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Hillingdon road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,175 road traffic collisions in Hillingdon in 1998, and 1,476 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 211 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1997 (1,312), and casualties fell from 1,618.

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

Collisions in 1998
1,175
Down 10% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,476
Down 9% on 1997
Fatal collisions
5
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
211
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Hillingdon in 1998

0.4% of collisions in Hillingdon in 1998 were fatal and 18% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Hillingdon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.4%
  • Serious21118%
  • Slight95982%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.3%
  • Serious23216%
  • Slight1,23984%

Hillingdon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hillingdon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,463 in 1989. 1998 is highlighted, with 1,175, down 10% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday175 (15%)
  • Tuesday184 (16%)
  • Wednesday166 (14%)
  • Thursday187 (16%)
  • Friday178 (15%)
  • Saturday165 (14%)
  • Sunday120 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59173 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59151 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59202 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59273 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59220 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59100 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January86 (7.3%)
  • February82 (7%)
  • March103 (8.8%)
  • April91 (7.7%)
  • May103 (8.8%)
  • June106 (9%)
  • July108 (9.2%)
  • August87 (7.4%)
  • September100 (8.5%)
  • October92 (7.8%)
  • November117 (10%)
  • December100 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight799 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit361 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds987 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds156 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other7 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry885 (75%)
  • Wet or damp280 (24%)
  • Frost or ice8 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph699 (59%)
  • 40 mph305 (26%)
  • 50 mph65 (5.5%)
  • 60 mph25 (2.1%)
  • 70 mph81 (6.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway630 (54%)
  • Dual carriageway442 (38%)
  • Roundabout88 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hillingdon in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant941 (64%)
  • Pedestrian188 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist126 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist113 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant45 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1043 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1584 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20177 (12%)
  • 21 to 25171 (12%)
  • 26 to 35373 (25%)
  • 36 to 45210 (14%)
  • 46 to 55139 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6583 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7561 (4.1%)
  • Over 7526 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded72 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider939 (64%)
  • Passenger349 (24%)
  • Pedestrian188 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,671 (78%)
  • Motorcycle130 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle116 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes115 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach46 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle20 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hillingdon in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hillingdon had the 45th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
45th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
49th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
233rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
29th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Hillingdon with the most crashes in 1998

The A4020 had the most collisions in Hillingdon in 1998: 115, including 2 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hillingdon, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4020115141227
2ndM486126113
3rdA4377385018
4thA4086989010
5thA46081118
6thA3125666010
7thA4180536606
8thM25394706
9thB466374605
10thA40295008
11thA3044202404
12thB467192104
13thA30152201
14thA404131703
15thB472101302
16thA40076700
17thB4696600
18thA31135600
19thB4654401
20thB4833301

Towns in Hillingdon: crashes in 1998

Hillingdon had 871 collisions in 1998.

Postcode districts in Hillingdon: crashes in 1998

UB7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hillingdon in 1998: 191.

Latest crashes in Hillingdon in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Hillingdon in 1998, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Hillingdon road accidents in other years