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Hillingdon road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 47,920 road traffic collisions in Hillingdon from 1979 to 2025, and 60,640 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 435 were fatal and 7,368 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 637 collisions, up 2% on 2024 (624), and casualties rose from 755 to 785.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
47,920
40th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
60,640
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
435
0.9% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
637
Up 2% on 2024

Crash severity in Hillingdon

0.9% of collisions in Hillingdon from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal4350.9%
  • Serious7,36815%
  • Slight40,11784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal4560.8%
  • Serious8,23214%
  • Slight51,95286%

Hillingdon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hillingdon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,463 in 1989. In 2025 there were 637, up 2% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 637
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025637785
2024624755
2023631782
2022687880
2021581706
2020549684
2019683860
2018727921
2017761995
2016649813
2015724969
2014700944
2013543700
20128011,055
2011750946
20108221,080
2009732971
2008753960
20077851,030
20068131,037
20058941,140
20041,0541,320
20031,0521,367
20021,1391,497
20011,1961,592
20001,2331,555
19991,1701,500
19981,1751,476
19971,3121,618
19961,2621,516
19951,2721,611
19941,2891,705
19931,3091,724
19921,2441,600
19911,3641,645
19901,4331,831
19891,4631,802
19881,3261,668
19871,3031,627
19861,2751,568
19851,3291,649
19841,3701,651
19831,2601,516
19821,3271,650
19811,2671,652
19801,3071,604
19791,3431,683

When and where crashes happen in Hillingdon

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday6,840 (14%)
  • Tuesday6,956 (15%)
  • Wednesday7,125 (15%)
  • Thursday7,407 (15%)
  • Friday7,968 (17%)
  • Saturday6,434 (13%)
  • Sunday5,190 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591,628 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59828 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:596,599 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:596,496 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:598,301 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5910,935 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:598,289 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594,844 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January4,037 (8.4%)
  • February3,520 (7.3%)
  • March3,810 (8%)
  • April3,670 (7.7%)
  • May3,920 (8.2%)
  • June3,857 (8%)
  • July4,021 (8.4%)
  • August3,810 (8%)
  • September4,202 (8.8%)
  • October4,459 (9.3%)
  • November4,507 (9.4%)
  • December4,107 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight33,598 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13,486 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown376 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting273 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit187 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds36,179 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds6,286 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds347 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds268 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds220 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist211 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds24 (0.1%)
  • Other3,860 (8.1%)
  • Not recorded525 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry35,019 (73%)
  • Wet or damp11,843 (25%)
  • Frost or ice528 (1.1%)
  • Snow249 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep34 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel14 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud6 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded227 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph585 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph34,410 (72%)
  • 40 mph6,326 (13%)
  • 50 mph1,862 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph945 (2%)
  • 70 mph3,789 (7.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway28,046 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway12,832 (27%)
  • Roundabout3,735 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road915 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2,392 (5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Hillingdon

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant36,275 (60%)
  • Pedestrian8,373 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist6,863 (11%)
  • Cyclist4,772 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant1,640 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,571 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant508 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)296 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant188 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant101 (0.2%)
  • Other21 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded32 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51,239 (2%)
  • 6 to 102,112 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 153,380 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 208,934 (15%)
  • 21 to 258,061 (13%)
  • 26 to 3512,098 (20%)
  • 36 to 458,182 (13%)
  • 46 to 555,901 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 653,632 (6%)
  • 66 to 751,968 (3.2%)
  • Over 751,511 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded3,622 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider38,147 (63%)
  • Passenger14,120 (23%)
  • Pedestrian8,373 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car66,021 (75%)
  • Motorcycle7,082 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4,913 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle4,855 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach1,977 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,692 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car778 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle496 (0.6%)
  • Minibus163 (0.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)34 (under 0.1%)
  • Other34 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Hillingdon

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Hillingdon

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Hillingdon ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hillingdon had the 40th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
40th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
40th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
51st
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
37thHackney48,66355,8553217,698
38thBromley48,60560,2084828,440
39thKingston upon Hull48,56058,2434088,517
40thHillingdon (this area)47,92060,6404357,368
41stIslington46,52451,9973376,703
42ndNewham46,36756,2453306,472
43rdGreenwich46,08556,7944496,907

Accident hotspots in Hillingdon

Belmore, Hillingdon, UB4 0HF area is the busiest accident hotspot in Hillingdon, with 1,167 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 9 of them fatal.

Roads in Hillingdon with the most crashes

The A4020 had the most collisions in Hillingdon from 1979 to 2025: 5,013, including 57 fatal and 815 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hillingdon, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40205,0136,33657815
2ndA4083,2434,14228464
3rdM42,8704,27719318
4thA3122,3853,00322311
5thA4372,1792,72724326
6thA401,9152,69935307
7thA41,8592,51020311
8thB4661,7532,14715279
9thA41801,4571,83412201
10thA4048861,1278182
11thB4677078606103
12thB4556698237132
13thM25605814466
14thB464423508678
15thB472415492672
16thB465406500469
17thA30362512446
18thA3044359455449
19thB483341413240
20thA4007207250232

Towns in Hillingdon

Hillingdon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 34,617.

Postcode districts in Hillingdon

UB3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hillingdon from 1979 to 2025: 7,468.

Latest crashes in Hillingdon

Of the latest 24 crashes in Hillingdon, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The most recent was on 30 December 2025.

Severity