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Brent road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,536 road traffic collisions in Brent in 1982, and 1,881 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 229 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1981 (1,508), and casualties rose from 1,824.

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

Collisions in 1982
1,536
Up 2% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
1,881
Up 3% on 1981
Fatal collisions
16
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
229
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Brent in 1982

1% of collisions in Brent in 1982 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Brent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal161%
  • Serious22915%
  • Slight1,29184%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal170.9%
  • Serious26114%
  • Slight1,60385%

Brent road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brent, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,597 in 1983. 1982 is highlighted, with 1,536, up 2% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday224 (15%)
  • Tuesday249 (16%)
  • Wednesday211 (14%)
  • Thursday223 (15%)
  • Friday253 (16%)
  • Saturday208 (14%)
  • Sunday168 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5971 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5928 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59202 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59182 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59234 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59359 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59257 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59203 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January95 (6.2%)
  • February94 (6.1%)
  • March136 (8.9%)
  • April105 (6.8%)
  • May143 (9.3%)
  • June147 (9.6%)
  • July102 (6.6%)
  • August133 (8.7%)
  • September131 (8.5%)
  • October140 (9.1%)
  • November174 (11%)
  • December136 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,033 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit492 (32%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,209 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds236 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other27 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,056 (69%)
  • Wet or damp451 (29%)
  • Frost or ice18 (1.2%)
  • Snow11 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,432 (93%)
  • 40 mph100 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,290 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway186 (12%)
  • Roundabout28 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brent in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant889 (47%)
  • Pedestrian469 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist270 (14%)
  • Cyclist132 (7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant70 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant34 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 564 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1088 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 15115 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20319 (17%)
  • 21 to 25287 (15%)
  • 26 to 35310 (16%)
  • 36 to 45200 (11%)
  • 46 to 55152 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 65125 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7572 (3.8%)
  • Over 7537 (2%)
  • Not recorded112 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider957 (51%)
  • Pedestrian469 (25%)
  • Passenger455 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,968 (74%)
  • Motorcycle308 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle135 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes98 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach81 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle16 (0.6%)
  • Minibus9 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brent in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Brent

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Brent ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brent had the 29th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
29th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
33rd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
117th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
82nd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Brent with the most crashes in 1982

The A404 had the most collisions in Brent in 1982: 258, including 1 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brent, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA404258301129
2ndA5127150313
3rdA4088116158018
4thA40796103110
5thA40687105313
6thA400686107110
7thA4005536908
8thA4089465509
9thA4003262913
10thB451243205
11thA4000222613
12thB454192506
13thA4140162423
14thB413141802
15thB4492131900
16thB4565121400
17thB4148800
18thB45381400
19thB44604500
20thA40043301

Towns in Brent: crashes in 1982

Brent itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 1,317.

Postcode districts in Brent: crashes in 1982

NW10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brent in 1982: 504.

Latest crashes in Brent in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Brent in 1982, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Brent road accidents in other years