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Heathrow Airport road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 75 road traffic collisions at Heathrow Airport in 1987, and 86 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 10 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 1986 (86), and casualties fell from 98.

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

Collisions in 1987
75
Down 13% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
86
Down 12% on 1986
Fatal collisions
2
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
10
13% of collisions

Crash severity at Heathrow Airport in 1987

2.7% of collisions at Heathrow Airport in 1987 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.5% and 11% at Heathrow Airport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal22.7%
  • Serious1013%
  • Slight6384%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal22.3%
  • Serious1315%
  • Slight7183%

Heathrow Airport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties at Heathrow Airport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 124 in 1997. 1987 is highlighted, with 75, down 13% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987: 75
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday9 (12%)
  • Tuesday14 (19%)
  • Wednesday10 (13%)
  • Thursday9 (12%)
  • Friday13 (17%)
  • Saturday10 (13%)
  • Sunday10 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (24%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5914 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5914 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5913 (17%)
  • 18:00 to 20:597 (9.3%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594 (5.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (5.3%)
  • February6 (8%)
  • March5 (6.7%)
  • April8 (11%)
  • May7 (9.3%)
  • June7 (9.3%)
  • July6 (8%)
  • August2 (2.7%)
  • September8 (11%)
  • October9 (12%)
  • November4 (5.3%)
  • December9 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight62 (83%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (17%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds56 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (20%)
  • Fog or mist3 (4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry47 (63%)
  • Wet or damp26 (35%)
  • Frost or ice2 (2.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph52 (69%)
  • 40 mph21 (28%)
  • 50 mph2 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway36 (48%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (28%)
  • Roundabout13 (17%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (6.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes at Heathrow Airport in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant43 (50%)
  • Pedestrian15 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant5 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist4 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (2.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 101 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 152 (2.3%)
  • 16 to 206 (7%)
  • 21 to 2517 (20%)
  • 26 to 3520 (23%)
  • 36 to 4516 (19%)
  • 46 to 5514 (16%)
  • 56 to 655 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 751 (1.2%)
  • Over 751 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider54 (63%)
  • Passenger17 (20%)
  • Pedestrian15 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car71 (59%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (11%)
  • Motorcycle12 (9.9%)
  • Bus or coach7 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (3.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Heathrow Airport in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 at Heathrow Airport

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Heathrow Airport ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Heathrow Airport had fewer road collisions than 346 of them in 1987.

Collisions
347th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
348th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
334th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
349th
of 350 areas, highest first

Towns at Heathrow Airport: crashes in 1987

Hillingdon had 64 collisions in 1987.

Postcode districts at Heathrow Airport: crashes in 1987

TW6 had the most collisions of any postcode district at Heathrow Airport in 1987: 68.

Latest crashes at Heathrow Airport in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes at Heathrow Airport in 1987, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 23 December 1987.

Severity

Heathrow Airport road accidents in other years