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Heathrow Airport road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 124 road traffic collisions at Heathrow Airport in 1997, and 147 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 22 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1996 (118), and casualties rose from 141.

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

Collisions in 1997
124
Up 5% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
147
Up 4% on 1996
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
22
18% of collisions

Crash severity at Heathrow Airport in 1997

None of the collisions at Heathrow Airport in 1997 were fatal and 18% were serious, against 0.5% and 11% at Heathrow Airport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2218%
  • Slight10282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2618%
  • Slight12182%

Heathrow Airport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties at Heathrow Airport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 124 in 1997. 1997 is highlighted, with 124, up 5% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (19%)
  • Tuesday25 (20%)
  • Wednesday18 (15%)
  • Thursday19 (15%)
  • Friday14 (11%)
  • Saturday14 (11%)
  • Sunday10 (8.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (6.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (22%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5920 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5923 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5911 (8.9%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (7.3%)
  • February8 (6.5%)
  • March4 (3.2%)
  • April10 (8.1%)
  • May6 (4.8%)
  • June11 (8.9%)
  • July10 (8.1%)
  • August11 (8.9%)
  • September11 (8.9%)
  • October19 (15%)
  • November16 (13%)
  • December9 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight95 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (19%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (2.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds104 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (8.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.8%)
  • Other2 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry89 (72%)
  • Wet or damp35 (28%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph92 (74%)
  • 40 mph32 (26%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway59 (48%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (22%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (17%)
  • Roundabout15 (12%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes at Heathrow Airport in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant95 (65%)
  • Pedestrian21 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant9 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (4.1%)
  • Cyclist2 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 102 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 151 (0.7%)
  • 16 to 202 (1.4%)
  • 21 to 2521 (14%)
  • 26 to 3539 (27%)
  • 36 to 4529 (20%)
  • 46 to 5527 (18%)
  • 56 to 6511 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 754 (2.7%)
  • Over 752 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (6.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider100 (68%)
  • Passenger26 (18%)
  • Pedestrian21 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car173 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (7.5%)
  • Motorcycle12 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach11 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (2.6%)
  • Pedal cycle2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Heathrow Airport in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 at Heathrow Airport

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Heathrow Airport ranked among 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Heathrow Airport had fewer road collisions than 345 of them in 1997.

Collisions
346th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
347th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 2 other areas
Serious collisions
342nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Towns at Heathrow Airport: crashes in 1997

Hillingdon had 103 collisions in 1997.

Postcode districts at Heathrow Airport: crashes in 1997

TW6 had the most collisions of any postcode district at Heathrow Airport in 1997: 114.

Latest crashes at Heathrow Airport in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes at Heathrow Airport in 1997, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Heathrow Airport road accidents in other years