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B453 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 420 collisions on the B453 from 1979 to 2025, with 511 casualties. Of those crashes, 2 were fatal and 59 serious, and 2 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 8 collisions on the B453, up 14% from 7 in 2024, with 8 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
420
2,218th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
511
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
59
61 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
8
Up 14% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
8
Down 11% on 2024

Crash severity on the B453

On the B453, 0.5% of collisions were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious5914%
  • Slight35985%

Where the B453 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,218th
Most casualties
2,382nd
Most fatal collisions
3,485th
Most serious collisions
2,723rd

B453 accidents by year

Collisions on the B453 peaked at 20 in 1994 and were down to 8 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B453, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 8
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202588
202479
202355
202288
2021711
202055
201944
20181115
201766
201666
20151012
20141317
201366
20121920
20111212
20101115
2009810
2008812
20071014
2006811
200588
2004916
20031315
2002910
200189
2000710
1999911
1998412
19971011
19961112
19951010
19942021
19931011
19921619
199188
199068
198967
19881010
198733
19861014
198578
19841011
19831016
1982814
1981811
198078
19791112

When crashes happen on the B453

Friday has the most collisions on the B453 (80), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (87).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (15%)
  • Tuesday46 (11%)
  • Wednesday69 (16%)
  • Thursday52 (12%)
  • Friday80 (19%)
  • Saturday67 (16%)
  • Sunday41 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am25 (6%)
  • 3am to 6am8 (1.9%)
  • 6am to 9am69 (16%)
  • 9am to noon63 (15%)
  • Noon to 3pm62 (15%)
  • 3pm to 6pm87 (21%)
  • 6pm to 9pm69 (16%)
  • 9pm to midnight37 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (11%)
  • February27 (6.4%)
  • March38 (9%)
  • April29 (6.9%)
  • May27 (6.4%)
  • June25 (6%)
  • July35 (8.3%)
  • August40 (9.5%)
  • September30 (7.1%)
  • October40 (9.5%)
  • November53 (13%)
  • December29 (6.9%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight286 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit128 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B453 crashes

On the B453, 97% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 76% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (2.4%)
  • 30 mph408 (97%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds332 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Other28 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry319 (76%)
  • Wet or damp91 (22%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway332 (79%)
  • Roundabout37 (8.8%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded25 (6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B453 crashes

Car occupants make up 46% of the people killed or injured on the B453, followed by pedestrians (23%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant236 (46%)
  • Pedestrian116 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (15%)
  • Cyclist38 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.9%)
  • Other9 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car507 (71%)
  • Motorcycle87 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)
  • Other5 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1521 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2052 (10%)
  • 21 to 2576 (15%)
  • 26 to 35117 (23%)
  • 36 to 4578 (15%)
  • 46 to 5552 (10%)
  • 56 to 6534 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.3%)
  • Over 756 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded38 (7.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider295 (58%)
  • Pedestrian116 (23%)
  • Passenger100 (20%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B453

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B453

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B453 crashes by council area

Of the 420 collisions on the B453, 419 were in Brent.

Collisions on the B453 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBrent419510259

B453 crashes by town

Of the 420 collisions on the B453, 394 were in the built-up area of Brent.

Recent crashes on the B453

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B453, from 16 May 2022 to 13 December 2025.

Severity