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B1461 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 101 collisions on the B1461 from 1979 to 2024, with 124 casualties. Of those crashes, none were fatal and 15 were serious.

No collisions were recorded on the B1461 in 2025, after 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
101
4,026th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
124
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
15
16 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
2 in 2024

Crash severity on the B1461

None of the 101 collisions on the B1461 were fatal, and 15% were serious (18% across Great Britain).

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2024

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1515%
  • Slight8685%

Where the B1461 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,026th
Most casualties
4,119th
Most fatal collisions
4,444th
Most serious collisions
4,304th

B1461 accidents by year

Collisions on the B1461 peaked at 7 in 1991; none were recorded in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B1461, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202422
202311
202211
202100
202000
201900
201800
201700
201600
201511
201400
201311
201245
201111
201024
200911
200812
200712
200611
200511
2004511
200300
200245
200100
200011
199911
199845
199722
199644
199546
199422
199346
199222
199178
199068
198944
198867
198722
198622
198555
198444
198311
198244
198111
198044
197946

When crashes happen on the B1461

Wednesday has the most collisions on the B1461 (18), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (25).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday10 (9.9%)
  • Tuesday13 (13%)
  • Wednesday18 (18%)
  • Thursday13 (13%)
  • Friday18 (18%)
  • Saturday13 (13%)
  • Sunday16 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am5 (5%)
  • 3am to 6am3 (3%)
  • 6am to 9am10 (9.9%)
  • 9am to noon18 (18%)
  • Noon to 3pm18 (18%)
  • 3pm to 6pm25 (25%)
  • 6pm to 9pm12 (12%)
  • 9pm to midnight10 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (7.9%)
  • February8 (7.9%)
  • March10 (9.9%)
  • April7 (6.9%)
  • May13 (13%)
  • June8 (7.9%)
  • July6 (5.9%)
  • August5 (5%)
  • September6 (5.9%)
  • October11 (11%)
  • November9 (8.9%)
  • December10 (9.9%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight77 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B1461 crashes

On the B1461, 97% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 69% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (1%)
  • 30 mph98 (97%)
  • 40 mph1 (1%)
  • 50 mph1 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds73 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (16%)
  • Other10 (9.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry70 (69%)
  • Wet or damp31 (31%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway90 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (1%)
  • Not recorded10 (9.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B1461 crashes

Car occupants make up 55% of the people killed or injured on the B1461, followed by motorcyclists (15%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant68 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (15%)
  • Pedestrian16 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist8 (6.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car126 (73%)
  • Motorcycle18 (10%)
  • Bus or coach10 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 106 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 156 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2029 (23%)
  • 21 to 2514 (11%)
  • 26 to 3517 (14%)
  • 36 to 4512 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5513 (10%)
  • 56 to 6511 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 753 (2.4%)
  • Over 755 (4%)
  • Not recorded6 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider75 (60%)
  • Passenger33 (27%)
  • Pedestrian16 (13%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B1461

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B1461

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B1461 crashes by council area

Of the 101 collisions on the B1461, 100 were in Barnet.

Collisions on the B1461 in each area, 1979 to 2024
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBarnet100123014

B1461 crashes by town

Of the 101 collisions on the B1461, 91 were in the built-up area of Barnet.

Recent crashes on the B1461

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B1461, from 19 October 2002 to 17 May 2024.

Severity