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Brent road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 929 road traffic collisions in Brent in 2018, and 1,103 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 145 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2017 (973), and casualties fell from 1,155.

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

Collisions in 2018
929
Down 5% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
1,103
Down 5% on 2017
Fatal collisions
5
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
145
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Brent in 2018

0.5% of collisions in Brent in 2018 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Brent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious14516%
  • Slight77984%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious15014%
  • Slight94886%

Brent road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brent, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,597 in 1983. 2018 is highlighted, with 929, down 5% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 929
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday136 (15%)
  • Tuesday124 (13%)
  • Wednesday123 (13%)
  • Thursday138 (15%)
  • Friday147 (16%)
  • Saturday145 (16%)
  • Sunday116 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59124 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59108 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59146 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59221 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59180 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5991 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January78 (8.4%)
  • February86 (9.3%)
  • March74 (8%)
  • April65 (7%)
  • May70 (7.5%)
  • June89 (9.6%)
  • July87 (9.4%)
  • August61 (6.6%)
  • September82 (8.8%)
  • October91 (9.8%)
  • November78 (8.4%)
  • December68 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight628 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit285 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds715 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds97 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other50 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded43 (4.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry705 (76%)
  • Wet or damp174 (19%)
  • Snow8 (0.9%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded37 (4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph94 (10%)
  • 30 mph780 (84%)
  • 40 mph44 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway586 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway156 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road71 (7.6%)
  • Roundabout52 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded64 (6.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brent in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant434 (39%)
  • Motorcyclist244 (22%)
  • Pedestrian222 (20%)
  • Cyclist85 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant51 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant39 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant22 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1026 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1526 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2094 (8.5%)
  • 21 to 25130 (12%)
  • 26 to 35266 (24%)
  • 36 to 45195 (18%)
  • 46 to 55167 (15%)
  • 56 to 6582 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7532 (2.9%)
  • Over 7527 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded38 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider677 (61%)
  • Pedestrian222 (20%)
  • Passenger204 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,023 (63%)
  • Motorcycle273 (17%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes100 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle89 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach61 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car53 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle15 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brent in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brent had the 17th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
17th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Brent in 2018

Harlesden & Kensal Green, Brent, NW10 4AE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Brent in 2018, with 69 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Brent with the most crashes in 2018

The A404 had the most collisions in Brent in 2018: 134, including 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brent, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA404134172025
2ndA408886103011
3rdA55663110
4thA406495913
5thA407495609
6thA4006485818
7thA4005303706
8thA4089303303
9thB4565151702
10thA4140141803
11thA4003131303
12thA4000121403
13thB453111500
14thB454101201
15thB41391001
16thB455771000
17thB4516700
18thA41275500
19thB4143301
20thB4503300

Towns in Brent: crashes in 2018

Brent itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 841.

Postcode districts in Brent: crashes in 2018

NW10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brent in 2018: 318.

Latest crashes in Brent in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Brent in 2018, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Brent road accidents in other years