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Brent road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,236 road traffic collisions in Brent in 2001, and 1,508 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 162 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2000 (1,337), and casualties fell from 1,658.

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

Collisions in 2001
1,236
Down 8% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
1,508
Down 9% on 2000
Fatal collisions
9
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
162
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Brent in 2001

0.7% of collisions in Brent in 2001 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Brent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal90.7%
  • Serious16213%
  • Slight1,06586%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.7%
  • Serious17612%
  • Slight1,32288%

Brent road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brent, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,597 in 1983. 2001 is highlighted, with 1,236, down 8% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday188 (15%)
  • Tuesday171 (14%)
  • Wednesday186 (15%)
  • Thursday169 (14%)
  • Friday188 (15%)
  • Saturday173 (14%)
  • Sunday161 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5968 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5928 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59121 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59176 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59226 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59293 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59200 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59124 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January101 (8.2%)
  • February86 (7%)
  • March111 (9%)
  • April97 (7.8%)
  • May103 (8.3%)
  • June83 (6.7%)
  • July101 (8.2%)
  • August97 (7.8%)
  • September127 (10%)
  • October123 (10%)
  • November110 (8.9%)
  • December97 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight850 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit379 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,054 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds164 (13%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry947 (77%)
  • Wet or damp282 (23%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,142 (92%)
  • 40 mph85 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph8 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,044 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway134 (11%)
  • Roundabout29 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brent in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant844 (56%)
  • Pedestrian266 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist199 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant84 (5.6%)
  • Cyclist63 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant41 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1052 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1566 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 20161 (11%)
  • 21 to 25199 (13%)
  • 26 to 35353 (23%)
  • 36 to 45263 (17%)
  • 46 to 55131 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6583 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7548 (3.2%)
  • Over 7535 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded84 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider835 (55%)
  • Passenger407 (27%)
  • Pedestrian266 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,671 (75%)
  • Motorcycle221 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes105 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach99 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brent in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Brent

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Brent ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brent had the 37th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
45th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
117th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
41st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Brent in 2001

Harlesden & Kensal Green, Brent, NW10 4AE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Brent in 2001, with 92 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Brent with the most crashes in 2001

The A404 had the most collisions in Brent in 2001: 186, including 3 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brent, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA404186218325
2ndA4088108135012
3rdA400695109112
4thA593118011
5thA4067399210
6thA407617509
7thA4005435513
8thA4089415815
9thA4003243302
10thA4140202904
11thB413161806
12thB4557152101
13thA4000101000
14thB4492101001
15thB4565101002
16thB41491200
17thB45181202
18thB4538902
19thB4548904
20thA40042300

Towns in Brent: crashes in 2001

Brent itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 1,056.

Postcode districts in Brent: crashes in 2001

NW10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brent in 2001: 364.

Latest crashes in Brent in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Brent in 2001, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Brent road accidents in other years