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Brent road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,313 road traffic collisions in Brent in 1998, and 1,576 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 210 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1997 (1,350), and casualties fell from 1,641.

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

Collisions in 1998
1,313
Down 3% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,576
Down 4% on 1997
Fatal collisions
11
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
210
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Brent in 1998

0.8% of collisions in Brent in 1998 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Brent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal110.8%
  • Serious21016%
  • Slight1,09283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal120.8%
  • Serious22915%
  • Slight1,33585%

Brent road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brent, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,597 in 1983. 1998 is highlighted, with 1,313, down 3% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday182 (14%)
  • Tuesday222 (17%)
  • Wednesday189 (14%)
  • Thursday203 (15%)
  • Friday168 (13%)
  • Saturday201 (15%)
  • Sunday148 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5963 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5929 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59172 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59202 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59210 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59267 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59234 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59136 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January123 (9.4%)
  • February80 (6.1%)
  • March111 (8.5%)
  • April90 (6.9%)
  • May110 (8.4%)
  • June136 (10%)
  • July108 (8.2%)
  • August121 (9.2%)
  • September114 (8.7%)
  • October103 (7.8%)
  • November118 (9%)
  • December99 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight902 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit382 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown23 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,057 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds177 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other12 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded37 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry958 (73%)
  • Wet or damp336 (26%)
  • Frost or ice16 (1.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,228 (94%)
  • 40 mph73 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph9 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,060 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway153 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road48 (3.7%)
  • Roundabout34 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded18 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brent in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant862 (55%)
  • Pedestrian315 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist183 (12%)
  • Cyclist96 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant58 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant54 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 550 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1062 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1574 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20145 (9.2%)
  • 21 to 25235 (15%)
  • 26 to 35401 (25%)
  • 36 to 45235 (15%)
  • 46 to 55144 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6568 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7545 (2.9%)
  • Over 7533 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded84 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider859 (55%)
  • Passenger402 (26%)
  • Pedestrian315 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,727 (75%)
  • Motorcycle197 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes146 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle98 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach87 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brent in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brent had the 33rd most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
30th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Brent with the most crashes in 1998

The A404 had the most collisions in Brent in 1998: 190, including 1 fatal and 38 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brent, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA404190225138
2ndA40889312728
3rdA4078286111
4thA40677103210
5thA40067589111
6thA57593010
7thA4005384906
8thA4089343807
9thA4003272805
10thA4000212401
11thB4557182104
12thA4140172514
13thB454172601
14thB4492131503
15thB413111220
16thB4565111203
17thB4518802
18thB41471102
19thA40045700
20thB45341201

Towns in Brent: crashes in 1998

Brent itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 1,153.

Postcode districts in Brent: crashes in 1998

NW10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brent in 1998: 467.

Latest crashes in Brent in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Brent in 1998, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Brent road accidents in other years