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Hillingdon road accidents in 1980: crash statistics

Police recorded 1,307 road traffic collisions in Hillingdon in 1980, and 1,604 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 250 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1979 (1,343), and casualties fell from 1,683.

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

Collisions in 1980
1,307
Down 3% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
1,604
Down 5% on 1979
Fatal collisions
20
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
250
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Hillingdon in 1980

1.5% of collisions in Hillingdon in 1980 were fatal and 19% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Hillingdon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal201.5%
  • Serious25019%
  • Slight1,03779%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal221.4%
  • Serious27817%
  • Slight1,30481%

Hillingdon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hillingdon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,463 in 1989. 1980 is highlighted, with 1,307, down 3% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday183 (14%)
  • Tuesday181 (14%)
  • Wednesday184 (14%)
  • Thursday208 (16%)
  • Friday221 (17%)
  • Saturday191 (15%)
  • Sunday139 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5961 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59163 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59155 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59243 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59278 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59217 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59174 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January123 (9.4%)
  • February87 (6.7%)
  • March104 (8%)
  • April84 (6.4%)
  • May120 (9.2%)
  • June82 (6.3%)
  • July128 (9.8%)
  • August99 (7.6%)
  • September104 (8%)
  • October124 (9.5%)
  • November129 (9.9%)
  • December123 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight866 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit428 (33%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds225 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other1,073 (82%)

Road surface

  • Dry890 (68%)
  • Wet or damp398 (30%)
  • Snow19 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,170 (90%)
  • 40 mph67 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph17 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph52 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway294 (22%)
  • Dual carriageway243 (19%)
  • Roundabout80 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded683 (52%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hillingdon in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant752 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist333 (21%)
  • Pedestrian256 (16%)
  • Cyclist166 (10%)
  • Van occupant50 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (2%)
  • 6 to 1070 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 15125 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20379 (24%)
  • 21 to 25204 (13%)
  • 26 to 35233 (15%)
  • 36 to 45151 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 55125 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6592 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7557 (3.6%)
  • Over 7524 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded112 (7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,001 (62%)
  • Passenger347 (22%)
  • Pedestrian256 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,543 (66%)
  • Motorcycle331 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes171 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle169 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (2%)
  • Bus or coach41 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle35 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Hillingdon ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hillingdon had the 39th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
39th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
45th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
70th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
65th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Hillingdon with the most crashes in 1980

The A4020 had the most collisions in Hillingdon in 1980: 127, including 4 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hillingdon, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4020127142426
2ndA408121141016
3rdA31297122314
4thA4072104118
5thB4666479116
6thA45478014
7thB464464914
8thB455445109
9thA404314118
10thA437263305
11thB4672631111
12thB465243213
13thB472101101
14thB48391101
15thB4697910
16thA30445500
17thA40074400
18thB4704400
19thB4683300
20thA3082200

Towns in Hillingdon: crashes in 1980

Buckhurst Hill, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest had the most collisions of any town in Hillingdon in 1980, with 1 each.

Postcode districts in Hillingdon: crashes in 1980

E4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hillingdon in 1980: 2.

Latest crashes in Hillingdon in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Hillingdon in 1980, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Hillingdon road accidents in other years