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Brent road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 861 road traffic collisions in Brent in 2019, and 1,012 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 110 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2018 (929), and casualties fell from 1,103.

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

Collisions in 2019
861
Down 7% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
1,012
Down 8% on 2018
Fatal collisions
6
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
110
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Brent in 2019

0.7% of collisions in Brent in 2019 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Brent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious11013%
  • Slight74587%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious11311%
  • Slight89388%

Brent road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brent, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,597 in 1983. 2019 is highlighted, with 861, down 7% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 861
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday117 (14%)
  • Tuesday136 (16%)
  • Wednesday138 (16%)
  • Thursday130 (15%)
  • Friday136 (16%)
  • Saturday116 (13%)
  • Sunday88 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5942 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59102 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59101 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59125 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59206 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59173 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5996 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January66 (7.7%)
  • February46 (5.3%)
  • March58 (6.7%)
  • April72 (8.4%)
  • May68 (7.9%)
  • June80 (9.3%)
  • July87 (10%)
  • August66 (7.7%)
  • September82 (9.5%)
  • October86 (10%)
  • November71 (8.2%)
  • December79 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight567 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit273 (32%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds665 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds99 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other32 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded44 (5.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry633 (74%)
  • Wet or damp182 (21%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded44 (5.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph139 (16%)
  • 30 mph670 (78%)
  • 40 mph38 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph9 (1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway566 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway122 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road66 (7.7%)
  • Roundabout44 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded63 (7.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brent in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant411 (41%)
  • Motorcyclist226 (22%)
  • Pedestrian204 (20%)
  • Cyclist80 (7.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant33 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant18 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1014 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1540 (4%)
  • 16 to 2072 (7.1%)
  • 21 to 25107 (11%)
  • 26 to 35227 (22%)
  • 36 to 45217 (21%)
  • 46 to 55138 (14%)
  • 56 to 6571 (7%)
  • 66 to 7524 (2.4%)
  • Over 7519 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded67 (6.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider632 (62%)
  • Pedestrian204 (20%)
  • Passenger176 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,009 (65%)
  • Motorcycle254 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle81 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes80 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car46 (3%)
  • Bus or coach43 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1%)
  • Minibus7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brent in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brent had the 23rd most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
26th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Brent in 2019

Harlesden & Kensal Green, Brent, NW10 4AE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Brent in 2019, with 72 collisions, 12 of them serious.

Roads in Brent with the most crashes in 2019

The A404 had the most collisions in Brent in 2019: 138, including 1 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brent, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA404138160124
2ndA4088628118
3rdA4006596507
4thA5546406
5thA406526018
6thA407393904
7thA4089283212
8thA4005182311
9thA4000121302
10thA4140121501
11thB4565111300
12thB41391200
13thB45578903
14thA40035800
15thB4514500
16thB4534400
17thB4544400
18thA4093401
19thA40042200
20thB4502200

Towns in Brent: crashes in 2019

Brent itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 748.

Postcode districts in Brent: crashes in 2019

NW10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brent in 2019: 293.

Latest crashes in Brent in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Brent in 2019, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2019.

Severity

Brent road accidents in other years