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Brent road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 825 road traffic collisions in Brent in 2024, and 926 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 108 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2023 (917), and casualties fell from 1,046.

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

Collisions in 2024
825
Down 10% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
926
Down 11% on 2023
Fatal collisions
4
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
108
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Brent in 2024

0.5% of collisions in Brent in 2024 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Brent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious10813%
  • Slight71386%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious11012%
  • Slight81288%

Brent road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brent, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,597 in 1983. 2024 is highlighted, with 825, down 10% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 825
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday105 (13%)
  • Tuesday105 (13%)
  • Wednesday121 (15%)
  • Thursday131 (16%)
  • Friday147 (18%)
  • Saturday125 (15%)
  • Sunday91 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5980 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5993 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59139 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59218 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59155 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5986 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (6.2%)
  • February73 (8.8%)
  • March70 (8.5%)
  • April70 (8.5%)
  • May56 (6.8%)
  • June81 (9.8%)
  • July60 (7.3%)
  • August56 (6.8%)
  • September85 (10%)
  • October89 (11%)
  • November73 (8.8%)
  • December61 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight535 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit257 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown21 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds590 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds100 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other36 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded88 (11%)

Road surface

  • Dry569 (69%)
  • Wet or damp172 (21%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded82 (9.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph279 (34%)
  • 30 mph496 (60%)
  • 40 mph47 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway527 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway95 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road48 (5.8%)
  • Roundabout45 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded110 (13%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brent in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist280 (30%)
  • Car occupant260 (28%)
  • Pedestrian199 (21%)
  • Cyclist109 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant43 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1015 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1525 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2052 (5.6%)
  • 21 to 25141 (15%)
  • 26 to 35249 (27%)
  • 36 to 45170 (18%)
  • 46 to 55107 (12%)
  • 56 to 6573 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7526 (2.8%)
  • Over 7513 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded41 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider604 (65%)
  • Pedestrian199 (21%)
  • Passenger123 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car843 (58%)
  • Motorcycle323 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle116 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes83 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach42 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.8%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)6 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brent in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brent had the 16th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
16th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
18th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
125th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
53rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Brent in 2024

Welsh Harp, Brent, NW10 0HY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Brent in 2024, with 68 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Brent with the most crashes in 2024

The A404 had the most collisions in Brent in 2024: 119, including 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brent, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA404119132018
2ndA5697803
3rdA4088627106
4thA4065669011
5thA407495405
6thA4006485918
7thA4089283303
8thA4005202102
9thA4003151601
10thB4565131302
11thA4000101112
12thB4509902
13thB4138801
14thB4518803
15thB4548800
16thA414071001
17thB4537901
18thB455771103
19thB44923301
20thA2192201

Towns in Brent: crashes in 2024

Brent itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 742.

Postcode districts in Brent: crashes in 2024

NW10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brent in 2024: 280.

Latest crashes in Brent in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Brent in 2024, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2024.

Severity

Brent road accidents in other years