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Heathrow Airport road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 98 road traffic collisions at Heathrow Airport in 1998, and 127 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 15 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 1997 (124), and casualties fell from 147.

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

Collisions in 1998
98
Down 21% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
127
Down 14% on 1997
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
15
15% of collisions

Crash severity at Heathrow Airport in 1998

None of the collisions at Heathrow Airport in 1998 were fatal and 15% were serious, against 0.5% and 11% at Heathrow Airport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1515%
  • Slight8385%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1512%
  • Slight11288%

Heathrow Airport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties at Heathrow Airport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 124 in 1997. 1998 is highlighted, with 98, down 21% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (18%)
  • Tuesday11 (11%)
  • Wednesday17 (17%)
  • Thursday18 (18%)
  • Friday11 (11%)
  • Saturday14 (14%)
  • Sunday9 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (8.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5911 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5916 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5922 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5924 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5911 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (5.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January3 (3.1%)
  • February6 (6.1%)
  • March3 (3.1%)
  • April16 (16%)
  • May9 (9.2%)
  • June7 (7.1%)
  • July10 (10%)
  • August12 (12%)
  • September8 (8.2%)
  • October12 (12%)
  • November7 (7.1%)
  • December5 (5.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight76 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (17%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (5.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds79 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1%)
  • Other1 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry74 (76%)
  • Wet or damp24 (24%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (1%)
  • 30 mph69 (70%)
  • 40 mph28 (29%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway34 (35%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (28%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (23%)
  • Roundabout13 (13%)
  • Not recorded1 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes at Heathrow Airport in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant69 (54%)
  • Pedestrian13 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (9.4%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (9.4%)
  • Van occupant7 (5.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (3.9%)
  • Cyclist4 (3.1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 11 to 151 (0.8%)
  • 16 to 206 (4.7%)
  • 21 to 2514 (11%)
  • 26 to 3541 (32%)
  • 36 to 4522 (17%)
  • 46 to 5521 (17%)
  • 56 to 659 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 755 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider83 (65%)
  • Passenger31 (24%)
  • Pedestrian13 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car118 (63%)
  • Bus or coach22 (12%)
  • Motorcycle12 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (3.2%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (2.2%)
  • Minibus2 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Heathrow Airport in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 at Heathrow Airport

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Heathrow Airport ranked among 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Heathrow Airport had fewer road collisions than 346 of them in 1998.

Collisions
347th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
347th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 8 other areas
Serious collisions
344th
of 351 areas, highest first

Towns at Heathrow Airport: crashes in 1998

Hillingdon had 77 collisions in 1998.

Postcode districts at Heathrow Airport: crashes in 1998

TW6 had the most collisions of any postcode district at Heathrow Airport in 1998: 94.

Latest crashes at Heathrow Airport in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes at Heathrow Airport in 1998, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 24 December 1998.

Severity

Heathrow Airport road accidents in other years