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Heathrow Airport road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,993 road traffic collisions at Heathrow Airport from 1979 to 2025, and 3,652 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 331 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 30 collisions, down 9% on 2024 (33), and casualties fell from 45 to 37.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
2,993
5th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
3,652
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
16
0.5% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
30
Down 9% on 2024

Crash severity at Heathrow Airport

0.5% of collisions at Heathrow Airport from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal160.5%
  • Serious33111%
  • Slight2,64688%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal160.4%
  • Serious3539.7%
  • Slight3,28390%

Heathrow Airport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties at Heathrow Airport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 124 in 1997. In 2025 there were 30, down 9% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 30
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
20253037
20243345
20231930
20222533
20211214
20201721
20192838
20184046
20174967
20163137
20153949
20143852
20133139
20123842
20112534
20104048
20094044
20084452
20075573
20061921
20057075
20042226
20034461
20027086
200183111
2000107131
199984106
199898127
1997124147
1996118141
19957896
1994101113
199399124
19928698
19916678
199089104
1989106135
19887996
19877586
19868698
19858193
19846882
19837886
1982114139
198194114
1980105130
1979115147

When and where crashes happen at Heathrow Airport

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday457 (15%)
  • Tuesday436 (15%)
  • Wednesday456 (15%)
  • Thursday464 (16%)
  • Friday457 (15%)
  • Saturday372 (12%)
  • Sunday351 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5966 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59158 (5.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59553 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59449 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59591 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59540 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59400 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59236 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January254 (8.5%)
  • February191 (6.4%)
  • March199 (6.6%)
  • April240 (8%)
  • May265 (8.9%)
  • June228 (7.6%)
  • July255 (8.5%)
  • August263 (8.8%)
  • September257 (8.6%)
  • October303 (10%)
  • November263 (8.8%)
  • December275 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,172 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit772 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown22 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,146 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds431 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds26 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist16 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other304 (10%)
  • Not recorded34 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry2,133 (71%)
  • Wet or damp814 (27%)
  • Frost or ice17 (0.6%)
  • Snow13 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel6 (0.2%)
  • Mud3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph60 (2%)
  • 30 mph2,204 (74%)
  • 40 mph654 (22%)
  • 50 mph20 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph22 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph30 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,393 (47%)
  • One way street or slip road627 (21%)
  • Dual carriageway474 (16%)
  • Roundabout421 (14%)
  • Not recorded78 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes at Heathrow Airport

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,914 (52%)
  • Pedestrian478 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist413 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant252 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant170 (4.7%)
  • Cyclist160 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant151 (4.1%)
  • Minibus occupant48 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)47 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant19 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 538 (1%)
  • 6 to 1037 (1%)
  • 11 to 1534 (0.9%)
  • 16 to 20262 (7.2%)
  • 21 to 25414 (11%)
  • 26 to 35875 (24%)
  • 36 to 45758 (21%)
  • 46 to 55579 (16%)
  • 56 to 65317 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7571 (1.9%)
  • Over 7523 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded244 (6.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider2,301 (63%)
  • Passenger873 (24%)
  • Pedestrian478 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car3,375 (64%)
  • Motorcycle424 (8%)
  • Bus or coach399 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes352 (6.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car265 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes188 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle162 (3.1%)
  • Minibus62 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle54 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots at Heathrow Airport

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 2 busiest accident hotspots at Heathrow Airport

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (2)

How Heathrow Airport ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Heathrow Airport had the 5th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
5th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
5th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
2nd
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
3rd
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
344thRutland5,4848,0292301,150
345thOadby and Wigston5,2486,48060719
346thClackmannanshire4,0665,3171311,208
347thHeathrow Airport (this area)2,9933,65216331
348thNa h-Eileanan Siar2,2373,255100774
349thOrkney Islands1,4011,95575455
350thShetland Islands8661,24639186

Accident hotspots at Heathrow Airport

Heathrow Villages, Hillingdon, TW6 1PY area is the busiest accident hotspot at Heathrow Airport, with 285 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 1 of them fatal.

Roads at Heathrow Airport with the most crashes

The A4 had the most collisions at Heathrow Airport from 1979 to 2025: 40, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions at Heathrow Airport, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4406413
2ndM491001
3rdA305500
4thA30445901
5thA11200
6thA31131100
7thA4081100
8thM251101

Towns at Heathrow Airport

Hillingdon had the most collisions of any town at Heathrow Airport from 1979 to 2025: 2,191.

Postcode districts at Heathrow Airport

TW6 had the most collisions of any postcode district at Heathrow Airport from 1979 to 2025: 2,401.

Latest crashes at Heathrow Airport

Of the latest 24 crashes at Heathrow Airport, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The most recent was on 16 December 2025.

Severity