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Heathrow Airport road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 40 road traffic collisions at Heathrow Airport in 2018, and 46 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 6 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2017 (49), and casualties fell from 67.

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

Collisions in 2018
40
Down 18% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
46
Down 31% on 2017
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
6
15% of collisions

Crash severity at Heathrow Airport in 2018

None of the collisions at Heathrow Airport in 2018 were fatal and 15% were serious, against 0.5% and 11% at Heathrow Airport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious615%
  • Slight3485%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious613%
  • Slight4087%

Heathrow Airport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties at Heathrow Airport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 124 in 1997. 2018 is highlighted, with 40, down 18% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday6 (15%)
  • Tuesday6 (15%)
  • Wednesday6 (15%)
  • Thursday6 (15%)
  • Friday11 (28%)
  • Sunday5 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (7.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (15%)
  • 06:00 to 08:595 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591 (2.5%)
  • 12:00 to 14:598 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:597 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:595 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January1 (2.5%)
  • February3 (7.5%)
  • March1 (2.5%)
  • April5 (13%)
  • May5 (13%)
  • June4 (10%)
  • July2 (5%)
  • August7 (18%)
  • September3 (7.5%)
  • October3 (7.5%)
  • November3 (7.5%)
  • December3 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight22 (55%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (35%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (2.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds30 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds5 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (2.5%)
  • Other2 (5%)
  • Not recorded1 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry31 (78%)
  • Wet or damp9 (23%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (7.5%)
  • 30 mph32 (80%)
  • 40 mph5 (13%)

Type of road

  • One way street or slip road15 (38%)
  • Single carriageway11 (28%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (18%)
  • Roundabout7 (18%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes at Heathrow Airport in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant18 (39%)
  • Pedestrian6 (13%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (13%)
  • Cyclist5 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist5 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (8.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant1 (2.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 16 to 202 (4.3%)
  • 21 to 253 (6.5%)
  • 26 to 358 (17%)
  • 36 to 4515 (33%)
  • 46 to 559 (20%)
  • 56 to 658 (17%)
  • 66 to 751 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider31 (67%)
  • Passenger9 (20%)
  • Pedestrian6 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car35 (54%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (15%)
  • Bus or coach5 (7.7%)
  • Motorcycle5 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (7.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (1.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Heathrow Airport in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Heathrow Airport had fewer road collisions than 345 of them in 2018.

Collisions
346th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
346th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 20 other areas
Serious collisions
346th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots at Heathrow Airport in 2018

Heathrow Villages, Hillingdon, TW19 6BP area and Heathrow Villages, Hillingdon, TW6 1PY area were among the busiest accident hotspots at Heathrow Airport in 2018, with 8 collisions each.

Roads at Heathrow Airport with the most crashes in 2018

The A3044 had the most collisions at Heathrow Airport in 2018: 1.

Roads ranked by collisions at Heathrow Airport, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30441100

Towns at Heathrow Airport: crashes in 2018

Hillingdon had 32 collisions in 2018.

Postcode districts at Heathrow Airport: crashes in 2018

TW6 had the most collisions of any postcode district at Heathrow Airport in 2018: 38.

Latest crashes at Heathrow Airport in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes at Heathrow Airport in 2018, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2018.

Severity

Heathrow Airport road accidents in other years