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Brent road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 917 road traffic collisions in Brent in 2016, and 1,147 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2015 (907), and casualties rose from 1,089.

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

Collisions in 2016
917
Up 1% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
1,147
Up 5% on 2015
Fatal collisions
3
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
9.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Brent in 2016

0.3% of collisions in Brent in 2016 were fatal and 9.3% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Brent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious859.3%
  • Slight82990%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious958.3%
  • Slight1,04991%

Brent road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brent, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,597 in 1983. 2016 is highlighted, with 917, up 1% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday131 (14%)
  • Tuesday108 (12%)
  • Wednesday129 (14%)
  • Thursday148 (16%)
  • Friday172 (19%)
  • Saturday126 (14%)
  • Sunday103 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5926 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59109 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59107 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59149 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59212 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59187 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5991 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January83 (9.1%)
  • February60 (6.5%)
  • March79 (8.6%)
  • April75 (8.2%)
  • May71 (7.7%)
  • June76 (8.3%)
  • July65 (7.1%)
  • August69 (7.5%)
  • September69 (7.5%)
  • October93 (10%)
  • November96 (10%)
  • December81 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight617 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit272 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds770 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (7.1%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded50 (5.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry753 (82%)
  • Wet or damp153 (17%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph25 (2.7%)
  • 30 mph838 (91%)
  • 40 mph48 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway717 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway106 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road52 (5.7%)
  • Roundabout33 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded9 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brent in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant491 (43%)
  • Pedestrian246 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist222 (19%)
  • Cyclist84 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant51 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant27 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1027 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1532 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 20110 (9.6%)
  • 21 to 25171 (15%)
  • 26 to 35313 (27%)
  • 36 to 45185 (16%)
  • 46 to 55129 (11%)
  • 56 to 6560 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7538 (3.3%)
  • Over 7522 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded38 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider684 (60%)
  • Pedestrian246 (21%)
  • Passenger217 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,068 (67%)
  • Motorcycle241 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes88 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle87 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach55 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car39 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (1.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brent in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brent had the 21st most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
21st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
63rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Brent in 2016

Welsh Harp, Brent, NW10 0HY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Brent in 2016, with 71 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Brent with the most crashes in 2016

The A404 had the most collisions in Brent in 2016: 145, including 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brent, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA404145180019
2ndA408891106011
3rdA5789808
4thA4006587602
5thA406547705
6thA407527014
7thA4089394503
8thA4003192101
9thA4005182101
10thB4565182502
11thA4000141702
12thA4140121601
13thA412771000
14thB4137900
15thB4536600
16thB4546801
17thB4515501
18thB45575700
19thB44924600
20thA40043500

Towns in Brent: crashes in 2016

Brent itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 808.

Postcode districts in Brent: crashes in 2016

NW10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brent in 2016: 320.

Latest crashes in Brent in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Brent in 2016, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2016.

Severity

Brent road accidents in other years