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Heathrow Airport road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 99 road traffic collisions at Heathrow Airport in 1993, and 124 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 11 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 1992 (86), and casualties rose from 98.

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

Collisions in 1993
99
Up 15% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
124
Up 27% on 1992
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
11
11% of collisions

Crash severity at Heathrow Airport in 1993

None of the collisions at Heathrow Airport in 1993 were fatal and 11% were serious, against 0.5% and 11% at Heathrow Airport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1111%
  • Slight8889%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1613%
  • Slight10887%

Heathrow Airport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties at Heathrow Airport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 124 in 1997. 1993 is highlighted, with 99, up 15% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (20%)
  • Tuesday15 (15%)
  • Wednesday19 (19%)
  • Thursday12 (12%)
  • Friday11 (11%)
  • Saturday14 (14%)
  • Sunday8 (8.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (31%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5913 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5912 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5918 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5912 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (4%)
  • February2 (2%)
  • March8 (8.1%)
  • April7 (7.1%)
  • May6 (6.1%)
  • June12 (12%)
  • July6 (6.1%)
  • August7 (7.1%)
  • September13 (13%)
  • October14 (14%)
  • November7 (7.1%)
  • December13 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight80 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (17%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds85 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (14%)

Road surface

  • Dry81 (82%)
  • Wet or damp18 (18%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph65 (66%)
  • 40 mph31 (31%)
  • 50 mph1 (1%)
  • 70 mph2 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway60 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (13%)
  • Roundabout10 (10%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes at Heathrow Airport in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant82 (66%)
  • Pedestrian12 (9.7%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (8.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant6 (4.8%)
  • Cyclist5 (4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 151 (0.8%)
  • 16 to 208 (6.5%)
  • 21 to 2512 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 3541 (33%)
  • 36 to 4514 (11%)
  • 46 to 5520 (16%)
  • 56 to 659 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 751 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded14 (11%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider85 (69%)
  • Passenger27 (22%)
  • Pedestrian12 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car141 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (7.4%)
  • Motorcycle11 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach10 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (2.6%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (2.6%)
  • Minibus2 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Heathrow Airport in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Heathrow Airport had fewer road collisions than 345 of them in 1993.

Collisions
346th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
347th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 2 other areas
Serious collisions
1st
lowest of 349 areas

Roads at Heathrow Airport with the most crashes in 1993

The A4 had the most collisions at Heathrow Airport in 1993: 2.

Roads ranked by collisions at Heathrow Airport, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA42400
2ndM41100

Towns at Heathrow Airport: crashes in 1993

Hillingdon had the most collisions of any town at Heathrow Airport in 1993: 82.

Postcode districts at Heathrow Airport: crashes in 1993

TW6 had the most collisions of any postcode district at Heathrow Airport in 1993: 92.

Latest crashes at Heathrow Airport in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes at Heathrow Airport in 1993, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1993.

Severity

Heathrow Airport road accidents in other years