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Brent road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,350 road traffic collisions in Brent in 1997, and 1,641 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 224 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1996 (1,270), and casualties rose from 1,561.

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

Collisions in 1997
1,350
Up 6% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
1,641
Up 5% on 1996
Fatal collisions
6
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
224
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Brent in 1997

0.4% of collisions in Brent in 1997 were fatal and 17% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Brent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.4%
  • Serious22417%
  • Slight1,12083%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.4%
  • Serious25015%
  • Slight1,38584%

Brent road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brent, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,597 in 1983. 1997 is highlighted, with 1,350, up 6% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday194 (14%)
  • Tuesday195 (14%)
  • Wednesday191 (14%)
  • Thursday192 (14%)
  • Friday245 (18%)
  • Saturday185 (14%)
  • Sunday148 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5956 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59156 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59169 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59269 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59291 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59264 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59126 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January102 (7.6%)
  • February86 (6.4%)
  • March99 (7.3%)
  • April92 (6.8%)
  • May129 (9.6%)
  • June137 (10%)
  • July111 (8.2%)
  • August97 (7.2%)
  • September108 (8%)
  • October136 (10%)
  • November144 (11%)
  • December109 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight937 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit397 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,146 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds160 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded13 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,034 (77%)
  • Wet or damp299 (22%)
  • Frost or ice16 (1.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,260 (93%)
  • 40 mph76 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph11 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,106 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway160 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road39 (2.9%)
  • Roundabout33 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brent in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant891 (54%)
  • Pedestrian326 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist180 (11%)
  • Cyclist114 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant72 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant42 (2.6%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 554 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1079 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1571 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20148 (9%)
  • 21 to 25222 (14%)
  • 26 to 35418 (25%)
  • 36 to 45229 (14%)
  • 46 to 55138 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 65112 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7547 (2.9%)
  • Over 7545 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded78 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider900 (55%)
  • Passenger415 (25%)
  • Pedestrian326 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,797 (75%)
  • Motorcycle184 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes134 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle115 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach98 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brent in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brent had the 31st most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
31st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
37th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
211th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
25th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Brent with the most crashes in 1997

The A404 had the most collisions in Brent in 1997: 190, including 1 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brent, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA404190236132
2ndA408894109021
3rdA589109212
4thA400687109011
5thA40676100013
6thA4077082014
7thA4005455206
8thA4089415417
9thB454273209
10thA4003232503
11thA4000171911
12thB4557172401
13thA4140161904
14thB4565111304
15thB451101102
16thB453101102
17thB41391100
18thB4148802
19thA41277902
20thB44926600

Towns in Brent: crashes in 1997

Brent itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 1,160.

Postcode districts in Brent: crashes in 1997

NW10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brent in 1997: 435.

Latest crashes in Brent in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Brent in 1997, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Brent road accidents in other years