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Brent road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 53,833 road traffic collisions in Brent from 1979 to 2025, and 64,474 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 426 were fatal and 7,666 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 737 collisions, down 11% on 2024 (825), and casualties fell from 926 to 818.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
53,833
28th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
64,474
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
426
0.8% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
737
Down 11% on 2024

Crash severity in Brent

0.8% of collisions in Brent from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal4260.8%
  • Serious7,66614%
  • Slight45,74185%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal4390.7%
  • Serious8,33213%
  • Slight55,70386%

Brent road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brent, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,597 in 1983. In 2025 there were 737, down 11% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 737
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025737818
2024825926
20239171,046
20229491,068
20218591,004
2020814916
20198611,012
20189291,103
20179731,155
20169171,147
20159071,089
20149101,067
2013789957
2012820958
2011761896
2010778928
2009715849
2008660785
2007704845
2006789965
20059521,148
20041,0071,213
20031,1391,381
20021,1991,453
20011,2361,508
20001,3371,658
19991,3381,649
19981,3131,576
19971,3501,641
19961,2701,561
19951,3461,639
19941,3561,607
19931,3691,667
19921,3851,692
19911,4171,749
19901,5321,863
19891,5651,852
19881,5231,786
19871,4141,698
19861,5121,803
19851,4271,721
19841,5311,830
19831,5971,817
19821,5361,881
19811,5081,824
19801,5521,876
19791,5081,847

When and where crashes happen in Brent

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday7,676 (14%)
  • Tuesday7,644 (14%)
  • Wednesday7,998 (15%)
  • Thursday7,945 (15%)
  • Friday8,643 (16%)
  • Saturday7,542 (14%)
  • Sunday6,385 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592,260 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591,066 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:596,109 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:597,272 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:599,080 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5912,320 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:599,781 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595,945 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January4,208 (7.8%)
  • February3,810 (7.1%)
  • March4,362 (8.1%)
  • April4,261 (7.9%)
  • May4,557 (8.5%)
  • June4,575 (8.5%)
  • July4,638 (8.6%)
  • August4,295 (8%)
  • September4,775 (8.9%)
  • October5,015 (9.3%)
  • November4,965 (9.2%)
  • December4,372 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight37,075 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16,071 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown409 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit196 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting82 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds40,312 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds6,970 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds378 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds260 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds182 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist127 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds30 (0.1%)
  • Other4,520 (8.4%)
  • Not recorded1,054 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry40,081 (74%)
  • Wet or damp12,491 (23%)
  • Frost or ice433 (0.8%)
  • Snow231 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep19 (under 0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel11 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded565 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1,984 (3.7%)
  • 30 mph48,139 (89%)
  • 40 mph3,230 (6%)
  • 50 mph399 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph37 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph38 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway40,320 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway6,228 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road1,832 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout1,652 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded3,801 (7.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Brent

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant30,996 (48%)
  • Pedestrian14,108 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist9,776 (15%)
  • Cyclist4,468 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2,759 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant1,391 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant473 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)193 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant161 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant77 (0.1%)
  • Other20 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded52 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51,608 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 102,514 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 152,824 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 206,788 (11%)
  • 21 to 259,404 (15%)
  • 26 to 3514,657 (23%)
  • 36 to 459,250 (14%)
  • 46 to 556,116 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 653,814 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 752,039 (3.2%)
  • Over 751,465 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded3,995 (6.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider35,953 (56%)
  • Passenger14,413 (22%)
  • Pedestrian14,108 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car67,262 (72%)
  • Motorcycle10,660 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4,981 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle4,570 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach3,492 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,456 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car868 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle455 (0.5%)
  • Minibus161 (0.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)62 (0.1%)
  • Other20 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Brent

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Brent

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Brent ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brent had the 28th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
31st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 113th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
25thWandsworth56,74464,9924258,950
26thBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole55,87570,6745429,172
27thNottingham54,18667,38661510,547
28thBrent (this area)53,83364,4744267,666
29thEnfield53,44666,8805477,213
30thWest Northamptonshire53,35574,1241,35013,212
31stCheshire West and Chester52,65672,6389748,118

Accident hotspots in Brent

Harlesden & Kensal Green, Brent, NW10 4AE area is the busiest accident hotspot in Brent, with 1,708 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 8 of them fatal.

Roads in Brent with the most crashes

The A404 had the most collisions in Brent from 1979 to 2025: 8,214, including 71 fatal and 1,237 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brent, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4048,2149,792711,237
2ndA40884,2355,19833597
3rdA54,2234,94146611
4thA40063,5454,37727472
5thA4063,3124,38556472
6thA4073,0003,40515394
7thA40891,7522,02511226
8thA40051,5651,9349220
9thA40039191,0746139
10thA4000756862399
11thB454640770792
12thA4140601790892
13thB4565494589364
14thB451493549069
15thB413477552474
16thB453419510259
17thB4492408486349
18thB4557318415340
19thB414224263339
20thB450136151021

Towns in Brent

Brent itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 42,545.

Postcode districts in Brent

NW10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brent from 1979 to 2025: 16,547.

Latest crashes in Brent

Of the latest 24 crashes in Brent, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity