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Heathrow Airport road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 86 road traffic collisions at Heathrow Airport in 1992, and 98 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 10 were serious.

Collisions were up 30% on 1991 (66), and casualties rose from 78.

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

Collisions in 1992
86
Up 30% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
98
Up 26% on 1991
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
10
12% of collisions

Crash severity at Heathrow Airport in 1992

None of the collisions at Heathrow Airport in 1992 were fatal and 12% were serious, against 0.5% and 11% at Heathrow Airport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1012%
  • Slight7688%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1111%
  • Slight8789%

Heathrow Airport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties at Heathrow Airport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 124 in 1997. 1992 is highlighted, with 86, up 30% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992: 86
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday10 (12%)
  • Tuesday11 (13%)
  • Wednesday8 (9.3%)
  • Thursday15 (17%)
  • Friday18 (21%)
  • Saturday15 (17%)
  • Sunday9 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (4.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (22%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5917 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5914 (16%)
  • 18:00 to 20:599 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594 (4.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (5.8%)
  • February3 (3.5%)
  • March1 (1.2%)
  • April5 (5.8%)
  • May7 (8.1%)
  • June8 (9.3%)
  • July10 (12%)
  • August4 (4.7%)
  • September8 (9.3%)
  • October15 (17%)
  • November14 (16%)
  • December6 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight65 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds79 (92%)
  • Raining, no high winds6 (7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry77 (90%)
  • Wet or damp8 (9.3%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph68 (79%)
  • 40 mph18 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway68 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (10%)
  • Roundabout5 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (4.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes at Heathrow Airport in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant57 (58%)
  • Pedestrian13 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist5 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (5.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (1%)
  • Van occupant1 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (2%)
  • 6 to 102 (2%)
  • 11 to 151 (1%)
  • 16 to 206 (6.1%)
  • 21 to 2515 (15%)
  • 26 to 3519 (19%)
  • 36 to 4520 (20%)
  • 46 to 5513 (13%)
  • 56 to 657 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 753 (3.1%)
  • Over 751 (1%)
  • Not recorded9 (9.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider61 (62%)
  • Passenger24 (24%)
  • Pedestrian13 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car95 (64%)
  • Bus or coach11 (7.4%)
  • Motorcycle10 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (5.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (3.4%)
  • Minibus3 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Heathrow Airport in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Heathrow Airport had fewer road collisions than 346 of them in 1992.

Collisions
347th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
347th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 3 other areas
Serious collisions
1st
lowest of 349 areas

Towns at Heathrow Airport: crashes in 1992

Hillingdon had 74 collisions in 1992.

Postcode districts at Heathrow Airport: crashes in 1992

TW6 had the most collisions of any postcode district at Heathrow Airport in 1992: 78.

Latest crashes at Heathrow Airport in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes at Heathrow Airport in 1992, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1992.

Severity

Heathrow Airport road accidents in other years