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Hillingdon road accidents in 1979: crash statistics

Police recorded 1,343 road traffic collisions in Hillingdon in 1979, and 1,683 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 252 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 47,920 collisions in Hillingdon.

Collisions in 1979
1,343
Casualties in 1979
1,683
Fatal collisions
21
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
252
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Hillingdon in 1979

1.6% of collisions in Hillingdon in 1979 were fatal and 19% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Hillingdon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal211.6%
  • Serious25219%
  • Slight1,07080%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal221.3%
  • Serious28217%
  • Slight1,37982%

Hillingdon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hillingdon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,463 in 1989. 1979 is highlighted, with 1,343.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday192 (14%)
  • Tuesday198 (15%)
  • Wednesday169 (13%)
  • Thursday203 (15%)
  • Friday232 (17%)
  • Saturday193 (14%)
  • Sunday156 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5957 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59148 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59150 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59223 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59348 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59202 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59199 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January95 (7.1%)
  • February81 (6%)
  • March127 (9.5%)
  • April113 (8.4%)
  • May99 (7.4%)
  • June116 (8.6%)
  • July99 (7.4%)
  • August102 (7.6%)
  • September116 (8.6%)
  • October130 (9.7%)
  • November132 (9.8%)
  • December133 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight891 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit433 (32%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds229 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds43 (3.2%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.4%)
  • Other1,065 (79%)

Road surface

  • Dry860 (64%)
  • Wet or damp394 (29%)
  • Snow89 (6.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,146 (85%)
  • 40 mph54 (4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph5 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph137 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway301 (22%)
  • Dual carriageway276 (21%)
  • Roundabout81 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded676 (50%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hillingdon in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant804 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist308 (18%)
  • Pedestrian294 (17%)
  • Cyclist175 (10%)
  • Van occupant49 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 540 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1089 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 15139 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20378 (22%)
  • 21 to 25200 (12%)
  • 26 to 35212 (13%)
  • 36 to 45156 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 55134 (8%)
  • 56 to 65108 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7556 (3.3%)
  • Over 7527 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded144 (8.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,019 (61%)
  • Passenger370 (22%)
  • Pedestrian294 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,611 (66%)
  • Motorcycle323 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle177 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes163 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes67 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach51 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle32 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Hillingdon ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hillingdon had the 40th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
40th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
40th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
72nd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
64th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Hillingdon with the most crashes in 1979

The A408 had the most collisions in Hillingdon in 1979: 125, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hillingdon, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA408125164115
2ndA4020118143323
3rdA31297117221
4thA406798315
5thB4666682016
6thA4639009
7thB4556383214
8thB4643337111
9thA404303908
10thA437303716
11thB467223017
12thM4223103
13thB465202401
14thB472101303
15thB4839912
16thB4695601
17thA30444410
18thA40074701
19thB4684601
20thB33783300

Towns in Hillingdon: crashes in 1979

Sutton, Sutton had the most collisions of any town in Hillingdon in 1979: 2.

Postcode districts in Hillingdon: crashes in 1979

EN9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hillingdon in 1979: 2.

Latest crashes in Hillingdon in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Hillingdon in 1979, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Hillingdon road accidents in other years