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Heathrow Airport road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 49 road traffic collisions at Heathrow Airport in 2017, and 67 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 3 were serious.

Collisions were up 58% on 2016 (31), and casualties rose from 37.

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

Collisions in 2017
49
Up 58% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
67
Up 81% on 2016
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
3
6.1% of collisions

Crash severity at Heathrow Airport in 2017

None of the collisions at Heathrow Airport in 2017 were fatal and 6.1% were serious, against 0.5% and 11% at Heathrow Airport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious36.1%
  • Slight4694%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious34.5%
  • Slight6496%

Heathrow Airport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties at Heathrow Airport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 124 in 1997. 2017 is highlighted, with 49, up 58% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday8 (16%)
  • Tuesday6 (12%)
  • Wednesday12 (24%)
  • Thursday6 (12%)
  • Friday6 (12%)
  • Saturday6 (12%)
  • Sunday5 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (14%)
  • 06:00 to 08:595 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:595 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:598 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:595 (10%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5914 (29%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (14%)
  • February9 (18%)
  • March2 (4.1%)
  • April4 (8.2%)
  • May4 (8.2%)
  • June4 (8.2%)
  • July3 (6.1%)
  • August2 (4.1%)
  • September3 (6.1%)
  • October1 (2%)
  • November5 (10%)
  • December5 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight25 (51%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (47%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds33 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (20%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (2%)
  • Other3 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry33 (67%)
  • Wet or damp13 (27%)
  • Not recorded3 (6.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (2%)
  • 30 mph36 (73%)
  • 40 mph12 (24%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway22 (45%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (20%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (18%)
  • Roundabout7 (14%)
  • Not recorded1 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes at Heathrow Airport in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant35 (52%)
  • Pedestrian9 (13%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist6 (9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (7.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant1 (1.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 151 (1.5%)
  • 16 to 201 (1.5%)
  • 21 to 253 (4.5%)
  • 26 to 3515 (22%)
  • 36 to 4514 (21%)
  • 46 to 5520 (30%)
  • 56 to 659 (13%)
  • 66 to 751 (1.5%)
  • Over 751 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider41 (61%)
  • Passenger17 (25%)
  • Pedestrian9 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car60 (64%)
  • Bus or coach10 (11%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (11%)
  • Motorcycle7 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (4.3%)
  • Minibus1 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (1.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Heathrow Airport in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Heathrow Airport had fewer road collisions than 345 of them in 2017.

Collisions
346th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
346th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 21 other areas
Serious collisions
348th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots at Heathrow Airport in 2017

Heathrow Villages, Hillingdon, TW6 1PY area was the busiest accident hotspot at Heathrow Airport in 2017, with 11 collisions.

Towns at Heathrow Airport: crashes in 2017

Hillingdon had 37 collisions in 2017.

Postcode districts at Heathrow Airport: crashes in 2017

TW6 had the most collisions of any postcode district at Heathrow Airport in 2017: 44.

Latest crashes at Heathrow Airport in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes at Heathrow Airport in 2017, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 25 December 2017.

Severity

Heathrow Airport road accidents in other years