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Heathrow Airport road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 31 road traffic collisions at Heathrow Airport in 2016, and 37 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 2 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 2015 (39), and casualties fell from 49.

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

Collisions in 2016
31
Down 21% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
37
Down 24% on 2015
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
2
6.5% of collisions

Crash severity at Heathrow Airport in 2016

None of the collisions at Heathrow Airport in 2016 were fatal and 6.5% were serious, against 0.5% and 11% at Heathrow Airport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious26.5%
  • Slight2994%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious25.4%
  • Slight3595%

Heathrow Airport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties at Heathrow Airport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 124 in 1997. 2016 is highlighted, with 31, down 21% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 31
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2 (6.5%)
  • Tuesday5 (16%)
  • Wednesday6 (19%)
  • Thursday6 (19%)
  • Friday2 (6.5%)
  • Saturday1 (3.2%)
  • Sunday9 (29%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (9.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:596 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:594 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:598 (26%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593 (9.7%)
  • 18:00 to 20:593 (9.7%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January3 (9.7%)
  • February3 (9.7%)
  • March3 (9.7%)
  • April5 (16%)
  • May2 (6.5%)
  • June2 (6.5%)
  • July2 (6.5%)
  • August1 (3.2%)
  • September3 (9.7%)
  • October1 (3.2%)
  • November1 (3.2%)
  • December5 (16%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight18 (58%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (39%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (3.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds23 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds6 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry18 (58%)
  • Wet or damp13 (42%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph21 (68%)
  • 40 mph9 (29%)
  • 50 mph1 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway10 (32%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (29%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (23%)
  • Roundabout4 (13%)
  • Not recorded1 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes at Heathrow Airport in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant18 (49%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist4 (11%)
  • Pedestrian3 (8.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist2 (5.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant1 (2.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 16 to 202 (5.4%)
  • 21 to 252 (5.4%)
  • 26 to 3510 (27%)
  • 36 to 458 (22%)
  • 46 to 557 (19%)
  • 56 to 657 (19%)
  • Not recorded1 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider26 (70%)
  • Passenger8 (22%)
  • Pedestrian3 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car35 (60%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (12%)
  • Bus or coach5 (8.6%)
  • Motorcycle4 (6.9%)
  • Minibus3 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle2 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (1.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Heathrow Airport in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (2)

How Heathrow Airport ranked among 351 areas in 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Heathrow Airport had fewer road collisions than 346 of them in 2016.

Collisions
347th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
347th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 30 other areas
Serious collisions
350th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots at Heathrow Airport in 2016

Heathrow Villages, Hillingdon, TW6 1PY area was the busiest accident hotspot at Heathrow Airport in 2016, with 10 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Towns at Heathrow Airport: crashes in 2016

Hillingdon had 22 collisions in 2016.

Postcode districts at Heathrow Airport: crashes in 2016

TW6 had the most collisions of any postcode district at Heathrow Airport in 2016: 27.

Latest crashes at Heathrow Airport in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes at Heathrow Airport in 2016, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2016.

Severity

Heathrow Airport road accidents in other years