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Heathrow Airport road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 17 road traffic collisions at Heathrow Airport in 2020, and 21 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 5 were serious.

Collisions were down 39% on 2019 (28), and casualties fell from 38.

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

Collisions in 2020
17
Down 39% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
21
Down 45% on 2019
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
5
29% of collisions

Crash severity at Heathrow Airport in 2020

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious529%
  • Slight1271%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious524%
  • Slight1676%

Heathrow Airport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties at Heathrow Airport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 124 in 1997. 2020 is highlighted, with 17, down 39% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 17
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2 (12%)
  • Tuesday2 (12%)
  • Wednesday1 (5.9%)
  • Thursday4 (24%)
  • Friday2 (12%)
  • Saturday4 (24%)
  • Sunday2 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591 (5.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:593 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:596 (35%)
  • 15:00 to 17:592 (12%)
  • 18:00 to 20:594 (24%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January1 (5.9%)
  • February8 (47%)
  • March2 (12%)
  • June1 (5.9%)
  • July3 (18%)
  • September1 (5.9%)
  • December1 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight11 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6 (35%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds13 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds3 (18%)
  • Other1 (5.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry11 (65%)
  • Wet or damp6 (35%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (12%)
  • 30 mph12 (71%)
  • 40 mph2 (12%)
  • 50 mph1 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway6 (35%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (29%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (24%)
  • Roundabout2 (12%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes at Heathrow Airport in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant10 (48%)
  • Cyclist4 (19%)
  • Pedestrian2 (9.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (9.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (4.8%)
  • Motorcyclist1 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant1 (4.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 16 to 202 (9.5%)
  • 21 to 251 (4.8%)
  • 26 to 354 (19%)
  • 36 to 453 (14%)
  • 46 to 558 (38%)
  • 56 to 652 (9.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider16 (76%)
  • Passenger3 (14%)
  • Pedestrian2 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car19 (61%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (13%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (9.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3 (9.7%)
  • Minibus1 (3.2%)
  • Motorcycle1 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Heathrow Airport in 2020

Map of the last 17 crashes of 2020 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.

  • 17 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (2)

How Heathrow Airport ranked among 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Heathrow Airport had fewer road collisions than 346 of them in 2020.

Collisions
347th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
347th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 29 other areas
Serious collisions
346th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots at Heathrow Airport in 2020

Heathrow Villages, Hillingdon, TW19 6BP area was the busiest accident hotspot at Heathrow Airport in 2020, with 2 collisions.

Towns at Heathrow Airport: crashes in 2020

Hillingdon had 12 collisions in 2020.

Postcode districts at Heathrow Airport: crashes in 2020

TW6 had the most collisions of any postcode district at Heathrow Airport in 2020: 15.

Latest crashes at Heathrow Airport in 2020

Of the 17 crashes at Heathrow Airport in 2020, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2020.

Severity

Heathrow Airport road accidents in other years