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Brent road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,523 road traffic collisions in Brent in 1988, and 1,786 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 226 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1987 (1,414), and casualties rose from 1,698.

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

Collisions in 1988
1,523
Up 8% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,786
Up 5% on 1987
Fatal collisions
13
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
226
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Brent in 1988

0.9% of collisions in Brent in 1988 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Brent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal130.9%
  • Serious22615%
  • Slight1,28484%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal130.7%
  • Serious24113%
  • Slight1,53286%

Brent road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brent, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,597 in 1983. 1988 is highlighted, with 1,523, up 8% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday215 (14%)
  • Tuesday207 (14%)
  • Wednesday216 (14%)
  • Thursday245 (16%)
  • Friday229 (15%)
  • Saturday214 (14%)
  • Sunday197 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5977 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59182 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59199 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59265 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59319 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59273 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59185 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January137 (9%)
  • February112 (7.4%)
  • March135 (8.9%)
  • April116 (7.6%)
  • May138 (9.1%)
  • June112 (7.4%)
  • July124 (8.1%)
  • August103 (6.8%)
  • September151 (9.9%)
  • October149 (9.8%)
  • November132 (8.7%)
  • December114 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,037 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit481 (32%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,293 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds208 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,117 (73%)
  • Wet or damp397 (26%)
  • Frost or ice8 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,406 (92%)
  • 40 mph109 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,272 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway201 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout21 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brent in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant885 (50%)
  • Pedestrian470 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist186 (10%)
  • Cyclist90 (5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant79 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant51 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 562 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1092 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1592 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20224 (13%)
  • 21 to 25341 (19%)
  • 26 to 35353 (20%)
  • 36 to 45177 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 55146 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6594 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7562 (3.5%)
  • Over 7545 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded98 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider882 (49%)
  • Pedestrian470 (26%)
  • Passenger434 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,946 (75%)
  • Motorcycle204 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes160 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach98 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle90 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brent in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brent had the 24th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
24th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
29th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
58th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Brent with the most crashes in 1988

The A404 had the most collisions in Brent in 1988: 198, including 1 fatal and 34 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brent, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA404198238134
2ndA5146166231
3rdA4088119135017
4thA4006111129111
5thA40693120115
6thA4078892221
7thA4089586503
8thA4005394404
9thA4003303627
10thB451222400
11thB454222501
12thB4492192502
13thA4140182212
14thA4000151804
15thB4565141601
16thB413131502
17thB453101001
18thA40905800
19thA40044501
20thA41274601

Towns in Brent: crashes in 1988

Brent itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 1,261.

Postcode districts in Brent: crashes in 1988

NW10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brent in 1988: 490.

Latest crashes in Brent in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Brent in 1988, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Brent road accidents in other years