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Brent road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 45,277 road traffic collisions in Brent from 1979 to 2025, and 53,669 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 333 were fatal and 6,449 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 694 collisions, down 12% on 2024 (787).

Collisions since 1979
45,277
21st highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
53,669
1.19 per collision
Fatal collisions
333
343 people killed
Serious collisions
6,449
6,967 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
694
Down 12% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
756
Down 14% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Brent

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal3330.7%
  • Serious6,44914%
  • Slight38,49585%

What the data shows

  • Brent had 8,333 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 16% more than the 7,210 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in Brent were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 5,780 children under 16 were killed or injured in Brent, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 24% of collisions in Brent.

Where Brent ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
21st
Most casualties
22nd
Most fatal collisions
26th
Most serious collisions
27th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday6,496 (14%)
  • Tuesday6,488 (14%)
  • Wednesday6,747 (15%)
  • Thursday6,674 (15%)
  • Friday7,198 (16%)
  • Saturday6,378 (14%)
  • Sunday5,296 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight31,424 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13,227 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown387 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit166 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting73 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway36,487 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway4,814 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road1,668 (3.7%)
  • Roundabout1,235 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1,073 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2,075 (4.6%)
  • 30 mph40,559 (90%)
  • 40 mph2,302 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph285 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph26 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph24 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds37,091 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds5,579 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds356 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds238 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds130 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist101 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds27 (0.1%)
  • Other749 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1,006 (2.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant24,815 (46%)
  • Pedestrian12,262 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist8,229 (15%)
  • Cyclist4,002 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2,391 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant1,118 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant440 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)137 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant131 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant74 (0.1%)
  • Other17 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded53 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Brent road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brent, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Brent peaked at 1,475 in 1983; 2025 had 694.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 694
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025694756
2024787883
20238971,020
20229041,015
2021824953
2020761864
2019795933
20188931,059
20179231,082
20168551,048
20158521,018
2014836968
2013728871
2012744856
2011708812
2010723853
2009645755
2008610729
2007654784
2006710854
20058441,008
20049101,092
20031,0621,259
20021,0931,313
20011,1411,381
20001,2221,494
19991,2351,509
19981,2361,463
19971,2201,472
19961,1911,453
19951,2401,498
19941,2691,491
19931,2501,503
19921,2731,543
19911,2931,571
19901,4091,699
19891,4151,665
19881,3491,561
19871,2421,487
19861,2981,551
19851,2691,517
19841,3871,637
19831,4751,682
19821,4081,704
198100
198011
197922

Map of recent crashes in Brent

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Brent

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Brent

The 24 most recent collisions in Brent happened between 10 December and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Brent

The A404 has the most collisions in Brent, 7,115 of 45,277 (16%), followed by the A4088 (3,928).

Collisions in Brent on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4047,1158,444621,063
2ndA40883,9284,80632542
3rdA53,4933,91726533
4thA4072,7033,06111359
5thA4062,5123,33345347
6thA40891,5851,83810197
7thA40061,1951,42010156
8thA40051,1621,4107161
9thA40038369766121
10thA4000665759391
11thB454585695686
12thB413523594587
13thA4140482638782
14thB451466514067
15thB4565441521353
16thB453394480150
17thB4557318415340
18thB450266296041
19thB4492254299026
20thB414242280236
21stA400498108011
22ndA417988106111
23rdB5077685112
24thA41277493212
25thB456638206
26thB44605661011
27thA4002465307
28thA219343704
29thB510262606
30thB5205501

Council areas covering Brent

Collisions in Brent were recorded in 12 council areas. Brent has 42,545 of 45,277 (94%).

Collisions in Brent by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBrent42,54550,6543136,008
2ndCamden1,7671,92914283
3rdWestminster599665494
4thBarnet139155019
5thKensington and Chelsea95110222
6thEaling546407
7thHarrow384306
8thHammersmith and Fulham141806
9thIslington8901
10thHertsmere4600
11thHillingdon4602
12thHavering3301

Postcode districts in Brent

Collisions in Brent were recorded in 15 postcode districts, led by NW10 (15,825) and HA9 (7,050).