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Hillingdon road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,303 road traffic collisions in Hillingdon in 1987, and 1,627 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 239 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1986 (1,275), and casualties rose from 1,568.

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

Collisions in 1987
1,303
Up 2% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
1,627
Up 4% on 1986
Fatal collisions
10
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
239
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Hillingdon in 1987

0.8% of collisions in Hillingdon in 1987 were fatal and 18% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Hillingdon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal100.8%
  • Serious23918%
  • Slight1,05481%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.6%
  • Serious27417%
  • Slight1,34383%

Hillingdon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hillingdon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,463 in 1989. 1987 is highlighted, with 1,303, up 2% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday190 (15%)
  • Tuesday189 (15%)
  • Wednesday187 (14%)
  • Thursday187 (14%)
  • Friday213 (16%)
  • Saturday183 (14%)
  • Sunday154 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5956 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59184 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59178 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59231 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59260 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59214 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59162 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January87 (6.7%)
  • February117 (9%)
  • March99 (7.6%)
  • April91 (7%)
  • May115 (8.8%)
  • June113 (8.7%)
  • July113 (8.7%)
  • August101 (7.8%)
  • September95 (7.3%)
  • October123 (9.4%)
  • November135 (10%)
  • December114 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight912 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit388 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,022 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds249 (19%)
  • Fog or mist12 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry857 (66%)
  • Wet or damp418 (32%)
  • Frost or ice19 (1.5%)
  • Snow8 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph980 (75%)
  • 40 mph155 (12%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph28 (2.1%)
  • 70 mph134 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway935 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway304 (23%)
  • Roundabout51 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hillingdon in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant908 (56%)
  • Pedestrian260 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist183 (11%)
  • Cyclist154 (9.5%)
  • Van occupant79 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 540 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1068 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 15111 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20310 (19%)
  • 21 to 25257 (16%)
  • 26 to 35263 (16%)
  • 36 to 45199 (12%)
  • 46 to 55115 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6585 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7548 (3%)
  • Over 7549 (3%)
  • Not recorded82 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider988 (61%)
  • Passenger379 (23%)
  • Pedestrian260 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,793 (75%)
  • Motorcycle187 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes170 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle157 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach32 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hillingdon in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hillingdon had the 37th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
37th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
39th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
53rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Hillingdon with the most crashes in 1987

The A4020 had the most collisions in Hillingdon in 1987: 143, including 2 fatal and 33 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hillingdon, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4020143174233
2ndA31293104012
3rdM47911107
4thA4087484013
5thB4556677013
6thA40639806
7thB466617217
8thA45170016
9thA404325017
10thB464324004
11thA437282904
12thB467172402
13thB465141602
14thB472131803
15thB483131512
16thA400791102
17thB4698902
18thB46861002

Towns in Hillingdon: crashes in 1987

Hillingdon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 1,083.

Postcode districts in Hillingdon: crashes in 1987

UB3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hillingdon in 1987: 234.

Latest crashes in Hillingdon in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Hillingdon in 1987, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Hillingdon road accidents in other years