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N2 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1982
3,347
1,168th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,031
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
32
32 people killed
Serious collisions
512
558 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
39
Up 15% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
52
Up 37% on 2024

Road collision statistics for N2

Collisions by severity, 1982 to 2025

  • Fatal321%
  • Serious51215%
  • Slight2,80384%

What the data shows

  • N2 had 483 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 12% fewer than the 546 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in N2 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 271 children under 16 were killed or injured in N2, 7.1% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 28% of collisions in N2.

Where N2 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,168th
Most casualties
1,305th
Most fatal collisions
1,784th
Most serious collisions
1,457th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday459 (14%)
  • Tuesday475 (14%)
  • Wednesday525 (16%)
  • Thursday541 (16%)
  • Friday553 (17%)
  • Saturday406 (12%)
  • Sunday388 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,372 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit927 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown36 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,578 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway634 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road74 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout14 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded47 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph93 (2.8%)
  • 30 mph2,633 (79%)
  • 40 mph477 (14%)
  • 50 mph136 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph6 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,697 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds487 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist10 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.1%)
  • Other43 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded53 (1.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,068 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist728 (18%)
  • Pedestrian652 (16%)
  • Cyclist327 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant102 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant88 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant31 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

N2 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in N2, 1982 to 2025

Collisions in N2 peaked at 126 in 1982; 2025 had 39.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 39
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253952
20243438
20236264
20224145
20214957
20203540
20196075
20184655
20175667
20166188
20154855
20145266
20135159
20124957
20115865
20106985
20095463
20084856
20075872
20065968
20055875
20047280
20037692
200287114
200178101
200086102
199994111
19987388
19978499
199692114
199596118
1994121152
1993121143
199295122
199190107
1990121139
1989122141
198889101
1987108130
198687104
1985110134
1984109135
1983123142
1982126160

Map of recent crashes in N2

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in N2

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in N2

The 24 most recent collisions in N2 happened between 18 June and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in N2

The A1000 has the most collisions in N2, 1,190 of 3,347 (36%), followed by the A1 (565).

Collisions in N2 on each road, 1982 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10001,1901,38014183
2ndA1565753790
3rdA504515583275
4thA406348469657
5thB5198803

Council areas covering N2

Collisions in N2 were recorded in 2 council areas. Barnet has 2,952 of 3,347 (88%).

Collisions in N2 by council area, 1982 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBarnet2,9523,51928453
2ndHaringey392508459

Towns in N2

Collisions in N2 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Barnet (2,635) and Haringey (383).