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Harrow road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 428 road traffic collisions in Harrow in 2019, and 500 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2018 (414), and casualties fell from 510.

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

Collisions in 2019
428
Up 3% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
500
Down 2% on 2018
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Harrow in 2019

0.5% of collisions in Harrow in 2019 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Harrow from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious5513%
  • Slight37187%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious5511%
  • Slight44389%

Harrow road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harrow, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 956 in 1979. 2019 is highlighted, with 428, up 3% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 428
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (15%)
  • Tuesday64 (15%)
  • Wednesday64 (15%)
  • Thursday76 (18%)
  • Friday68 (16%)
  • Saturday48 (11%)
  • Sunday43 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (6.3%)
  • February32 (7.5%)
  • March37 (8.6%)
  • April39 (9.1%)
  • May34 (7.9%)
  • June39 (9.1%)
  • July35 (8.2%)
  • August29 (6.8%)
  • September32 (7.5%)
  • October41 (9.6%)
  • November47 (11%)
  • December36 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight294 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit108 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown23 (5.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds334 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (4%)
  • Not recorded14 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry316 (74%)
  • Wet or damp96 (22%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded14 (3.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph56 (13%)
  • 30 mph359 (84%)
  • 40 mph9 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway299 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (12%)
  • Roundabout34 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded19 (4.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harrow in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant256 (51%)
  • Pedestrian107 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (16%)
  • Cyclist33 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (3%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1520 (4%)
  • 16 to 2049 (9.8%)
  • 21 to 2558 (12%)
  • 26 to 3597 (19%)
  • 36 to 4596 (19%)
  • 46 to 5560 (12%)
  • 56 to 6529 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7526 (5.2%)
  • Over 7521 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded21 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider310 (62%)
  • Pedestrian107 (21%)
  • Passenger83 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car544 (73%)
  • Motorcycle85 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach20 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (2.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harrow in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harrow had the 81st most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
99th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
172nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Harrow in 2019

Greenhill, Harrow, HA1 2EN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Harrow in 2019, with 64 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Harrow with the most crashes in 2019

The A409 had the most collisions in Harrow in 2019: 35, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harrow, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA409354202
2ndA4090344103
3rdA410303206
4thA4140303217
5thA404242602
6thA312212703
7thB457111102
8thB4616601
9thA40054401
10thB4584402
11thA40082301
12thA41272200
13thA51101
14thB4631100

Towns in Harrow: crashes in 2019

Harrow itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 417.

Postcode districts in Harrow: crashes in 2019

HA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harrow in 2019: 111.

Latest crashes in Harrow in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Harrow in 2019, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2019.

Severity

Harrow road accidents in other years