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Hillingdon road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,260 road traffic collisions in Hillingdon in 1983, and 1,516 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 252 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1982 (1,327), and casualties fell from 1,650.

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

Collisions in 1983
1,260
Down 5% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
1,516
Down 8% on 1982
Fatal collisions
20
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
252
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Hillingdon in 1983

1.6% of collisions in Hillingdon in 1983 were fatal and 20% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Hillingdon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal201.6%
  • Serious25220%
  • Slight98878%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal201.3%
  • Serious27118%
  • Slight1,22581%

Hillingdon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hillingdon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,463 in 1989. 1983 is highlighted, with 1,260, down 5% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday192 (15%)
  • Tuesday169 (13%)
  • Wednesday183 (15%)
  • Thursday198 (16%)
  • Friday218 (17%)
  • Saturday157 (12%)
  • Sunday143 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5944 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59144 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59166 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59222 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59332 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59185 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59153 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January114 (9%)
  • February102 (8.1%)
  • March118 (9.4%)
  • April87 (6.9%)
  • May106 (8.4%)
  • June87 (6.9%)
  • July100 (7.9%)
  • August117 (9.3%)
  • September103 (8.2%)
  • October100 (7.9%)
  • November122 (9.7%)
  • December104 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight888 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit347 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds987 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds209 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other13 (1%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry884 (70%)
  • Wet or damp354 (28%)
  • Frost or ice18 (1.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph935 (74%)
  • 40 mph182 (14%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph47 (3.7%)
  • 70 mph89 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway855 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway297 (24%)
  • Roundabout89 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hillingdon in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant708 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist271 (18%)
  • Pedestrian257 (17%)
  • Cyclist185 (12%)
  • Van occupant47 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1076 (5%)
  • 11 to 15130 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 20325 (21%)
  • 21 to 25212 (14%)
  • 26 to 35225 (15%)
  • 36 to 45126 (8.3%)
  • 46 to 55113 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6590 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7572 (4.7%)
  • Over 7545 (3%)
  • Not recorded74 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider928 (61%)
  • Passenger331 (22%)
  • Pedestrian257 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,509 (67%)
  • Motorcycle288 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle187 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes150 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach38 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle17 (0.8%)
  • Minibus7 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hillingdon in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Hillingdon

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Hillingdon ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hillingdon had the 43rd most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
43rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
44th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
62nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
51st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Hillingdon with the most crashes in 1983

The A4020 had the most collisions in Hillingdon in 1983: 165, including 5 fatal and 37 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hillingdon, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4020165213537
2ndA408100110024
3rdA3127380311
4thA407392111
5thA46681011
6thB4665462110
7thB4555259110
8thB464426108
9thM4384614
10thA437333706
11thA4042934111
12thB472172002
13thB467161903
14thB465101300
15thB48391404
16thA40077711
17thB33784400
18thB4694501
19thB4683401

Towns in Hillingdon: crashes in 1983

Hillingdon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 1,064.

Postcode districts in Hillingdon: crashes in 1983

UB3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hillingdon in 1983: 253.

Latest crashes in Hillingdon in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Hillingdon in 1983, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Hillingdon road accidents in other years