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Heathrow Airport road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 107 road traffic collisions at Heathrow Airport in 2000, and 131 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 7 were serious.

Collisions were up 27% on 1999 (84), and casualties rose from 106.

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

Collisions in 2000
107
Up 27% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
131
Up 24% on 1999
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
7
6.5% of collisions

Crash severity at Heathrow Airport in 2000

None of the collisions at Heathrow Airport in 2000 were fatal and 6.5% were serious, against 0.5% and 11% at Heathrow Airport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious76.5%
  • Slight10093%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious86.1%
  • Slight12394%

Heathrow Airport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties at Heathrow Airport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 124 in 1997. 2000 is highlighted, with 107, up 27% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (14%)
  • Tuesday20 (19%)
  • Wednesday16 (15%)
  • Thursday15 (14%)
  • Friday12 (11%)
  • Saturday13 (12%)
  • Sunday16 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (3.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (23%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5921 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5919 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5911 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (8.4%)
  • February5 (4.7%)
  • March7 (6.5%)
  • April9 (8.4%)
  • May6 (5.6%)
  • June6 (5.6%)
  • July15 (14%)
  • August13 (12%)
  • September12 (11%)
  • October11 (10%)
  • November4 (3.7%)
  • December10 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight78 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (27%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds91 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry86 (80%)
  • Wet or damp19 (18%)
  • Mud1 (0.9%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph97 (91%)
  • 40 mph9 (8.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway37 (35%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (24%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (23%)
  • Roundabout19 (18%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes at Heathrow Airport in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant78 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (9.9%)
  • Pedestrian11 (8.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist7 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant4 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (1.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.8%)
  • 16 to 203 (2.3%)
  • 21 to 2518 (14%)
  • 26 to 3540 (31%)
  • 36 to 4535 (27%)
  • 46 to 5515 (11%)
  • 56 to 6511 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 753 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider92 (70%)
  • Passenger28 (21%)
  • Pedestrian11 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car123 (64%)
  • Bus or coach14 (7.3%)
  • Motorcycle13 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (3.7%)
  • Minibus6 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Heathrow Airport in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Heathrow Airport had fewer road collisions than 345 of them in 2000.

Collisions
346th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
346th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 7 other areas
Serious collisions
348th
of 351 areas, highest first

Towns at Heathrow Airport: crashes in 2000

Hillingdon had 86 collisions in 2000.

Postcode districts at Heathrow Airport: crashes in 2000

TW6 had the most collisions of any postcode district at Heathrow Airport in 2000: 97.

Latest crashes at Heathrow Airport in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes at Heathrow Airport in 2000, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2000.

Severity

Heathrow Airport road accidents in other years