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Heathrow Airport road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 118 road traffic collisions at Heathrow Airport in 1996, and 141 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 5 were serious.

Collisions were up 51% on 1995 (78), and casualties rose from 96.

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

Collisions in 1996
118
Up 51% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
141
Up 47% on 1995
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
5
4.2% of collisions

Crash severity at Heathrow Airport in 1996

None of the collisions at Heathrow Airport in 1996 were fatal and 4.2% were serious, against 0.5% and 11% at Heathrow Airport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious54.2%
  • Slight11396%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious53.5%
  • Slight13696%

Heathrow Airport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties at Heathrow Airport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 124 in 1997. 1996 is highlighted, with 118, up 51% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13 (11%)
  • Tuesday21 (18%)
  • Wednesday17 (14%)
  • Thursday19 (16%)
  • Friday25 (21%)
  • Saturday12 (10%)
  • Sunday11 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5914 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5920 (17%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5918 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (10%)
  • February6 (5.1%)
  • March9 (7.6%)
  • April8 (6.8%)
  • May6 (5.1%)
  • June7 (5.9%)
  • July7 (5.9%)
  • August13 (11%)
  • September9 (7.6%)
  • October21 (18%)
  • November12 (10%)
  • December8 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight86 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (27%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds100 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (9.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry85 (72%)
  • Wet or damp33 (28%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph98 (83%)
  • 40 mph19 (16%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway52 (44%)
  • One way street or slip road34 (29%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (14%)
  • Roundabout15 (13%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes at Heathrow Airport in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant71 (50%)
  • Pedestrian22 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (9.9%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist8 (5.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant3 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (1.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 103 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 151 (0.7%)
  • 16 to 206 (4.3%)
  • 21 to 2512 (8.5%)
  • 26 to 3555 (39%)
  • 36 to 4524 (17%)
  • 46 to 5517 (12%)
  • 56 to 6510 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 752 (1.4%)
  • Over 751 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider81 (57%)
  • Passenger38 (27%)
  • Pedestrian22 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car131 (64%)
  • Bus or coach21 (10%)
  • Motorcycle15 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (3.4%)
  • Minibus3 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Heathrow Airport in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Heathrow Airport had fewer road collisions than 344 of them in 1996.

Collisions
345th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
346th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 2 other areas
Serious collisions
350th
of 351 areas, highest first

Towns at Heathrow Airport: crashes in 1996

Hillingdon had 91 collisions in 1996.

Postcode districts at Heathrow Airport: crashes in 1996

TW6 had the most collisions of any postcode district at Heathrow Airport in 1996: 108.

Latest crashes at Heathrow Airport in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes at Heathrow Airport in 1996, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

Heathrow Airport road accidents in other years