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Heathrow Airport road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 83 road traffic collisions at Heathrow Airport in 2001, and 111 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious.

Collisions were down 22% on 2000 (107), and casualties fell from 131.

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

Collisions in 2001
83
Down 22% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
111
Down 15% on 2000
Fatal collisions
1
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
5
6% of collisions

Crash severity at Heathrow Airport in 2001

1.2% of collisions at Heathrow Airport in 2001 were fatal and 6% serious, against 0.5% and 11% at Heathrow Airport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal11.2%
  • Serious56%
  • Slight7793%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.9%
  • Serious65.4%
  • Slight10494%

Heathrow Airport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties at Heathrow Airport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 124 in 1997. 2001 is highlighted, with 83, down 22% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (19%)
  • Tuesday9 (11%)
  • Wednesday13 (16%)
  • Thursday13 (16%)
  • Friday13 (16%)
  • Saturday10 (12%)
  • Sunday9 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (8.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (24%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5913 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5918 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:598 (9.6%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5913 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594 (4.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (6%)
  • February2 (2.4%)
  • March12 (14%)
  • April6 (7.2%)
  • May5 (6%)
  • June9 (11%)
  • July10 (12%)
  • August10 (12%)
  • September3 (3.6%)
  • October4 (4.8%)
  • November10 (12%)
  • December7 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight67 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (19%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds76 (92%)
  • Raining, no high winds6 (7.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry67 (81%)
  • Wet or damp15 (18%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph55 (66%)
  • 40 mph27 (33%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway33 (40%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (30%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (24%)
  • Roundabout5 (6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes at Heathrow Airport in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant47 (42%)
  • Pedestrian17 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (5.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant5 (4.5%)
  • Cyclist2 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.9%)
  • 16 to 201 (0.9%)
  • 21 to 2511 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 3526 (23%)
  • 36 to 4536 (32%)
  • 46 to 5516 (14%)
  • 56 to 6512 (11%)
  • 66 to 751 (0.9%)
  • Over 751 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider65 (59%)
  • Passenger29 (26%)
  • Pedestrian17 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car82 (59%)
  • Bus or coach15 (11%)
  • Motorcycle10 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (6.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (5%)
  • Minibus5 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle2 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Heathrow Airport in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 2 busiest accident hotspots at Heathrow Airport

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (2)

How Heathrow Airport ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Heathrow Airport had fewer road collisions than 345 of them in 2001.

Collisions
346th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
346th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
338th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
350th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots at Heathrow Airport in 2001

Heathrow Villages, Hillingdon, TW6 1PY area was the busiest accident hotspot at Heathrow Airport in 2001, with 31 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Towns at Heathrow Airport: crashes in 2001

Hillingdon had 60 collisions in 2001.

Postcode districts at Heathrow Airport: crashes in 2001

TW6 had the most collisions of any postcode district at Heathrow Airport in 2001: 76.

Latest crashes at Heathrow Airport in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes at Heathrow Airport in 2001, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2001.

Severity

Heathrow Airport road accidents in other years