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Heathrow Airport road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 84 road traffic collisions at Heathrow Airport in 1999, and 106 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 7 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 1998 (98), and casualties fell from 127.

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

Collisions in 1999
84
Down 14% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
106
Down 17% on 1998
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
7
8.3% of collisions

Crash severity at Heathrow Airport in 1999

None of the collisions at Heathrow Airport in 1999 were fatal and 8.3% were serious, against 0.5% and 11% at Heathrow Airport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious78.3%
  • Slight7792%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious76.6%
  • Slight9993%

Heathrow Airport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties at Heathrow Airport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 124 in 1997. 1999 is highlighted, with 84, down 14% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13 (15%)
  • Tuesday16 (19%)
  • Wednesday11 (13%)
  • Thursday13 (15%)
  • Friday11 (13%)
  • Saturday14 (17%)
  • Sunday6 (7.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5913 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5919 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5917 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5910 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593 (3.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (9.5%)
  • February6 (7.1%)
  • March5 (6%)
  • April10 (12%)
  • May5 (6%)
  • June7 (8.3%)
  • July10 (12%)
  • August6 (7.1%)
  • September6 (7.1%)
  • October4 (4.8%)
  • November12 (14%)
  • December5 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight64 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds61 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (19%)
  • Fog or mist2 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (4.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry58 (69%)
  • Wet or damp26 (31%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph71 (85%)
  • 40 mph12 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway32 (38%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (30%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (23%)
  • Roundabout8 (9.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes at Heathrow Airport in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant53 (50%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (16%)
  • Pedestrian12 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist9 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant5 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (3.8%)
  • Cyclist3 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.9%)
  • 16 to 203 (2.8%)
  • 21 to 2511 (10%)
  • 26 to 3535 (33%)
  • 36 to 4532 (30%)
  • 46 to 5512 (11%)
  • 56 to 657 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 752 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider63 (59%)
  • Passenger31 (29%)
  • Pedestrian12 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car89 (60%)
  • Bus or coach21 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (8.1%)
  • Motorcycle9 (6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (2%)
  • Pedal cycle3 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Heathrow Airport in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Heathrow Airport had fewer road collisions than 346 of them in 1999.

Collisions
347th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
347th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 6 other areas
Serious collisions
350th
of 351 areas, highest first

Towns at Heathrow Airport: crashes in 1999

Hillingdon had the most collisions of any town at Heathrow Airport in 1999: 69.

Postcode districts at Heathrow Airport: crashes in 1999

TW6 had the most collisions of any postcode district at Heathrow Airport in 1999: 76.

Latest crashes at Heathrow Airport in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes at Heathrow Airport in 1999, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 23 December 1999.

Severity

Heathrow Airport road accidents in other years