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Brent road accidents in 1979: crash statistics

Police recorded 1,508 road traffic collisions in Brent in 1979, and 1,847 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 246 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 53,833 collisions in Brent.

Collisions in 1979
1,508
Casualties in 1979
1,847
Fatal collisions
20
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
246
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Brent in 1979

1.3% of collisions in Brent in 1979 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Brent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal201.3%
  • Serious24616%
  • Slight1,24282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal221.2%
  • Serious27515%
  • Slight1,55084%

Brent road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brent, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,597 in 1983. 1979 is highlighted, with 1,508.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday205 (14%)
  • Tuesday190 (13%)
  • Wednesday212 (14%)
  • Thursday225 (15%)
  • Friday272 (18%)
  • Saturday205 (14%)
  • Sunday199 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5983 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59172 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59180 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59243 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59359 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59248 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59198 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January117 (7.8%)
  • February92 (6.1%)
  • March117 (7.8%)
  • April111 (7.4%)
  • May130 (8.6%)
  • June127 (8.4%)
  • July119 (7.9%)
  • August122 (8.1%)
  • September125 (8.3%)
  • October149 (9.9%)
  • November156 (10%)
  • December143 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,000 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit503 (33%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds263 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds29 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.3%)
  • Other1,211 (80%)

Road surface

  • Dry991 (66%)
  • Wet or damp444 (29%)
  • Snow73 (4.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,391 (92%)
  • 40 mph110 (7.3%)
  • 70 mph7 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway403 (27%)
  • Dual carriageway118 (7.8%)
  • Roundabout30 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded928 (62%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brent in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant846 (46%)
  • Pedestrian470 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist270 (15%)
  • Cyclist102 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant74 (4%)
  • Van occupant62 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 555 (3%)
  • 6 to 10106 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 15119 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20262 (14%)
  • 21 to 25259 (14%)
  • 26 to 35307 (17%)
  • 36 to 45220 (12%)
  • 46 to 55142 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 65104 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7563 (3.4%)
  • Over 7545 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded165 (8.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider904 (49%)
  • Passenger473 (26%)
  • Pedestrian470 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,791 (69%)
  • Motorcycle292 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes190 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach109 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle105 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes66 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle20 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Brent ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brent had the 28th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
28th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
34th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
82nd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
69th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Brent with the most crashes in 1979

The A404 had the most collisions in Brent in 1979: 223, including 3 fatal and 34 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brent, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA404223280334
2ndA5131160424
3rdA408897121116
4thA40793104113
5thA40684117116
6thA4006657719
7thA40895867111
8thA4005445604
9thA4003344008
10thA4140223314
11thB4565202804
12thA4000182203
13thB4492171905
14thB454162002
15thB451151701
16thB414141402
17thB413131501
18thB453101115
19thA40046800
20thA40084601

Latest crashes in Brent in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Brent in 1979, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Brent road accidents in other years