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NW4 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 6,987 road traffic collisions in the NW4 postcode district, Barnet, from 1982 to 2025, and 8,650 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 52 were fatal and 785 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 101 collisions, down 5% on 2024 (106).

Collisions since 1982
6,987
187th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
8,650
1.24 per collision
Fatal collisions
52
54 people killed
Serious collisions
785
856 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
101
Down 5% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
128
Up 6% on 2024

Road collision statistics for NW4

Collisions by severity, 1982 to 2025

  • Fatal520.7%
  • Serious78511%
  • Slight6,15088%

What the data shows

  • NW4 had 1,077 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 18% fewer than the 1,309 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 12% of collisions in NW4 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 673 children under 16 were killed or injured in NW4, 8.3% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 25% of collisions in NW4.

Where NW4 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
187th
Most casualties
252nd
Most fatal collisions
1,136th
Most serious collisions
769th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,069 (15%)
  • Tuesday1,050 (15%)
  • Wednesday1,073 (15%)
  • Thursday1,079 (15%)
  • Friday1,074 (15%)
  • Saturday858 (12%)
  • Sunday784 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,921 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,959 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown80 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit23 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,408 (49%)
  • Dual carriageway2,777 (40%)
  • Roundabout408 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road272 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded122 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph96 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph4,073 (58%)
  • 40 mph1,339 (19%)
  • 50 mph1,172 (17%)
  • 60 mph47 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph258 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds5,775 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds829 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds58 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds50 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist30 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds30 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (under 0.1%)
  • Other86 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded127 (1.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant5,527 (64%)
  • Pedestrian1,121 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist1,002 (12%)
  • Cyclist331 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant277 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant234 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant72 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)41 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant22 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

NW4 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in NW4, 1982 to 2025

Collisions in NW4 peaked at 223 in 1996; 2025 had 101.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 101
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025101128
2024106121
202385102
2022107132
202198117
2020107141
2019115134
2018106125
2017139178
2016113141
2015133161
2014118160
2013123155
2012125158
2011141177
2010149184
2009138166
2008124166
2007127172
2006131170
2005123144
2004118158
2003150186
2002181242
2001177217
2000177221
1999191241
1998181212
1997184215
1996223263
1995205252
1994220256
1993205241
1992216275
1991199257
1990209260
1989212261
1988214285
1987189248
1986204253
1985191241
1984220252
1983198221
1982214261

Map of recent crashes in NW4

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in NW4

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in NW4

The 24 most recent collisions in NW4 happened between 5 October and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in NW4

The A41 has the most collisions in NW4, 1,928 of 6,987 (28%), followed by the A1 (888).

Collisions in NW4 on each road, 1982 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA411,9282,46819212
2ndA18881,22214107
3rdA5048429953106
4thA502578646271
5thA406414513238
6thM1375510642
7thB552241279320
8thB551151174019
9thA5150496209
10thA5101001

Council areas covering NW4

Collisions in NW4 were recorded in 2 council areas. Barnet has 6,975 of 6,987 (99.8%).

Collisions in NW4 by council area, 1982 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBarnet6,9758,63352782
2ndHaringey4501

Town in NW4

Of the 6,987 collisions in NW4, 6,825 (98%) were in Barnet.