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Hillingdon road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 801 road traffic collisions in Hillingdon in 2012, and 1,055 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2011 (750), and casualties rose from 946.

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

Collisions in 2012
801
Up 7% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
1,055
Up 12% on 2011
Fatal collisions
5
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
9.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Hillingdon in 2012

0.6% of collisions in Hillingdon in 2012 were fatal and 9.4% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Hillingdon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious759.4%
  • Slight72190%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious787.4%
  • Slight97292%

Hillingdon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hillingdon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,463 in 1989. 2012 is highlighted, with 801, up 7% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday107 (13%)
  • Tuesday150 (19%)
  • Wednesday131 (16%)
  • Thursday106 (13%)
  • Friday128 (16%)
  • Saturday89 (11%)
  • Sunday90 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59119 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5986 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59134 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59205 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59159 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January77 (9.6%)
  • February65 (8.1%)
  • March75 (9.4%)
  • April49 (6.1%)
  • May61 (7.6%)
  • June63 (7.9%)
  • July69 (8.6%)
  • August43 (5.4%)
  • September72 (9%)
  • October92 (11%)
  • November72 (9%)
  • December63 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight583 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit212 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds680 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds89 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry620 (77%)
  • Wet or damp171 (21%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph619 (77%)
  • 40 mph61 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph39 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph78 (9.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway504 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway192 (24%)
  • Roundabout90 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hillingdon in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant680 (64%)
  • Pedestrian119 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist112 (11%)
  • Cyclist64 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1016 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1538 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 20100 (9.5%)
  • 21 to 25161 (15%)
  • 26 to 35220 (21%)
  • 36 to 45181 (17%)
  • 46 to 55126 (12%)
  • 56 to 6565 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7532 (3%)
  • Over 7529 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded71 (6.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider713 (68%)
  • Passenger223 (21%)
  • Pedestrian119 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,173 (77%)
  • Motorcycle114 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes79 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach40 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hillingdon in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hillingdon had the 36th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
36th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
35th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Hillingdon in 2012

Belmore, Hillingdon, UB4 0HF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hillingdon in 2012, with 57 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Hillingdon with the most crashes in 2012

The A4020 had the most collisions in Hillingdon in 2012: 77, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hillingdon, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA402077107011
2ndM4519400
3rdA437497015
4thA408476106
5thA312435701
6thA40374403
7thA4180323500
8thA4304005
9thM25253002
10thB466243300
11thB467151801
12thA404121312
13thA3081101
14thA30448900
15thB47281102
16thB46561100
17thA40075500
18thA41253401
19thB4833300
20thA31132400

Towns in Hillingdon: crashes in 2012

Hillingdon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 590.

Postcode districts in Hillingdon: crashes in 2012

UB3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hillingdon in 2012: 157.

Latest crashes in Hillingdon in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Hillingdon in 2012, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2012.

Severity

Hillingdon road accidents in other years