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Barnet road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 55,199 road traffic collisions in Barnet from 1979 to 2025, and 66,846 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 447 were fatal and 7,329 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 746 collisions, down 3% on 2024 (769).

Collisions since 1979
55,199
11th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
66,846
1.21 per collision
Fatal collisions
447
460 people killed
Serious collisions
7,329
7,906 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
746
Down 3% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
870
Up 1% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Barnet

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal4470.8%
  • Serious7,32913%
  • Slight47,42386%

What the data shows

  • Barnet had 8,581 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 12% fewer than the 9,798 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 14% of collisions in Barnet were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 6,117 children under 16 were killed or injured in Barnet, 9.7% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 25% of collisions in Barnet.

Where Barnet ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
11th
Most casualties
11th
Most fatal collisions
13th
Most serious collisions
18th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday7,824 (14%)
  • Tuesday8,284 (15%)
  • Wednesday8,341 (15%)
  • Thursday8,490 (15%)
  • Friday8,906 (16%)
  • Saturday7,308 (13%)
  • Sunday6,046 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight39,136 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15,208 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown615 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit159 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting81 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway41,288 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway9,856 (18%)
  • Roundabout1,773 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1,298 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded984 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph4 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph999 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph45,505 (82%)
  • 40 mph4,723 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph2,991 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph198 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph770 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds45,434 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds6,778 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds410 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds341 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds222 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist186 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds30 (0.1%)
  • Other791 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1,007 (1.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant36,606 (55%)
  • Pedestrian12,118 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist9,200 (14%)
  • Cyclist3,804 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2,606 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant1,487 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant424 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)226 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant196 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant126 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded36 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Barnet road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barnet, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Barnet peaked at 1,787 in 1989; 2025 had 746.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 746
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025746870
2024769861
2023836939
2022856983
2021860989
2020780912
20199001,084
20189221,114
20171,0231,254
20168891,122
20159951,225
20149161,173
20139201,143
20129441,163
20119951,223
20101,1181,406
20091,0051,293
20088961,128
20071,0101,286
20069991,240
20051,0401,228
20041,1781,465
20031,2541,518
20021,3311,670
20011,3631,657
20001,4651,847
19991,4541,796
19981,4431,721
19971,4241,708
19961,5771,872
19951,6061,895
19941,6912,012
19931,6041,948
19921,6452,056
19911,5411,881
19901,7152,066
19891,7872,135
19881,7322,082
19871,5821,944
19861,5651,882
19851,6962,019
19841,7432,011
19831,6161,898
19821,7622,120
198100
198033
197934

Map of recent crashes in Barnet

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Barnet

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Barnet

The 24 most recent collisions in Barnet happened between 19 December and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Barnet

The A5 has the most collisions in Barnet, 5,431 of 55,199 (9.8%), followed by the A1000 (4,882).

Collisions in Barnet on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA55,4316,52246798
2ndA10004,8825,71444713
3rdA5983,8374,33934532
4thA413,8234,98549455
5thA13,2684,26540393
6thA4063,0564,10144370
7thA5021,9262,1819248
8thA5041,8182,1558234
9thA51001,4391,6427154
10thA51091,3101,61813161
11thA10031,1251,3204167
12thA1109761,1676138
13thB5509431,1475139
14thA4118701,12010152
15thM17471,04710102
16thB552746886682
17thA4076877834107
18thA109634756489
19thB1453361438656
20thB193353412549
21stA5150271351331
22ndB551227281026
23rdA111216271126
24thB1462167211125
25thB519118138017
26thA4006115143213
27thA1081108124011
28thB146191112014
29thA41087111010
30thA5000586909

Council areas covering Barnet

Collisions in Barnet were recorded in 10 council areas. Barnet has 52,880 of 55,199 (96%).

Collisions in Barnet by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBarnet52,88064,0904197,003
2ndBrent1,5761,85724214
3rdEnfield400491249
4thCamden149170018
5thHertsmere74100222
6thHarrow7284013
7thHaringey222504
8thHavering6701
9thWestminster4400
10thKensington and Chelsea3302

Postcode districts in Barnet

Collisions in Barnet were recorded in 18 postcode districts, led by NW4 (6,825) and HA8 (6,012).