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Brent road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 973 road traffic collisions in Brent in 2017, and 1,155 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 123 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2016 (917), and casualties rose from 1,147.

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

Collisions in 2017
973
Up 6% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
1,155
Up 1% on 2016
Fatal collisions
6
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
123
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Brent in 2017

0.6% of collisions in Brent in 2017 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Brent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious12313%
  • Slight84487%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.5%
  • Serious12611%
  • Slight1,02389%

Brent road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brent, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,597 in 1983. 2017 is highlighted, with 973, up 6% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 973
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday121 (12%)
  • Tuesday129 (13%)
  • Wednesday145 (15%)
  • Thursday162 (17%)
  • Friday163 (17%)
  • Saturday132 (14%)
  • Sunday121 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59119 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5999 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59179 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59238 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59184 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59103 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January88 (9%)
  • February53 (5.4%)
  • March74 (7.6%)
  • April69 (7.1%)
  • May85 (8.7%)
  • June79 (8.1%)
  • July99 (10%)
  • August76 (7.8%)
  • September90 (9.2%)
  • October94 (9.7%)
  • November94 (9.7%)
  • December72 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight637 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit310 (32%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds728 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds108 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Other25 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded93 (9.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry678 (70%)
  • Wet or damp177 (18%)
  • Frost or ice9 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded108 (11%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph57 (5.9%)
  • 30 mph859 (88%)
  • 40 mph49 (5%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway632 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway160 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road61 (6.3%)
  • Roundabout26 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded94 (9.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brent in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant459 (40%)
  • Motorcyclist254 (22%)
  • Pedestrian250 (22%)
  • Cyclist91 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant54 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant20 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1019 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1533 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2093 (8.1%)
  • 21 to 25165 (14%)
  • 26 to 35303 (26%)
  • 36 to 45203 (18%)
  • 46 to 55153 (13%)
  • 56 to 6571 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7534 (2.9%)
  • Over 7534 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded23 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider716 (62%)
  • Pedestrian250 (22%)
  • Passenger189 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,035 (62%)
  • Motorcycle279 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle95 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes92 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach79 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car43 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brent in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brent had the 18th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
18th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
21st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
38th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Brent in 2017

Harlesden & Kensal Green, Brent, NW10 4AE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Brent in 2017, with 91 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Brent with the most crashes in 2017

The A404 had the most collisions in Brent in 2017: 141, including 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brent, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA404141176023
2ndA40889012309
3rdA4006647814
4thA406577317
5thA407576305
6thA5536509
7thA4089303114
8thA4005222902
9thA4003141500
10thB4565111601
11thA414091300
12thB4139902
13thB44927802
14thA40006600
15thB4536600
16thB4546600
17thB4505500
18thB4515601
19thB45575501
20thA41274602

Towns in Brent: crashes in 2017

Brent itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 869.

Postcode districts in Brent: crashes in 2017

NW10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brent in 2017: 358.

Latest crashes in Brent in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Brent in 2017, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2017.

Severity

Brent road accidents in other years