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Heathrow Airport road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 28 road traffic collisions at Heathrow Airport in 2019, and 38 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 1 was serious.

Collisions were down 30% on 2018 (40), and casualties fell from 46.

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

Collisions in 2019
28
Down 30% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
38
Down 17% on 2018
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
1
3.6% of collisions

Crash severity at Heathrow Airport in 2019

None of the collisions at Heathrow Airport in 2019 were fatal and 3.6% were serious, against 0.5% and 11% at Heathrow Airport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious13.6%
  • Slight2796%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious12.6%
  • Slight3797%

Heathrow Airport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties at Heathrow Airport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 124 in 1997. 2019 is highlighted, with 28, down 30% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 28
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday4 (14%)
  • Tuesday3 (11%)
  • Wednesday7 (25%)
  • Thursday2 (7.1%)
  • Friday4 (14%)
  • Saturday5 (18%)
  • Sunday3 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (7.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:595 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:594 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:594 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:592 (7.1%)
  • 18:00 to 20:596 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January1 (3.6%)
  • March3 (11%)
  • April1 (3.6%)
  • May2 (7.1%)
  • June2 (7.1%)
  • July4 (14%)
  • August3 (11%)
  • September4 (14%)
  • October3 (11%)
  • November4 (14%)
  • December1 (3.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight20 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (29%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds21 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds3 (11%)
  • Other3 (11%)
  • Not recorded1 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry22 (79%)
  • Wet or damp5 (18%)
  • Not recorded1 (3.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (14%)
  • 30 mph15 (54%)
  • 40 mph5 (18%)
  • 50 mph1 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway10 (36%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (29%)
  • Roundabout5 (18%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (11%)
  • Not recorded2 (7.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes at Heathrow Airport in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant25 (66%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (11%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (11%)
  • Pedestrian3 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist1 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant1 (2.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 16 to 201 (2.6%)
  • 21 to 253 (7.9%)
  • 26 to 355 (13%)
  • 36 to 459 (24%)
  • 46 to 5513 (34%)
  • 56 to 653 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 751 (2.6%)
  • Over 751 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider22 (58%)
  • Passenger13 (34%)
  • Pedestrian3 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car30 (63%)
  • Bus or coach7 (15%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (2.1%)
  • Minibus1 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (2.1%)
  • Pedal cycle1 (2.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Heathrow Airport in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Heathrow Airport had fewer road collisions than 346 of them in 2019.

Collisions
347th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
347th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 12 other areas
Serious collisions
350th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots at Heathrow Airport in 2019

Heathrow Villages, Hillingdon, TW6 1PY area was the busiest accident hotspot at Heathrow Airport in 2019, with 9 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads at Heathrow Airport with the most crashes in 2019

The A3113 had the most collisions at Heathrow Airport in 2019: 1.

Roads ranked by collisions at Heathrow Airport, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA31131100

Towns at Heathrow Airport: crashes in 2019

Hillingdon had 22 collisions in 2019.

Postcode districts at Heathrow Airport: crashes in 2019

TW6 had the most collisions of any postcode district at Heathrow Airport in 2019: 26.

Latest crashes at Heathrow Airport in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes at Heathrow Airport in 2019, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 4 December 2019.

Severity

Heathrow Airport road accidents in other years