Piaggio Fly crash on the A5 in Brent, 31 Dec 2009, 13:08
- Piaggio Fly and Volvo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
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Police recorded 715 road traffic collisions in Brent in 2009, and 849 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 82 were serious.
Collisions were up 8% on 2008 (660), and casualties rose from 785.
Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 53,833 collisions in Brent.
1.1% of collisions in Brent in 2009 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Brent from 1979 to 2025.
Collisions peaked at 1,597 in 1983. 2009 is highlighted, with 715, up 8% on 2008.
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 737 | 818 |
| 2024 | 825 | 926 |
| 2023 | 917 | 1,046 |
| 2022 | 949 | 1,068 |
| 2021 | 859 | 1,004 |
| 2020 | 814 | 916 |
| 2019 | 861 | 1,012 |
| 2018 | 929 | 1,103 |
| 2017 | 973 | 1,155 |
| 2016 | 917 | 1,147 |
| 2015 | 907 | 1,089 |
| 2014 | 910 | 1,067 |
| 2013 | 789 | 957 |
| 2012 | 820 | 958 |
| 2011 | 761 | 896 |
| 2010 | 778 | 928 |
| 2009 | 715 | 849 |
| 2008 | 660 | 785 |
| 2007 | 704 | 845 |
| 2006 | 789 | 965 |
| 2005 | 952 | 1,148 |
| 2004 | 1,007 | 1,213 |
| 2003 | 1,139 | 1,381 |
| 2002 | 1,199 | 1,453 |
| 2001 | 1,236 | 1,508 |
| 2000 | 1,337 | 1,658 |
| 1999 | 1,338 | 1,649 |
| 1998 | 1,313 | 1,576 |
| 1997 | 1,350 | 1,641 |
| 1996 | 1,270 | 1,561 |
| 1995 | 1,346 | 1,639 |
| 1994 | 1,356 | 1,607 |
| 1993 | 1,369 | 1,667 |
| 1992 | 1,385 | 1,692 |
| 1991 | 1,417 | 1,749 |
| 1990 | 1,532 | 1,863 |
| 1989 | 1,565 | 1,852 |
| 1988 | 1,523 | 1,786 |
| 1987 | 1,414 | 1,698 |
| 1986 | 1,512 | 1,803 |
| 1985 | 1,427 | 1,721 |
| 1984 | 1,531 | 1,830 |
| 1983 | 1,597 | 1,817 |
| 1982 | 1,536 | 1,881 |
| 1981 | 1,508 | 1,824 |
| 1980 | 1,552 | 1,876 |
| 1979 | 1,508 | 1,847 |
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Brent
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Accident hotspots (10)
Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brent had the 57th most road collisions in 2009.
Harlesden & Kensal Green, Brent, NW10 4AE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Brent in 2009, with 56 collisions, 10 of them serious.
The A404 had the most collisions in Brent in 2009: 126, including 20 serious.
| Rank | Road | Collisions | Casualties | Fatal | Serious |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | A404 | 126 | 148 | 0 | 20 |
| 2nd | A5 | 76 | 88 | 2 | 7 |
| 3rd | A4088 | 60 | 79 | 1 | 7 |
| 4th | A407 | 56 | 62 | 0 | 6 |
| 5th | A4006 | 50 | 57 | 1 | 3 |
| 6th | A406 | 40 | 53 | 0 | 5 |
| 7th | A4089 | 24 | 27 | 0 | 3 |
| 8th | A4005 | 15 | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| 9th | B413 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th | A4000 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 11th | A4003 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 3 |
| 12th | A4140 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 13th | B453 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 3 |
| 14th | B4492 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 15th | B4557 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| 16th | B414 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 17th | B451 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 18th | B454 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 19th | A4127 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20th | B4565 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Brent itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 598.
NW10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brent in 2009: 258.
Of the last 24 crashes in Brent in 2009, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.
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