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Heathrow Airport road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 19 road traffic collisions at Heathrow Airport in 2023, and 30 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 2 were serious.

Collisions were down 24% on 2022 (25), and casualties fell from 33.

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

Collisions in 2023
19
Down 24% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
30
Down 9% on 2022
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
2
11% of collisions

Crash severity at Heathrow Airport in 2023

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious211%
  • Slight1789%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious26.7%
  • Slight2893%

Heathrow Airport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties at Heathrow Airport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 124 in 1997. 2023 is highlighted, with 19, down 24% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 19
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1 (5.3%)
  • Tuesday1 (5.3%)
  • Thursday3 (16%)
  • Friday5 (26%)
  • Saturday4 (21%)
  • Sunday5 (26%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (16%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (11%)
  • 06:00 to 08:595 (26%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:590 (0%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593 (16%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • February1 (5.3%)
  • March3 (16%)
  • April1 (5.3%)
  • May1 (5.3%)
  • June3 (16%)
  • July1 (5.3%)
  • August2 (11%)
  • September1 (5.3%)
  • October2 (11%)
  • November2 (11%)
  • December2 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Dark, street lights lit9 (47%)
  • Daylight9 (47%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (5.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds13 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds4 (21%)
  • Fog or mist1 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (5.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry12 (63%)
  • Wet or damp6 (32%)
  • Not recorded1 (5.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (16%)
  • 30 mph14 (74%)
  • 40 mph2 (11%)

Type of road

  • Roundabout6 (32%)
  • Single carriageway6 (32%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (16%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (11%)
  • Not recorded2 (11%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes at Heathrow Airport in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Bus or coach occupant13 (43%)
  • Car occupant10 (33%)
  • Pedestrian2 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant2 (6.7%)
  • Motorcyclist1 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (3.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 16 to 203 (10%)
  • 21 to 253 (10%)
  • 26 to 356 (20%)
  • 36 to 4510 (33%)
  • 46 to 552 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 656 (20%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Passenger15 (50%)
  • Driver or rider13 (43%)
  • Pedestrian2 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car18 (60%)
  • Bus or coach4 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3 (10%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (3.3%)
  • Motorcycle1 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Heathrow Airport in 2023

Map of the last 19 crashes of 2023 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.

  • 19 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (2)

How Heathrow Airport ranked among 351 areas in 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Heathrow Airport had fewer road collisions than 346 of them in 2023.

Collisions
347th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
347th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 26 other areas
Serious collisions
350th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots at Heathrow Airport in 2023

Heathrow Villages, Hillingdon, TW19 6BP area and Heathrow Villages, Hillingdon, TW6 1PY area were among the busiest accident hotspots at Heathrow Airport in 2023, with 2 collisions each.

Towns at Heathrow Airport: crashes in 2023

Hillingdon had 14 collisions in 2023.

Postcode districts at Heathrow Airport: crashes in 2023

TW6 had the most collisions of any postcode district at Heathrow Airport in 2023: 17.

Latest crashes at Heathrow Airport in 2023

Of the 19 crashes at Heathrow Airport in 2023, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 7 December 2023.

Severity

Heathrow Airport road accidents in other years