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Brent road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 820 road traffic collisions in Brent in 2012, and 958 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2011 (761), and casualties rose from 896.

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

Collisions in 2012
820
Up 8% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
958
Up 7% on 2011
Fatal collisions
4
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
9.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Brent in 2012

0.5% of collisions in Brent in 2012 were fatal and 9.6% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Brent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious799.6%
  • Slight73790%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious828.6%
  • Slight87291%

Brent road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brent, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,597 in 1983. 2012 is highlighted, with 820, up 8% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 820
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday130 (16%)
  • Tuesday114 (14%)
  • Wednesday106 (13%)
  • Thursday130 (16%)
  • Friday144 (18%)
  • Saturday122 (15%)
  • Sunday74 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59119 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59107 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59148 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59182 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59163 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5972 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (7.4%)
  • February48 (5.9%)
  • March73 (8.9%)
  • April67 (8.2%)
  • May75 (9.1%)
  • June57 (7%)
  • July82 (10%)
  • August75 (9.1%)
  • September74 (9%)
  • October75 (9.1%)
  • November75 (9.1%)
  • December58 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight621 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit197 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds745 (91%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (7.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry702 (86%)
  • Wet or damp111 (14%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph791 (96%)
  • 40 mph19 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway700 (85%)
  • Roundabout59 (7.2%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brent in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant435 (45%)
  • Pedestrian199 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist176 (18%)
  • Cyclist95 (9.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant43 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1034 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1539 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2085 (8.9%)
  • 21 to 25142 (15%)
  • 26 to 35201 (21%)
  • 36 to 45149 (16%)
  • 46 to 55120 (13%)
  • 56 to 6560 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7529 (3%)
  • Over 7522 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded59 (6.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider596 (62%)
  • Pedestrian199 (21%)
  • Passenger163 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car985 (68%)
  • Motorcycle196 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle99 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes71 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach63 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brent in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brent had the 34th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
34th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Brent in 2012

Welsh Harp, Brent, NW10 0HY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Brent in 2012, with 65 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Brent with the most crashes in 2012

The A404 had the most collisions in Brent in 2012: 108, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brent, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40410812608
2ndA40888810309
3rdA5688016
4thA407546106
5thA4006537113
6thA406394902
7thA4005303604
8thA4089293104
9thA4003232803
10thA4000212501
11thB453192000
12thB4557121201
13thA414081102
14thB45657701
15thB4135500
16thB44925500
17thB4515500
18thB4545901
19thB4564700
20thB4142200

Towns in Brent: crashes in 2012

Brent itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 701.

Postcode districts in Brent: crashes in 2012

NW10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brent in 2012: 303.

Latest crashes in Brent in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Brent in 2012, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Brent road accidents in other years