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Brent road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,531 road traffic collisions in Brent in 1984, and 1,830 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 295 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1983 (1,597), and casualties rose from 1,817.

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

Collisions in 1984
1,531
Down 4% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
1,830
Up 1% on 1983
Fatal collisions
16
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
295
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Brent in 1984

1% of collisions in Brent in 1984 were fatal and 19% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Brent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal161%
  • Serious29519%
  • Slight1,22080%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal160.9%
  • Serious31917%
  • Slight1,49582%

Brent road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brent, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,597 in 1983. 1984 is highlighted, with 1,531, down 4% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday219 (14%)
  • Tuesday199 (13%)
  • Wednesday209 (14%)
  • Thursday225 (15%)
  • Friday256 (17%)
  • Saturday205 (13%)
  • Sunday218 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5975 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5930 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59173 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59215 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59240 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59353 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59259 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59186 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January126 (8.2%)
  • February119 (7.8%)
  • March109 (7.1%)
  • April135 (8.8%)
  • May138 (9%)
  • June118 (7.7%)
  • July107 (7%)
  • August116 (7.6%)
  • September139 (9.1%)
  • October127 (8.3%)
  • November148 (9.7%)
  • December149 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,024 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit507 (33%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,224 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds225 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other19 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded19 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,050 (69%)
  • Wet or damp468 (31%)
  • Frost or ice8 (0.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,386 (91%)
  • 40 mph134 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,295 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway178 (12%)
  • Roundabout36 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brent in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant906 (50%)
  • Pedestrian497 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist216 (12%)
  • Cyclist114 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant58 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant23 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 566 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 10109 (6%)
  • 11 to 1598 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20273 (15%)
  • 21 to 25301 (16%)
  • 26 to 35323 (18%)
  • 36 to 45205 (11%)
  • 46 to 55132 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 65106 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7578 (4.3%)
  • Over 7537 (2%)
  • Not recorded102 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider924 (50%)
  • Pedestrian497 (27%)
  • Passenger409 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,092 (79%)
  • Motorcycle235 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle114 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes87 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach68 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brent in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brent had the 29th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
29th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
32nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
109th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
39th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Brent with the most crashes in 1984

The A404 had the most collisions in Brent in 1984: 217, including 3 fatal and 47 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brent, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA404217272347
2ndA5129144325
3rdA4088115140119
4thA406114155110
5thA4006109127123
6thA40796112014
7thA40055570020
8thA4089394106
9thA4003323711
10thB451212305
11thA4000202702
12thB413162204
13thB454161803
14thB4565151503
15thB4492141400
16thA4140101505
17thB453101103
18thB44608801
19thB4147901
20thA40045501

Towns in Brent: crashes in 1984

Brent itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 1,295.

Postcode districts in Brent: crashes in 1984

NW10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brent in 1984: 498.

Latest crashes in Brent in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Brent in 1984, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Brent road accidents in other years