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Hillingdon road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,275 road traffic collisions in Hillingdon in 1986, and 1,568 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 216 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1985 (1,329), and casualties fell from 1,649.

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

Collisions in 1986
1,275
Down 4% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
1,568
Down 5% on 1985
Fatal collisions
11
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
216
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Hillingdon in 1986

0.9% of collisions in Hillingdon in 1986 were fatal and 17% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Hillingdon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal110.9%
  • Serious21617%
  • Slight1,04882%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal110.7%
  • Serious22514%
  • Slight1,33285%

Hillingdon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hillingdon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,463 in 1989. 1986 is highlighted, with 1,275, down 4% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday199 (16%)
  • Tuesday182 (14%)
  • Wednesday189 (15%)
  • Thursday177 (14%)
  • Friday212 (17%)
  • Saturday190 (15%)
  • Sunday126 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5946 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59187 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59195 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59180 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59314 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59201 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59143 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January114 (8.9%)
  • February83 (6.5%)
  • March85 (6.7%)
  • April106 (8.3%)
  • May110 (8.6%)
  • June92 (7.2%)
  • July116 (9.1%)
  • August97 (7.6%)
  • September113 (8.9%)
  • October120 (9.4%)
  • November126 (9.9%)
  • December113 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight901 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit369 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,011 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds225 (18%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry865 (68%)
  • Wet or damp386 (30%)
  • Frost or ice18 (1.4%)
  • Snow6 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph980 (77%)
  • 40 mph151 (12%)
  • 50 mph10 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph21 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph113 (8.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway929 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway271 (21%)
  • Roundabout56 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hillingdon in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant853 (54%)
  • Pedestrian228 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist213 (14%)
  • Cyclist157 (10%)
  • Van occupant58 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 542 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1064 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1599 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20299 (19%)
  • 21 to 25209 (13%)
  • 26 to 35248 (16%)
  • 36 to 45165 (11%)
  • 46 to 55120 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 65102 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7579 (5%)
  • Over 7534 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded107 (6.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider991 (63%)
  • Passenger349 (22%)
  • Pedestrian228 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,670 (72%)
  • Motorcycle216 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes180 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle164 (7%)
  • Bus or coach39 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (0.7%)
  • Minibus9 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hillingdon in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hillingdon had the 39th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
39th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
43rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
166th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
70th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Hillingdon with the most crashes in 1986

The A4020 had the most collisions in Hillingdon in 1986: 134, including 2 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hillingdon, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4020134169222
2ndA40889105011
3rdA3128496114
4thA4081118115
5thB4667183012
6thM46385110
7thA4587513
8thB455485609
9thB4644658014
10thA404273402
11thA437252905
12thB467252903
13thB472111412
14thB48391102
15thB4657902
16thB4687902
17thA40074400
18thB4694400
19thB4704401
20thB33781100

Towns in Hillingdon: crashes in 1986

Hillingdon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 1,063.

Postcode districts in Hillingdon: crashes in 1986

UB3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hillingdon in 1986: 230.

Latest crashes in Hillingdon in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Hillingdon in 1986, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Hillingdon road accidents in other years