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Brent road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 907 road traffic collisions in Brent in 2015, and 1,089 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2014 (910), and casualties rose from 1,067.

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

Collisions in 2015
907
Level with 2014
Casualties in 2015
1,089
Up 2% on 2014
Fatal collisions
7
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
7.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Brent in 2015

0.8% of collisions in Brent in 2015 were fatal and 7.8% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Brent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.8%
  • Serious717.8%
  • Slight82991%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.6%
  • Serious746.8%
  • Slight1,00893%

Brent road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brent, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,597 in 1983. 2015 is highlighted, with 907, level with 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 907
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday137 (15%)
  • Tuesday113 (12%)
  • Wednesday147 (16%)
  • Thursday137 (15%)
  • Friday144 (16%)
  • Saturday126 (14%)
  • Sunday103 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5944 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5926 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59111 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5998 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59148 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59217 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59173 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5990 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January68 (7.5%)
  • February60 (6.6%)
  • March76 (8.4%)
  • April65 (7.2%)
  • May68 (7.5%)
  • June79 (8.7%)
  • July89 (9.8%)
  • August69 (7.6%)
  • September81 (8.9%)
  • October87 (9.6%)
  • November93 (10%)
  • December72 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight602 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit258 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown44 (4.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds750 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (8.4%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other7 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded55 (6.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry763 (84%)
  • Wet or damp140 (15%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph850 (94%)
  • 40 mph38 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway766 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway69 (7.6%)
  • Roundabout43 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brent in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant464 (43%)
  • Motorcyclist236 (22%)
  • Pedestrian177 (16%)
  • Cyclist100 (9.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant69 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant20 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1028 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1524 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 2090 (8.3%)
  • 21 to 25149 (14%)
  • 26 to 35273 (25%)
  • 36 to 45199 (18%)
  • 46 to 55136 (12%)
  • 56 to 6571 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7522 (2%)
  • Over 7519 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded57 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider682 (63%)
  • Passenger230 (21%)
  • Pedestrian177 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,037 (63%)
  • Motorcycle257 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes106 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle102 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach78 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car38 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brent in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Brent ranked among 351 areas in 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brent had the 24th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
24th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
30th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
73rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Brent in 2015

Harlesden & Kensal Green, Brent, NW10 4AE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Brent in 2015, with 82 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Brent with the most crashes in 2015

The A404 had the most collisions in Brent in 2015: 148, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brent, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40414818419
2ndA40888811009
3rdA5708509
4thA4006607204
5thA407505904
6thA406465625
7thA4089445206
8thA4005313403
9thA4000151501
10thB454131300
11thB4565111212
12thA4003101101
13thA4140101300
14thB453101200
15thB4135510
16thB44925800
17thB4515700
18thB45575700
19thB4142300
20thB4502200

Towns in Brent: crashes in 2015

Brent itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 799.

Postcode districts in Brent: crashes in 2015

NW10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brent in 2015: 325.

Latest crashes in Brent in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Brent in 2015, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Brent road accidents in other years