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Brent road accidents in 1980: crash statistics

Police recorded 1,552 road traffic collisions in Brent in 1980, and 1,876 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 220 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1979 (1,508), and casualties rose from 1,847.

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

Collisions in 1980
1,552
Up 3% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
1,876
Up 2% on 1979
Fatal collisions
16
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
220
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Brent in 1980

1% of collisions in Brent in 1980 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Brent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal161%
  • Serious22014%
  • Slight1,31685%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal160.9%
  • Serious23613%
  • Slight1,62487%

Brent road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brent, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,597 in 1983. 1980 is highlighted, with 1,552, up 3% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday208 (13%)
  • Tuesday256 (16%)
  • Wednesday209 (13%)
  • Thursday205 (13%)
  • Friday272 (18%)
  • Saturday233 (15%)
  • Sunday169 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5975 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59188 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59206 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59269 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59337 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59282 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59174 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January124 (8%)
  • February129 (8.3%)
  • March148 (9.5%)
  • April131 (8.4%)
  • May123 (7.9%)
  • June120 (7.7%)
  • July128 (8.2%)
  • August112 (7.2%)
  • September116 (7.5%)
  • October150 (9.7%)
  • November145 (9.3%)
  • December126 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,053 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit492 (32%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds259 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other1,292 (83%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,106 (71%)
  • Wet or damp424 (27%)
  • Snow22 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,440 (93%)
  • 40 mph106 (6.8%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway424 (27%)
  • Dual carriageway113 (7.3%)
  • Roundabout45 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded937 (60%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brent in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant805 (43%)
  • Pedestrian504 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist318 (17%)
  • Cyclist105 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant80 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant51 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 552 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1097 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 15121 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20331 (18%)
  • 21 to 25239 (13%)
  • 26 to 35312 (17%)
  • 36 to 45179 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 55149 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 65128 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7574 (3.9%)
  • Over 7532 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded162 (8.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider954 (51%)
  • Pedestrian504 (27%)
  • Passenger418 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,805 (69%)
  • Motorcycle342 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes127 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach109 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle106 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes100 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle19 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Brent ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brent had the 25th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
25th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
26th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
105th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
83rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Brent with the most crashes in 1980

The A404 had the most collisions in Brent in 1980: 231, including 1 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brent, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA404231260132
2ndA5169196215
3rdA4088111150022
4thA40682105215
5thA4006759819
6thA407758928
7thA4089545909
8thA4005405017
9thA4000333702
10thA4003333708
11thA4140203103
12thB454202503
13thB4565131802
14thB4492122203
15thB4519900
16thB4148802
17thB4537803
18thA40046801
19thA41276800
20thB4136600

Latest crashes in Brent in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Brent in 1980, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Brent road accidents in other years