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Heathrow Airport road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 33 road traffic collisions at Heathrow Airport in 2024, and 45 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 1 was serious.

Collisions were up 74% on 2023 (19), and casualties rose from 30.

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

Collisions in 2024
33
Up 74% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
45
Up 50% on 2023
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
1
3% of collisions

Crash severity at Heathrow Airport in 2024

None of the collisions at Heathrow Airport in 2024 were fatal and 3% were serious, against 0.5% and 11% at Heathrow Airport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious13%
  • Slight3297%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious12.2%
  • Slight4498%

Heathrow Airport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties at Heathrow Airport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 124 in 1997. 2024 is highlighted, with 33, up 74% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 33
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday4 (12%)
  • Tuesday5 (15%)
  • Wednesday3 (9.1%)
  • Thursday7 (21%)
  • Friday5 (15%)
  • Saturday1 (3%)
  • Sunday8 (24%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (15%)
  • 06:00 to 08:596 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:593 (9.1%)
  • 12:00 to 14:596 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:595 (15%)
  • 18:00 to 20:595 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January3 (9.1%)
  • February2 (6.1%)
  • April6 (18%)
  • May3 (9.1%)
  • June4 (12%)
  • July2 (6.1%)
  • August3 (9.1%)
  • September4 (12%)
  • October5 (15%)
  • November1 (3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight23 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (30%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds22 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds6 (18%)
  • Other3 (9.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (6.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry24 (73%)
  • Wet or damp8 (24%)
  • Not recorded1 (3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (36%)
  • 30 mph20 (61%)
  • 40 mph1 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway16 (48%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (27%)
  • Roundabout6 (18%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes at Heathrow Airport in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant21 (47%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (13%)
  • Pedestrian6 (13%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (13%)
  • Van occupant3 (6.7%)
  • Motorcyclist2 (4.4%)
  • Cyclist1 (2.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 151 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 203 (6.7%)
  • 21 to 254 (8.9%)
  • 26 to 355 (11%)
  • 36 to 455 (11%)
  • 46 to 5513 (29%)
  • 56 to 659 (20%)
  • 66 to 753 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider24 (53%)
  • Passenger15 (33%)
  • Pedestrian6 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car35 (59%)
  • Bus or coach7 (12%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4 (6.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (5.1%)
  • Motorcycle2 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (1.7%)
  • Pedal cycle1 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Heathrow Airport in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Heathrow Airport had fewer road collisions than 344 of them in 2024.

Collisions
345th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
345th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 31 other areas
Serious collisions
1st
lowest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots at Heathrow Airport in 2024

Heathrow Villages, Hillingdon, TW6 1PY area was the busiest accident hotspot at Heathrow Airport in 2024, with 8 collisions.

Roads at Heathrow Airport with the most crashes in 2024

The A1 had the most collisions at Heathrow Airport in 2024: 1.

Roads ranked by collisions at Heathrow Airport, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11200

Towns at Heathrow Airport: crashes in 2024

Hillingdon had 31 collisions in 2024.

Postcode districts at Heathrow Airport: crashes in 2024

TW6 had the most collisions of any postcode district at Heathrow Airport in 2024: 31.

Latest crashes at Heathrow Airport in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes at Heathrow Airport in 2024, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 24 November 2024.

Severity

Heathrow Airport road accidents in other years