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Brent road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 917 road traffic collisions in Brent in 2023, and 1,046 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2022 (949), and casualties fell from 1,068.

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

Collisions in 2023
917
Down 3% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
1,046
Down 2% on 2022
Fatal collisions
2
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Brent in 2023

0.2% of collisions in Brent in 2023 were fatal and 10% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Brent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious9610%
  • Slight81989%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious969.2%
  • Slight94891%

Brent road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brent, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,597 in 1983. 2023 is highlighted, with 917, down 3% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 917
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday101 (11%)
  • Tuesday115 (13%)
  • Wednesday160 (17%)
  • Thursday156 (17%)
  • Friday159 (17%)
  • Saturday134 (15%)
  • Sunday92 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5944 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5928 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5983 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5990 (9.8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59158 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59264 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59159 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5991 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January80 (8.7%)
  • February69 (7.5%)
  • March75 (8.2%)
  • April78 (8.5%)
  • May79 (8.6%)
  • June92 (10%)
  • July81 (8.8%)
  • August74 (8.1%)
  • September68 (7.4%)
  • October79 (8.6%)
  • November70 (7.6%)
  • December72 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight626 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit269 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds660 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds89 (9.7%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other35 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded114 (12%)

Road surface

  • Dry632 (69%)
  • Wet or damp172 (19%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded103 (11%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph359 (39%)
  • 30 mph517 (56%)
  • 40 mph37 (4%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway525 (57%)
  • Dual carriageway112 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road78 (8.5%)
  • Roundabout60 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded142 (15%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brent in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist351 (34%)
  • Car occupant343 (33%)
  • Pedestrian160 (15%)
  • Cyclist101 (9.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant45 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1012 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 1530 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2082 (7.8%)
  • 21 to 25149 (14%)
  • 26 to 35296 (28%)
  • 36 to 45183 (17%)
  • 46 to 5591 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6570 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7534 (3.3%)
  • Over 7521 (2%)
  • Not recorded60 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider718 (69%)
  • Passenger168 (16%)
  • Pedestrian160 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car962 (58%)
  • Motorcycle384 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle103 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes82 (5%)
  • Bus or coach59 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car32 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (0.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus7 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brent in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brent had the 16th most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
16th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
18th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
66th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Brent in 2023

Harlesden & Kensal Green, Brent, NW10 4AE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Brent in 2023, with 73 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Brent with the most crashes in 2023

The A404 had the most collisions in Brent in 2023: 134, including 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brent, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA404134147017
2ndA40888399014
3rdA5636808
4thA407475002
5thA406445705
6thA4006425204
7thA4089354001
8thA4000172103
9thA4005172101
10thB4565131600
11thA4003121503
12thB449291001
13thB455791200
14thA414081001
15thB4518801
16thB45471100
17thB4506600
18thB4135500
19thB4535500
20thB4143301

Towns in Brent: crashes in 2023

Brent itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2023: 836.

Postcode districts in Brent: crashes in 2023

NW10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brent in 2023: 338.

Latest crashes in Brent in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Brent in 2023, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2023.

Severity

Brent road accidents in other years