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Hillingdon road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,312 road traffic collisions in Hillingdon in 1997, and 1,618 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 222 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1996 (1,262), and casualties rose from 1,516.

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

Collisions in 1997
1,312
Up 4% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
1,618
Up 7% on 1996
Fatal collisions
18
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
222
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Hillingdon in 1997

1.4% of collisions in Hillingdon in 1997 were fatal and 17% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Hillingdon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal181.4%
  • Serious22217%
  • Slight1,07282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal211.3%
  • Serious25916%
  • Slight1,33883%

Hillingdon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hillingdon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,463 in 1989. 1997 is highlighted, with 1,312, up 4% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday196 (15%)
  • Tuesday193 (15%)
  • Wednesday201 (15%)
  • Thursday213 (16%)
  • Friday204 (16%)
  • Saturday171 (13%)
  • Sunday134 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5950 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5929 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59200 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59192 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59238 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59306 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59199 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5998 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January88 (6.7%)
  • February101 (7.7%)
  • March94 (7.2%)
  • April114 (8.7%)
  • May116 (8.8%)
  • June123 (9.4%)
  • July124 (9.5%)
  • August97 (7.4%)
  • September112 (8.5%)
  • October134 (10%)
  • November107 (8.2%)
  • December102 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight932 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit367 (28%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,156 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds116 (8.8%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other9 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,046 (80%)
  • Wet or damp256 (20%)
  • Frost or ice8 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph870 (66%)
  • 40 mph271 (21%)
  • 50 mph58 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph38 (2.9%)
  • 70 mph75 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway815 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway413 (31%)
  • Roundabout67 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hillingdon in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,071 (66%)
  • Pedestrian211 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist132 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist117 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant27 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1063 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1586 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20231 (14%)
  • 21 to 25190 (12%)
  • 26 to 35382 (24%)
  • 36 to 45214 (13%)
  • 46 to 55154 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6592 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7548 (3%)
  • Over 7539 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded82 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,032 (64%)
  • Passenger375 (23%)
  • Pedestrian211 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,913 (81%)
  • Motorcycle129 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle116 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes100 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach48 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hillingdon in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hillingdon had the 35th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
35th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
39th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
26th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Hillingdon with the most crashes in 1997

The A4020 had the most collisions in Hillingdon in 1997: 116, including 2 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hillingdon, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4020116138221
2ndM4110157116
3rdA40899119312
4thA4377291016
5thA4648108
6thA41805668113
7thB466444907
8thA312374404
9thA40354417
10thB467263305
11thM25253501
12thA404202303
13thA30172922
14thA3044161914
15thB472131501
16thB483121401
17thB469111302
18thA31139903
19thB4659901
20thA400771013

Towns in Hillingdon: crashes in 1997

Hillingdon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 985.

Postcode districts in Hillingdon: crashes in 1997

UB7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hillingdon in 1997: 237.

Latest crashes in Hillingdon in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Hillingdon in 1997, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Hillingdon road accidents in other years