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Brent road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,414 road traffic collisions in Brent in 1987, and 1,698 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 271 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1986 (1,512), and casualties fell from 1,803.

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

Collisions in 1987
1,414
Down 6% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
1,698
Down 6% on 1986
Fatal collisions
24
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
271
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Brent in 1987

1.7% of collisions in Brent in 1987 were fatal and 19% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Brent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal241.7%
  • Serious27119%
  • Slight1,11979%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal251.5%
  • Serious29717%
  • Slight1,37681%

Brent road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brent, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,597 in 1983. 1987 is highlighted, with 1,414, down 6% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday190 (13%)
  • Tuesday178 (13%)
  • Wednesday224 (16%)
  • Thursday215 (15%)
  • Friday211 (15%)
  • Saturday211 (15%)
  • Sunday185 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5974 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5933 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59176 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59188 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59227 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59292 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59249 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59175 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January99 (7%)
  • February113 (8%)
  • March110 (7.8%)
  • April98 (6.9%)
  • May122 (8.6%)
  • June133 (9.4%)
  • July130 (9.2%)
  • August117 (8.3%)
  • September129 (9.1%)
  • October128 (9.1%)
  • November123 (8.7%)
  • December112 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight972 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit441 (31%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,153 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds232 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry961 (68%)
  • Wet or damp446 (32%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,290 (91%)
  • 40 mph113 (8%)
  • 50 mph8 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,192 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway162 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (2.5%)
  • Roundabout25 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brent in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant828 (49%)
  • Pedestrian421 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist214 (13%)
  • Cyclist89 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant70 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant57 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 551 (3%)
  • 6 to 1090 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1570 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 20214 (13%)
  • 21 to 25315 (19%)
  • 26 to 35323 (19%)
  • 36 to 45197 (12%)
  • 46 to 55134 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6592 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7570 (4.1%)
  • Over 7546 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded96 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider898 (53%)
  • Pedestrian421 (25%)
  • Passenger379 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,798 (75%)
  • Motorcycle225 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes174 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle89 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach60 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brent in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Brent

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Brent ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brent had the 27th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
27th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
33rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
37th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
39th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Brent with the most crashes in 1987

The A404 had the most collisions in Brent in 1987: 224, including 4 fatal and 43 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brent, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA404224257443
2ndA5132161629
3rdA4006119148317
4thA4088119142424
5thA40688120316
6thA407465009
7thA4005404608
8thA4089394406
9thA4003252806
10thA4140183005
11thB454171703
12thA4000151803
13thB4492151600
14thB4565152302
15thB413121407
16thB451111402
17thA412781003
18thB4146600
19thA2194400
20thB44604400

Towns in Brent: crashes in 1987

Brent itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 1,172.

Postcode districts in Brent: crashes in 1987

NW10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brent in 1987: 465.

Latest crashes in Brent in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Brent in 1987, 3 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Brent road accidents in other years