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Heathrow Airport road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 89 road traffic collisions at Heathrow Airport in 1990, and 104 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 16 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 1989 (106), and casualties fell from 135.

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

Collisions in 1990
89
Down 16% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
104
Down 23% on 1989
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
16
18% of collisions

Crash severity at Heathrow Airport in 1990

None of the collisions at Heathrow Airport in 1990 were fatal and 18% were serious, against 0.5% and 11% at Heathrow Airport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1618%
  • Slight7382%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1615%
  • Slight8885%

Heathrow Airport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties at Heathrow Airport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 124 in 1997. 1990 is highlighted, with 89, down 16% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (17%)
  • Tuesday8 (9%)
  • Wednesday17 (19%)
  • Thursday10 (11%)
  • Friday16 (18%)
  • Saturday9 (10%)
  • Sunday14 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (6.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5914 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5917 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5913 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (12%)
  • February6 (6.7%)
  • March4 (4.5%)
  • April7 (7.9%)
  • May6 (6.7%)
  • June8 (9%)
  • July6 (6.7%)
  • August9 (10%)
  • September8 (9%)
  • October12 (13%)
  • November4 (4.5%)
  • December8 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight67 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds76 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (2.2%)
  • Other1 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry65 (73%)
  • Wet or damp24 (27%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph62 (70%)
  • 40 mph26 (29%)
  • 50 mph1 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway37 (42%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (29%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (15%)
  • Roundabout13 (15%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes at Heathrow Airport in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant49 (47%)
  • Pedestrian24 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist6 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant4 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 16 to 2012 (12%)
  • 21 to 2513 (13%)
  • 26 to 3533 (32%)
  • 36 to 4519 (18%)
  • 46 to 5512 (12%)
  • 56 to 657 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 752 (1.9%)
  • Over 751 (1%)
  • Not recorded5 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider63 (61%)
  • Pedestrian24 (23%)
  • Passenger17 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car91 (64%)
  • Motorcycle11 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach10 (7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Heathrow Airport in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 at Heathrow Airport

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Slight

How Heathrow Airport ranked among 350 areas in 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Heathrow Airport had fewer road collisions than 346 of them in 1990.

Collisions
347th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
347th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 1 other area
Serious collisions
347th
of 350 areas, highest first

Towns at Heathrow Airport: crashes in 1990

Hillingdon had 79 collisions in 1990.

Postcode districts at Heathrow Airport: crashes in 1990

TW6 had the most collisions of any postcode district at Heathrow Airport in 1990: 84.

Latest crashes at Heathrow Airport in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes at Heathrow Airport in 1990, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 26 December 1990.

Heathrow Airport road accidents in other years