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Brent road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,270 road traffic collisions in Brent in 1996, and 1,561 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 204 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1995 (1,346), and casualties fell from 1,639.

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

Collisions in 1996
1,270
Down 6% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
1,561
Down 5% on 1995
Fatal collisions
8
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
204
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Brent in 1996

0.6% of collisions in Brent in 1996 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Brent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.6%
  • Serious20416%
  • Slight1,05883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.5%
  • Serious26517%
  • Slight1,28883%

Brent road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brent, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,597 in 1983. 1996 is highlighted, with 1,270, down 6% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday185 (15%)
  • Tuesday201 (16%)
  • Wednesday179 (14%)
  • Thursday200 (16%)
  • Friday190 (15%)
  • Saturday171 (13%)
  • Sunday144 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5943 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59136 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59216 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59212 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59286 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59208 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59148 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January96 (7.6%)
  • February109 (8.6%)
  • March94 (7.4%)
  • April106 (8.3%)
  • May116 (9.1%)
  • June94 (7.4%)
  • July118 (9.3%)
  • August102 (8%)
  • September91 (7.2%)
  • October123 (9.7%)
  • November120 (9.4%)
  • December101 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight881 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit379 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,068 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds152 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other10 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry957 (75%)
  • Wet or damp286 (23%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.2%)
  • Snow10 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,181 (93%)
  • 40 mph76 (6%)
  • 50 mph12 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,042 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway150 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road37 (2.9%)
  • Roundabout31 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brent in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant831 (53%)
  • Pedestrian359 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist151 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist103 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant67 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant31 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 539 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1071 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1575 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20138 (8.8%)
  • 21 to 25221 (14%)
  • 26 to 35410 (26%)
  • 36 to 45226 (14%)
  • 46 to 55133 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6587 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7549 (3.1%)
  • Over 7536 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded76 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider810 (52%)
  • Passenger392 (25%)
  • Pedestrian359 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,711 (78%)
  • Motorcycle159 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes110 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle104 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach69 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brent in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brent had the 34th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
34th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
35th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Brent with the most crashes in 1996

The A404 had the most collisions in Brent in 1996: 202, including 44 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brent, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA404202257044
2ndA511012709
3rdA408899125020
4thA40067794010
5thA40674108310
6thA4077084010
7thA4005486216
8thA4089263300
9thB454262807
10thA4003232603
11thA4000222602
12thB4557212423
13thA4140172301
14thB413121500
15thB453111200
16thB45191002
17thB45659900
18thB44926703
19thB4566800
20thA41274502

Towns in Brent: crashes in 1996

Brent itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 1,107.

Postcode districts in Brent: crashes in 1996

NW10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brent in 1996: 402.

Latest crashes in Brent in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Brent in 1996, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Brent road accidents in other years