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Brent road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,007 road traffic collisions in Brent in 2004, and 1,213 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 143 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2003 (1,139), and casualties fell from 1,381.

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

Collisions in 2004
1,007
Down 12% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
1,213
Down 12% on 2003
Fatal collisions
5
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
143
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Brent in 2004

0.5% of collisions in Brent in 2004 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Brent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious14314%
  • Slight85985%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.5%
  • Serious14912%
  • Slight1,05887%

Brent road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brent, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,597 in 1983. 2004 is highlighted, with 1,007, down 12% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday143 (14%)
  • Tuesday142 (14%)
  • Wednesday169 (17%)
  • Thursday139 (14%)
  • Friday149 (15%)
  • Saturday138 (14%)
  • Sunday127 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5997 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59123 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59184 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59241 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59185 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59117 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January64 (6.4%)
  • February63 (6.3%)
  • March87 (8.6%)
  • April76 (7.5%)
  • May99 (9.8%)
  • June89 (8.8%)
  • July101 (10%)
  • August74 (7.3%)
  • September94 (9.3%)
  • October97 (9.6%)
  • November87 (8.6%)
  • December76 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight691 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit308 (31%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds845 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds135 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry767 (76%)
  • Wet or damp228 (23%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph950 (94%)
  • 40 mph42 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph13 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway821 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway112 (11%)
  • Roundabout39 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brent in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant660 (54%)
  • Pedestrian236 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist159 (13%)
  • Cyclist65 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant59 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant18 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1047 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1556 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2095 (7.8%)
  • 21 to 25171 (14%)
  • 26 to 35295 (24%)
  • 36 to 45207 (17%)
  • 46 to 55118 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6556 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7535 (2.9%)
  • Over 7526 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded79 (6.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider687 (57%)
  • Passenger290 (24%)
  • Pedestrian236 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,325 (75%)
  • Motorcycle171 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes84 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach77 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brent in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brent had the 46th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
46th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
53rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Brent in 2004

Harlesden & Kensal Green, Brent, NW10 4AE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Brent in 2004, with 79 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Brent with the most crashes in 2004

The A404 had the most collisions in Brent in 2004: 173, including 1 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brent, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA404173206120
2ndA4088799407
3rdA5748409
4thA4006708519
5thA407526304
6thA406467017
7thA4089333315
8thA4005313905
9thA4000151901
10thA4003151601
11thA4140141801
12thB41391402
13thB45391602
14thB456581001
15thB4547801
16thB45576601
17thB44925600
18thB4144400
19thB4514401
20thA2192200

Towns in Brent: crashes in 2004

Brent itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 844.

Postcode districts in Brent: crashes in 2004

NW10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brent in 2004: 335.

Latest crashes in Brent in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Brent in 2004, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Brent road accidents in other years