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Heathrow Airport road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 40 road traffic collisions at Heathrow Airport in 2009, and 44 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2008 (44), and casualties fell from 52.

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

Collisions in 2009
40
Down 9% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
44
Down 15% on 2008
Fatal collisions
1
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
1
2.5% of collisions

Crash severity at Heathrow Airport in 2009

2.5% of collisions at Heathrow Airport in 2009 were fatal and 2.5% serious, against 0.5% and 11% at Heathrow Airport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal12.5%
  • Serious12.5%
  • Slight3895%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal12.3%
  • Serious12.3%
  • Slight4295%

Heathrow Airport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties at Heathrow Airport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 124 in 1997. 2009 is highlighted, with 40, down 9% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009: 40
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday4 (10%)
  • Tuesday6 (15%)
  • Wednesday10 (25%)
  • Thursday4 (10%)
  • Friday3 (7.5%)
  • Saturday9 (23%)
  • Sunday4 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (13%)
  • 06:00 to 08:596 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:595 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:597 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594 (10%)
  • 18:00 to 20:596 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January2 (5%)
  • February2 (5%)
  • March4 (10%)
  • April6 (15%)
  • May3 (7.5%)
  • June4 (10%)
  • July6 (15%)
  • October7 (18%)
  • November4 (10%)
  • December2 (5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight28 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (28%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (2.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds36 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds4 (10%)

Road surface

  • Dry29 (73%)
  • Wet or damp11 (28%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph38 (95%)
  • 40 mph2 (5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway28 (70%)
  • Roundabout5 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (7.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes at Heathrow Airport in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant28 (64%)
  • Cyclist5 (11%)
  • Pedestrian5 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist3 (6.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (2.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 101 (2.3%)
  • 21 to 254 (9.1%)
  • 26 to 357 (16%)
  • 36 to 4513 (30%)
  • 46 to 557 (16%)
  • 56 to 654 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 751 (2.3%)
  • Over 751 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (14%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider32 (73%)
  • Passenger7 (16%)
  • Pedestrian5 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car57 (78%)
  • Bus or coach5 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle3 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (2.7%)
  • Minibus1 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Heathrow Airport in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (2)

How Heathrow Airport ranked among 351 areas in 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Heathrow Airport had fewer road collisions than 347 of them in 2009.

Collisions
348th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
348th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
311th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
350th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots at Heathrow Airport in 2009

Heathrow Villages, Hillingdon, TW6 1PY area was the busiest accident hotspot at Heathrow Airport in 2009, with 12 collisions.

Towns at Heathrow Airport: crashes in 2009

Hillingdon had 27 collisions in 2009.

Postcode districts at Heathrow Airport: crashes in 2009

TW6 had the most collisions of any postcode district at Heathrow Airport in 2009: 34.

Latest crashes at Heathrow Airport in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes at Heathrow Airport in 2009, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 22 December 2009.

Heathrow Airport road accidents in other years