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Brent road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 949 road traffic collisions in Brent in 2022, and 1,068 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 124 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2021 (859), and casualties rose from 1,004.

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

Collisions in 2022
949
Up 10% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
1,068
Up 6% on 2021
Fatal collisions
3
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
124
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Brent in 2022

0.3% of collisions in Brent in 2022 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Brent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious12413%
  • Slight82287%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious12812%
  • Slight93788%

Brent road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brent, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,597 in 1983. 2022 is highlighted, with 949, up 10% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 949
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday134 (14%)
  • Tuesday130 (14%)
  • Wednesday140 (15%)
  • Thursday148 (16%)
  • Friday153 (16%)
  • Saturday143 (15%)
  • Sunday101 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5940 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59100 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59122 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59166 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59210 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59200 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5990 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January66 (7%)
  • February74 (7.8%)
  • March78 (8.2%)
  • April64 (6.7%)
  • May85 (9%)
  • June86 (9.1%)
  • July98 (10%)
  • August69 (7.3%)
  • September73 (7.7%)
  • October99 (10%)
  • November82 (8.6%)
  • December75 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight635 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit281 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (1.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds724 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (8.2%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other52 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded81 (8.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry725 (76%)
  • Wet or damp147 (15%)
  • Frost or ice14 (1.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded60 (6.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph318 (34%)
  • 30 mph573 (60%)
  • 40 mph47 (5%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway562 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway122 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road104 (11%)
  • Roundabout48 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded113 (12%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brent in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist352 (33%)
  • Car occupant330 (31%)
  • Pedestrian193 (18%)
  • Cyclist112 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant47 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.9%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user5 (0.5%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1013 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 1531 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2060 (5.6%)
  • 21 to 25148 (14%)
  • 26 to 35341 (32%)
  • 36 to 45181 (17%)
  • 46 to 55118 (11%)
  • 56 to 6582 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7522 (2.1%)
  • Over 7518 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded42 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider730 (68%)
  • Pedestrian193 (18%)
  • Passenger145 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car982 (58%)
  • Motorcycle395 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle118 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes85 (5%)
  • Bus or coach62 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)14 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brent in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brent had the 13th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
13th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
15th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
34th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Brent in 2022

Harlesden & Kensal Green, Brent, NW10 4AE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Brent in 2022, with 90 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Brent with the most crashes in 2022

The A404 had the most collisions in Brent in 2022: 167, including 2 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brent, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA404167189225
2ndA40887994012
3rdA407646704
4thA4066384110
5thA5606109
6thA4006465603
7thA4089404304
8thA4005141502
9thA4000131502
10thB454121300
11thB455791202
12thA414081001
13thB41381000
14thB4538800
15thB45658901
16thA40034400
17thB44923300
18thB4142201
19thB4502300
20thA41271100

Towns in Brent: crashes in 2022

Brent itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2022: 855.

Postcode districts in Brent: crashes in 2022

NW10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brent in 2022: 371.

Latest crashes in Brent in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Brent in 2022, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2022.

Severity

Brent road accidents in other years