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Brent road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,565 road traffic collisions in Brent in 1989, and 1,852 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 226 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1988 (1,523), and casualties rose from 1,786.

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

Collisions in 1989
1,565
Up 3% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,852
Up 4% on 1988
Fatal collisions
15
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
226
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Brent in 1989

1% of collisions in Brent in 1989 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Brent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151%
  • Serious22614%
  • Slight1,32485%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal150.8%
  • Serious25514%
  • Slight1,58285%

Brent road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brent, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,597 in 1983. 1989 is highlighted, with 1,565, up 3% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday238 (15%)
  • Tuesday200 (13%)
  • Wednesday229 (15%)
  • Thursday220 (14%)
  • Friday278 (18%)
  • Saturday207 (13%)
  • Sunday193 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5969 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59170 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59226 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59288 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59314 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59295 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59184 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January115 (7.3%)
  • February103 (6.6%)
  • March138 (8.8%)
  • April146 (9.3%)
  • May145 (9.3%)
  • June131 (8.4%)
  • July132 (8.4%)
  • August130 (8.3%)
  • September123 (7.9%)
  • October127 (8.1%)
  • November137 (8.8%)
  • December138 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,108 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit454 (29%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,291 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds220 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other16 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,163 (74%)
  • Wet or damp388 (25%)
  • Frost or ice13 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,444 (92%)
  • 40 mph114 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,295 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway205 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road37 (2.4%)
  • Roundabout25 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brent in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant939 (51%)
  • Pedestrian431 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist221 (12%)
  • Cyclist111 (6%)
  • Van occupant70 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant59 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 558 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 10102 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1581 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 20222 (12%)
  • 21 to 25376 (20%)
  • 26 to 35368 (20%)
  • 36 to 45211 (11%)
  • 46 to 55150 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6598 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7559 (3.2%)
  • Over 7539 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded88 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider977 (53%)
  • Passenger444 (24%)
  • Pedestrian431 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,972 (74%)
  • Motorcycle224 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes177 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle122 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach71 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brent in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brent had the 25th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
25th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
30th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
100th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
57th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Brent with the most crashes in 1989

The A404 had the most collisions in Brent in 1989: 216, including 3 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brent, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA404216249329
2ndA5148168321
3rdA4006119142021
4thA406106138321
5thA4088104130113
6thA407808526
7thA40894652110
8thA4003344003
9thA4005313704
10thB451242500
11thB413212203
12thB4492192004
13thA4000151802
14thB4565152001
15thA4140111401
16thB454101201
17thB4536702
18thB44604401
19thB4504400
20thB4143301

Towns in Brent: crashes in 1989

Brent itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 1,323.

Postcode districts in Brent: crashes in 1989

NW10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brent in 1989: 510.

Latest crashes in Brent in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Brent in 1989, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Brent road accidents in other years