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Brent road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 859 road traffic collisions in Brent in 2021, and 1,004 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2020 (814), and casualties rose from 916.

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

Collisions in 2021
859
Up 6% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
1,004
Up 10% on 2020
Fatal collisions
6
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
9.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Brent in 2021

0.7% of collisions in Brent in 2021 were fatal and 9.9% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Brent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious859.9%
  • Slight76889%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious878.7%
  • Slight91191%

Brent road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brent, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,597 in 1983. 2021 is highlighted, with 859, up 6% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 859
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday120 (14%)
  • Tuesday145 (17%)
  • Wednesday112 (13%)
  • Thursday117 (14%)
  • Friday142 (17%)
  • Saturday118 (14%)
  • Sunday105 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5939 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59105 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59151 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59220 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59174 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5973 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (7%)
  • February46 (5.4%)
  • March51 (5.9%)
  • April78 (9.1%)
  • May91 (11%)
  • June66 (7.7%)
  • July84 (9.8%)
  • August62 (7.2%)
  • September72 (8.4%)
  • October84 (9.8%)
  • November101 (12%)
  • December64 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight586 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit244 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown24 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds668 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds95 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other48 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded34 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry658 (77%)
  • Wet or damp155 (18%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded36 (4.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph221 (26%)
  • 30 mph565 (66%)
  • 40 mph60 (7%)
  • 50 mph12 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway524 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway130 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road83 (9.7%)
  • Roundabout43 (5%)
  • Not recorded79 (9.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brent in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant394 (39%)
  • Motorcyclist279 (28%)
  • Pedestrian144 (14%)
  • Cyclist113 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (2%)
  • Van occupant10 (1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1010 (1%)
  • 11 to 1535 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2078 (7.8%)
  • 21 to 25134 (13%)
  • 26 to 35315 (31%)
  • 36 to 45166 (17%)
  • 46 to 5588 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6571 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7522 (2.2%)
  • Over 7512 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded62 (6.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider694 (69%)
  • Passenger166 (17%)
  • Pedestrian144 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car942 (59%)
  • Motorcycle316 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle115 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes105 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach36 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car36 (2.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)19 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brent in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brent had the 18th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
18th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
17th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
69th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Brent in 2021

Welsh Harp, Brent, NW10 0HY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Brent in 2021, with 89 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Brent with the most crashes in 2021

The A404 had the most collisions in Brent in 2021: 126, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brent, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40412614326
2ndA4088768709
3rdA57691110
4thA4067410326
5thA407525405
6thA4006405009
7thA4089333503
8thA4005202802
9thB4565111100
10thA4000101001
11thA4140101002
12thB455791101
13thB41381000
14thB45181101
15thB4548801
16thA40037800
17thB45371102
18thB44926700
19thB4506601
20thB4145500

Towns in Brent: crashes in 2021

Brent itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 783.

Postcode districts in Brent: crashes in 2021

NW10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brent in 2021: 304.

Latest crashes in Brent in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Brent in 2021, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2021.

Severity

Brent road accidents in other years