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Hillingdon road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,262 road traffic collisions in Hillingdon in 1996, and 1,516 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 190 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1995 (1,272), and casualties fell from 1,611.

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

Collisions in 1996
1,262
Down 1% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
1,516
Down 6% on 1995
Fatal collisions
8
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
190
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Hillingdon in 1996

0.6% of collisions in Hillingdon in 1996 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Hillingdon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.6%
  • Serious19015%
  • Slight1,06484%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.5%
  • Serious21214%
  • Slight1,29685%

Hillingdon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hillingdon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,463 in 1989. 1996 is highlighted, with 1,262, down 1% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday181 (14%)
  • Tuesday175 (14%)
  • Wednesday172 (14%)
  • Thursday216 (17%)
  • Friday211 (17%)
  • Saturday177 (14%)
  • Sunday130 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59183 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59187 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59234 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59264 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59221 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59119 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January110 (8.7%)
  • February98 (7.8%)
  • March119 (9.4%)
  • April113 (9%)
  • May103 (8.2%)
  • June96 (7.6%)
  • July108 (8.6%)
  • August82 (6.5%)
  • September104 (8.2%)
  • October121 (9.6%)
  • November105 (8.3%)
  • December103 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight875 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit377 (30%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,176 (93%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (4.4%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,025 (81%)
  • Wet or damp219 (17%)
  • Frost or ice17 (1.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph896 (71%)
  • 40 mph225 (18%)
  • 50 mph56 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph15 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph70 (5.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway874 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway300 (24%)
  • Roundabout80 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hillingdon in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant985 (65%)
  • Pedestrian193 (13%)
  • Cyclist141 (9.3%)
  • Motorcyclist111 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant36 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant33 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1062 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1571 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20216 (14%)
  • 21 to 25185 (12%)
  • 26 to 35350 (23%)
  • 36 to 45201 (13%)
  • 46 to 55154 (10%)
  • 56 to 6582 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7554 (3.6%)
  • Over 7533 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded82 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider989 (65%)
  • Passenger334 (22%)
  • Pedestrian193 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,823 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle141 (6.1%)
  • Motorcycle117 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes95 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach46 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hillingdon in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hillingdon had the 36th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
36th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
47th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Hillingdon with the most crashes in 1996

The A4020 had the most collisions in Hillingdon in 1996: 130, including 1 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hillingdon, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4020130149125
2ndM498149015
3rdA40889107113
4thA4377588214
5thA4180596519
6thA404462012
7thB466445109
8thA4426006
9thA312405006
10thM25273501
11thB467262802
12thA404212102
13thA30172204
14thA3044151902
15thB472121200
16thB4838801
17thA311371001
18thA40074500
19thB4694510
20thA41252200

Towns in Hillingdon: crashes in 1996

Hillingdon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 961.

Postcode districts in Hillingdon: crashes in 1996

UB7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hillingdon in 1996: 206.

Latest crashes in Hillingdon in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Hillingdon in 1996, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Hillingdon road accidents in other years