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Hillingdon road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 753 road traffic collisions in Hillingdon in 2008, and 960 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2007 (785), and casualties fell from 1,030.

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

Collisions in 2008
753
Down 4% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
960
Down 7% on 2007
Fatal collisions
13
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Hillingdon in 2008

1.7% of collisions in Hillingdon in 2008 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Hillingdon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.7%
  • Serious8411%
  • Slight65687%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.4%
  • Serious949.8%
  • Slight85389%

Hillingdon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hillingdon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,463 in 1989. 2008 is highlighted, with 753, down 4% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday124 (16%)
  • Tuesday123 (16%)
  • Wednesday113 (15%)
  • Thursday101 (13%)
  • Friday127 (17%)
  • Saturday98 (13%)
  • Sunday67 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59105 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59113 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59128 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59171 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59133 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January65 (8.6%)
  • February55 (7.3%)
  • March62 (8.2%)
  • April46 (6.1%)
  • May47 (6.2%)
  • June66 (8.8%)
  • July68 (9%)
  • August67 (8.9%)
  • September68 (9%)
  • October78 (10%)
  • November70 (9.3%)
  • December61 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight554 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit195 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds637 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other14 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry571 (76%)
  • Wet or damp176 (23%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph585 (78%)
  • 40 mph51 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph56 (7.4%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph58 (7.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway501 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway181 (24%)
  • Roundabout64 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hillingdon in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant630 (66%)
  • Pedestrian127 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (7%)
  • Cyclist53 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant37 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1025 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1538 (4%)
  • 16 to 20111 (12%)
  • 21 to 25105 (11%)
  • 26 to 35181 (19%)
  • 36 to 45150 (16%)
  • 46 to 5581 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6561 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7524 (2.5%)
  • Over 7522 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded150 (16%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider622 (65%)
  • Passenger211 (22%)
  • Pedestrian127 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,099 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes87 (6.2%)
  • Motorcycle68 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach55 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hillingdon in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Hillingdon ranked among 351 areas in 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hillingdon had the 53rd most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
53rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
58th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
82nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Hillingdon in 2008

Heathrow Villages, Hillingdon, UB7 9HG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hillingdon in 2008, with 49 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Hillingdon with the most crashes in 2008

The A4020 had the most collisions in Hillingdon in 2008: 74, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hillingdon, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40207497011
2ndM4629915
3rdA408496407
4thA437496735
5thA4180323904
6thB466252701
7thA312222310
8thA4223204
9thA40212503
10thM25151901
11thA3044141802
12thB467142001
13thA404111512
14thB48391001
15thB46581201
16thA305501
17thB4724710
18thA40073300
19thA31132200
20thB4702200

Towns in Hillingdon: crashes in 2008

Hillingdon had 570 collisions in 2008.

Postcode districts in Hillingdon: crashes in 2008

UB3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hillingdon in 2008: 140.

Latest crashes in Hillingdon in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Hillingdon in 2008, 3 were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Hillingdon road accidents in other years