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Heathrow Airport road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 114 road traffic collisions at Heathrow Airport in 1982, and 139 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 21 were serious.

Collisions were up 21% on 1981 (94), and casualties rose from 114.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 2,993 collisions at Heathrow Airport.

Collisions in 1982
114
Up 21% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
139
Up 22% on 1981
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
21
18% of collisions

Crash severity at Heathrow Airport in 1982

None of the collisions at Heathrow Airport in 1982 were fatal and 18% were serious, against 0.5% and 11% at Heathrow Airport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2118%
  • Slight9382%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2216%
  • Slight11784%

Heathrow Airport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties at Heathrow Airport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 124 in 1997. 1982 is highlighted, with 114, up 21% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12 (11%)
  • Tuesday21 (18%)
  • Wednesday20 (18%)
  • Thursday25 (22%)
  • Friday13 (11%)
  • Saturday11 (9.6%)
  • Sunday12 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (5.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5918 (16%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5915 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (5.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (12%)
  • February6 (5.3%)
  • March12 (11%)
  • April10 (8.8%)
  • May8 (7%)
  • June9 (7.9%)
  • July8 (7%)
  • August12 (11%)
  • September8 (7%)
  • October9 (7.9%)
  • November6 (5.3%)
  • December12 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight88 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (2.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds80 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (25%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other4 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry63 (55%)
  • Wet or damp50 (44%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph72 (63%)
  • 40 mph34 (30%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph5 (4.4%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway44 (39%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (29%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (19%)
  • Roundabout13 (11%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes at Heathrow Airport in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant68 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (13%)
  • Pedestrian15 (11%)
  • Van occupant12 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist9 (6.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 103 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 152 (1.4%)
  • 16 to 2018 (13%)
  • 21 to 2522 (16%)
  • 26 to 3536 (26%)
  • 36 to 4526 (19%)
  • 46 to 5514 (10%)
  • 56 to 658 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 753 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider94 (68%)
  • Passenger30 (22%)
  • Pedestrian15 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car126 (61%)
  • Motorcycle19 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach12 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.5%)
  • Minibus2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Heathrow Airport in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 at Heathrow Airport

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Heathrow Airport ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Heathrow Airport had fewer road collisions than 345 of them in 1982.

Collisions
346th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
347th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
lowest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
1st
lowest of 349 areas

Roads at Heathrow Airport with the most crashes in 1982

The A4 had the most collisions at Heathrow Airport in 1982: 10, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions at Heathrow Airport, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4101302
2ndA302200

Towns at Heathrow Airport: crashes in 1982

Hillingdon had the most collisions of any town at Heathrow Airport in 1982: 93.

Postcode districts at Heathrow Airport: crashes in 1982

TW6 had the most collisions of any postcode district at Heathrow Airport in 1982: 97.

Latest crashes at Heathrow Airport in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes at Heathrow Airport in 1982, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1982.

Severity

Heathrow Airport road accidents in other years