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Brent road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,512 road traffic collisions in Brent in 1986, and 1,803 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 213 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1985 (1,427), and casualties rose from 1,721.

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

Collisions in 1986
1,512
Up 6% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
1,803
Up 5% on 1985
Fatal collisions
20
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
213
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Brent in 1986

1.3% of collisions in Brent in 1986 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Brent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal201.3%
  • Serious21314%
  • Slight1,27985%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal241.3%
  • Serious22512%
  • Slight1,55486%

Brent road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brent, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,597 in 1983. 1986 is highlighted, with 1,512, up 6% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday221 (15%)
  • Tuesday187 (12%)
  • Wednesday240 (16%)
  • Thursday204 (13%)
  • Friday243 (16%)
  • Saturday217 (14%)
  • Sunday200 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5979 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5929 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59174 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59209 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59214 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59334 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59260 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59213 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January141 (9.3%)
  • February100 (6.6%)
  • March116 (7.7%)
  • April132 (8.7%)
  • May114 (7.5%)
  • June138 (9.1%)
  • July114 (7.5%)
  • August118 (7.8%)
  • September118 (7.8%)
  • October141 (9.3%)
  • November140 (9.3%)
  • December140 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight999 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit513 (34%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,199 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds252 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,013 (67%)
  • Wet or damp462 (31%)
  • Frost or ice32 (2.1%)
  • Snow5 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,384 (92%)
  • 40 mph119 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph6 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,293 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway173 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (1.6%)
  • Roundabout21 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brent in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant900 (50%)
  • Pedestrian467 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist212 (12%)
  • Cyclist93 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant59 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant52 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 553 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1075 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1575 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 20249 (14%)
  • 21 to 25301 (17%)
  • 26 to 35333 (18%)
  • 36 to 45231 (13%)
  • 46 to 55130 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6588 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7573 (4%)
  • Over 7546 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded149 (8.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider893 (50%)
  • Pedestrian467 (26%)
  • Passenger443 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,964 (77%)
  • Motorcycle221 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes168 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle95 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach74 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.3%)
  • Minibus5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brent in 1986

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1986 in Brent

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Brent ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brent had the 27th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
27th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
30th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
72nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Brent with the most crashes in 1986

The A404 had the most collisions in Brent in 1986: 214, including 7 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brent, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA404214255729
2ndA4006136158113
3rdA5122136026
4thA406102124215
5thA4088102124414
6thA4077082011
7thA40055063013
8thA4089354208
9thA4003313404
10thA4000263205
11thB454232715
12thB451222501
13thB4492182011
14thB4565161804
15thB413131501
16thA4140111612
17thB453101400
18thA40047801
19thB44607802
20thB4144501

Towns in Brent: crashes in 1986

Brent itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 1,224.

Postcode districts in Brent: crashes in 1986

NW10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brent in 1986: 485.

Latest crashes in Brent in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Brent in 1986, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Brent road accidents in other years