Greenhill, Harrow, HA1 2EN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Harrow in 2017, with 48 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Harrow with the most crashes in 2017

The A4140 had the most collisions in Harrow in 2017: 37, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harrow, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4140374207
2ndA409343705
3rdA410323604
4thA4090253302
5thA404182204
6thA312151811
7thB46191001
8thA400581100
9thA41274500
10thA40082200
11thB4661100

Towns in Harrow: crashes in 2017

Harrow itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 420.

Postcode districts in Harrow: crashes in 2017

HA3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harrow in 2017: 104.

Latest crashes in Harrow in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Harrow in 2017, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2017.

Severity

Harrow road accidents in other years