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Hillingdon road accidents in 1981: crash statistics

Police recorded 1,267 road traffic collisions in Hillingdon in 1981, and 1,652 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 260 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1980 (1,307), and casualties rose from 1,604.

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

Collisions in 1981
1,267
Down 3% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
1,652
Up 3% on 1980
Fatal collisions
19
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
260
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Hillingdon in 1981

1.5% of collisions in Hillingdon in 1981 were fatal and 21% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Hillingdon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal191.5%
  • Serious26021%
  • Slight98878%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal201.2%
  • Serious30018%
  • Slight1,33281%

Hillingdon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hillingdon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,463 in 1989. 1981 is highlighted, with 1,267, down 3% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday175 (14%)
  • Tuesday167 (13%)
  • Wednesday176 (14%)
  • Thursday232 (18%)
  • Friday217 (17%)
  • Saturday171 (13%)
  • Sunday129 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5947 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59157 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59167 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59205 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59287 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59203 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59185 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January113 (8.9%)
  • February111 (8.8%)
  • March103 (8.1%)
  • April95 (7.5%)
  • May87 (6.9%)
  • June95 (7.5%)
  • July117 (9.2%)
  • August89 (7%)
  • September105 (8.3%)
  • October141 (11%)
  • November107 (8.4%)
  • December104 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight848 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit399 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds206 (16%)
  • Fog or mist15 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (1%)
  • Other1,033 (82%)

Road surface

  • Dry826 (65%)
  • Wet or damp405 (32%)
  • Snow36 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,120 (88%)
  • 40 mph72 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph48 (3.8%)
  • 70 mph27 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway323 (25%)
  • Dual carriageway235 (19%)
  • Roundabout84 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded615 (49%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hillingdon in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant823 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist312 (19%)
  • Pedestrian227 (14%)
  • Cyclist171 (10%)
  • Van occupant61 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant44 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 531 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1075 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 15116 (7%)
  • 16 to 20419 (25%)
  • 21 to 25204 (12%)
  • 26 to 35236 (14%)
  • 36 to 45150 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 55108 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 65105 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7562 (3.8%)
  • Over 7527 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded119 (7.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,033 (63%)
  • Passenger392 (24%)
  • Pedestrian227 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,553 (67%)
  • Motorcycle323 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle174 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes150 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach45 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle35 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Hillingdon ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hillingdon had the 42nd most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
42nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
41st
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
77th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
53rd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Hillingdon with the most crashes in 1981

The A4020 had the most collisions in Hillingdon in 1981: 134, including 1 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hillingdon, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4020134163126
2ndA40899120219
3rdA31293126018
4thA4079124116
5thB4666889120
6thB455637726
7thA4547218
8thA404283606
9thB465283616
10thA437263306
11thB467202914
12thB464151603
13thB472111204
14thB4688902
15thB48381000
16thB33787901
17thA400761301
18thA30445600
19thB4695702
20thM44500

Towns in Hillingdon: crashes in 1981

Waltham Forest had the most collisions of any town in Hillingdon in 1981: 3.

Postcode districts in Hillingdon: crashes in 1981

E4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hillingdon in 1981: 2.

Latest crashes in Hillingdon in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Hillingdon in 1981, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Hillingdon road accidents in other years