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Heathrow Airport road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 44 road traffic collisions at Heathrow Airport in 2008, and 52 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 2007 (55), and casualties fell from 73.

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

Collisions in 2008
44
Down 20% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
52
Down 29% on 2007
Fatal collisions
1
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
4
9.1% of collisions

Crash severity at Heathrow Airport in 2008

2.3% of collisions at Heathrow Airport in 2008 were fatal and 9.1% serious, against 0.5% and 11% at Heathrow Airport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal12.3%
  • Serious49.1%
  • Slight3989%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal11.9%
  • Serious47.7%
  • Slight4790%

Heathrow Airport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties at Heathrow Airport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 124 in 1997. 2008 is highlighted, with 44, down 20% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 44
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1 (2.3%)
  • Tuesday5 (11%)
  • Wednesday8 (18%)
  • Thursday9 (20%)
  • Friday11 (25%)
  • Saturday5 (11%)
  • Sunday5 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (11%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5911 (25%)
  • 09:00 to 11:594 (9.1%)
  • 12:00 to 14:597 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:599 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:594 (9.1%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (14%)
  • February2 (4.5%)
  • March3 (6.8%)
  • April7 (16%)
  • May9 (20%)
  • June3 (6.8%)
  • July3 (6.8%)
  • August1 (2.3%)
  • September2 (4.5%)
  • October3 (6.8%)
  • November3 (6.8%)
  • December2 (4.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight34 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (23%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds37 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds4 (9.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (2.3%)
  • Other1 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry37 (84%)
  • Wet or damp6 (14%)
  • Frost or ice1 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (2.3%)
  • 30 mph40 (91%)
  • 40 mph2 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway27 (61%)
  • Roundabout14 (32%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (4.5%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes at Heathrow Airport in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant36 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist6 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (9.6%)
  • Pedestrian4 (7.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (1.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 16 to 202 (3.8%)
  • 21 to 253 (5.8%)
  • 26 to 3510 (19%)
  • 36 to 459 (17%)
  • 46 to 557 (13%)
  • 56 to 655 (9.6%)
  • Over 751 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded15 (29%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider39 (75%)
  • Passenger9 (17%)
  • Pedestrian4 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car67 (78%)
  • Motorcycle7 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Heathrow Airport in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (2)

How Heathrow Airport ranked among 351 areas in 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Heathrow Airport had fewer road collisions than 347 of them in 2008.

Collisions
348th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
348th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
320th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
349th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots at Heathrow Airport in 2008

Heathrow Villages, Hillingdon, TW6 1PY area was the busiest accident hotspot at Heathrow Airport in 2008, with 10 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Towns at Heathrow Airport: crashes in 2008

Hillingdon had 32 collisions in 2008.

Postcode districts at Heathrow Airport: crashes in 2008

TW6 had the most collisions of any postcode district at Heathrow Airport in 2008: 36.

Latest crashes at Heathrow Airport in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes at Heathrow Airport in 2008, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 7 December 2008.

Severity

Heathrow Airport road accidents in other years