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Hillingdon road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,196 road traffic collisions in Hillingdon in 2001, and 1,592 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 170 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2000 (1,233), and casualties rose from 1,555.

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

Collisions in 2001
1,196
Down 3% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
1,592
Up 2% on 2000
Fatal collisions
5
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
170
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Hillingdon in 2001

0.4% of collisions in Hillingdon in 2001 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Hillingdon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.4%
  • Serious17014%
  • Slight1,02185%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.3%
  • Serious19112%
  • Slight1,39688%

Hillingdon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hillingdon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,463 in 1989. 2001 is highlighted, with 1,196, down 3% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday164 (14%)
  • Tuesday174 (15%)
  • Wednesday180 (15%)
  • Thursday169 (14%)
  • Friday208 (17%)
  • Saturday156 (13%)
  • Sunday145 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59143 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59162 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59224 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59282 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59207 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59125 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January101 (8.4%)
  • February96 (8%)
  • March99 (8.3%)
  • April84 (7%)
  • May105 (8.8%)
  • June86 (7.2%)
  • July93 (7.8%)
  • August111 (9.3%)
  • September99 (8.3%)
  • October113 (9.4%)
  • November94 (7.9%)
  • December115 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight802 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit380 (32%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,000 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds163 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other18 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry835 (70%)
  • Wet or damp340 (28%)
  • Frost or ice18 (1.5%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph752 (63%)
  • 40 mph299 (25%)
  • 50 mph69 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph23 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph53 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway746 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway286 (24%)
  • Roundabout144 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hillingdon in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,110 (70%)
  • Pedestrian169 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist136 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist81 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant41 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 543 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1050 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1592 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20193 (12%)
  • 21 to 25199 (13%)
  • 26 to 35416 (26%)
  • 36 to 45218 (14%)
  • 46 to 55149 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6570 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7550 (3.1%)
  • Over 7541 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded71 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,015 (64%)
  • Passenger408 (26%)
  • Pedestrian169 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,781 (81%)
  • Motorcycle137 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes101 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle82 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach33 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle15 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hillingdon in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Hillingdon

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Hillingdon ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hillingdon had the 39th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
37th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Hillingdon in 2001

Heathrow Villages, Hillingdon, UB7 9HG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hillingdon in 2001, with 68 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Hillingdon with the most crashes in 2001

The A4020 had the most collisions in Hillingdon in 2001: 135, including 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hillingdon, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4020135172017
2ndA40882112111
3rdM469119210
4thA437688407
5thA4180587905
6thA4537304
7thA312434813
8thB466385507
9thA40314306
10thA404232705
11thA30172703
12thM25142103
13thB467131500
14thB472101102
15thA31139901
16thA304481202
17thB4658801
18thA40076800
19thA41255500
20thB4834600

Towns in Hillingdon: crashes in 2001

Hillingdon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 943.

Postcode districts in Hillingdon: crashes in 2001

UB3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hillingdon in 2001: 184.

Latest crashes in Hillingdon in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Hillingdon in 2001, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Hillingdon road accidents in other years