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Brent road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 660 road traffic collisions in Brent in 2008, and 785 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2007 (704), and casualties fell from 845.

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

Collisions in 2008
660
Down 6% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
785
Down 7% on 2007
Fatal collisions
7
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Brent in 2008

1.1% of collisions in Brent in 2008 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Brent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious8413%
  • Slight56986%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.9%
  • Serious9011%
  • Slight68888%

Brent road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brent, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,597 in 1983. 2008 is highlighted, with 660, down 6% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 660
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (12%)
  • Tuesday99 (15%)
  • Wednesday123 (19%)
  • Thursday100 (15%)
  • Friday86 (13%)
  • Saturday107 (16%)
  • Sunday67 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5986 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59108 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59111 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59132 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59136 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (7.9%)
  • February63 (9.5%)
  • March40 (6.1%)
  • April52 (7.9%)
  • May58 (8.8%)
  • June57 (8.6%)
  • July62 (9.4%)
  • August46 (7%)
  • September67 (10%)
  • October67 (10%)
  • November46 (7%)
  • December50 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight497 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit159 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds592 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (7.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry560 (85%)
  • Wet or damp100 (15%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph627 (95%)
  • 40 mph17 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph16 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway589 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (7%)
  • Roundabout14 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brent in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant374 (48%)
  • Pedestrian201 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist92 (12%)
  • Cyclist54 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant42 (5.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1531 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2044 (5.6%)
  • 21 to 2566 (8.4%)
  • 26 to 35155 (20%)
  • 36 to 45126 (16%)
  • 46 to 5557 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6539 (5%)
  • 66 to 7523 (2.9%)
  • Over 7516 (2%)
  • Not recorded199 (25%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider442 (56%)
  • Pedestrian201 (26%)
  • Passenger142 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car834 (74%)
  • Motorcycle112 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach51 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brent in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brent had the 78th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
96th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
82nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Brent in 2008

Harlesden & Kensal Green, Brent, NW10 4AE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Brent in 2008, with 49 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Brent with the most crashes in 2008

The A404 had the most collisions in Brent in 2008: 103, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brent, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA404103123013
2ndA4088637507
3rdA55765111
4thA4006496207
5thA406436236
6thA407384103
7thA4005293413
8thA4089222204
9thB451121201
10thA4000101001
11thB4557101000
12thA40038902
13thB41381200
14thB45381202
15thA41407701
16thB4547900
17thB44926602
18thA41274400
19thA40023300
20thB4142201

Towns in Brent: crashes in 2008

Brent itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 565.

Postcode districts in Brent: crashes in 2008

NW10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brent in 2008: 219.

Latest crashes in Brent in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Brent in 2008, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Brent road accidents in other years