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Heathrow Airport road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 12 road traffic collisions at Heathrow Airport in 2021, and 14 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 3 were serious.

Collisions were down 29% on 2020 (17), and casualties fell from 21.

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

Collisions in 2021
12
Down 29% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
14
Down 33% on 2020
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
3
25% of collisions

Crash severity at Heathrow Airport in 2021

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious325%
  • Slight975%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious321%
  • Slight1179%

Heathrow Airport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties at Heathrow Airport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 124 in 1997. 2021 is highlighted, with 12, down 29% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 12
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3 (25%)
  • Tuesday1 (8.3%)
  • Wednesday1 (8.3%)
  • Thursday2 (17%)
  • Friday2 (17%)
  • Saturday2 (17%)
  • Sunday1 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (8.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (17%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591 (8.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:593 (25%)
  • 12:00 to 14:591 (8.3%)
  • 15:00 to 17:592 (17%)
  • 18:00 to 20:590 (0%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January1 (8.3%)
  • May1 (8.3%)
  • September1 (8.3%)
  • October2 (17%)
  • November4 (33%)
  • December3 (25%)

Light conditions

  • Dark, street lights lit6 (50%)
  • Daylight6 (50%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds11 (92%)
  • Other1 (8.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry10 (83%)
  • Wet or damp2 (17%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (33%)
  • 30 mph5 (42%)
  • 40 mph3 (25%)

Type of road

  • Dual carriageway5 (42%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (42%)
  • Roundabout2 (17%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes at Heathrow Airport in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant7 (50%)
  • Pedestrian4 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist2 (14%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (7.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 101 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 201 (7.1%)
  • 21 to 251 (7.1%)
  • 26 to 352 (14%)
  • 36 to 454 (29%)
  • 46 to 553 (21%)
  • 56 to 651 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 751 (7.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider8 (57%)
  • Pedestrian4 (29%)
  • Passenger2 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car12 (75%)
  • Motorcycle2 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (6.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (6.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Heathrow Airport in 2021

Map of the last 12 crashes of 2021 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.

  • 12 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (2)

How Heathrow Airport ranked among 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Heathrow Airport had fewer road collisions than 348 of them in 2021.

Collisions
349th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
349th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 25 other areas
Serious collisions
1st
lowest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots at Heathrow Airport in 2021

Heathrow Villages, Hillingdon, TW6 1PY area was the busiest accident hotspot at Heathrow Airport in 2021, with 3 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Towns at Heathrow Airport: crashes in 2021

Hillingdon had 10 collisions in 2021.

Postcode districts at Heathrow Airport: crashes in 2021

TW6 had the most collisions of any postcode district at Heathrow Airport in 2021: 7.

Latest crashes at Heathrow Airport in 2021

Of the 12 crashes at Heathrow Airport in 2021, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 21 December 2021.

Severity

Heathrow Airport road accidents in other years