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Hillingdon road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 649 road traffic collisions in Hillingdon in 2016, and 813 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2015 (724), and casualties fell from 969.

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

Collisions in 2016
649
Down 10% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
813
Down 16% on 2015
Fatal collisions
3
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
9.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Hillingdon in 2016

0.5% of collisions in Hillingdon in 2016 were fatal and 9.9% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Hillingdon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious649.9%
  • Slight58290%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious688.4%
  • Slight74291%

Hillingdon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hillingdon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,463 in 1989. 2016 is highlighted, with 649, down 10% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 649
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday92 (14%)
  • Tuesday101 (16%)
  • Wednesday108 (17%)
  • Thursday98 (15%)
  • Friday106 (16%)
  • Saturday84 (13%)
  • Sunday60 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59106 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59118 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59153 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59114 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January62 (9.6%)
  • February46 (7.1%)
  • March57 (8.8%)
  • April48 (7.4%)
  • May49 (7.6%)
  • June44 (6.8%)
  • July45 (6.9%)
  • August49 (7.6%)
  • September56 (8.6%)
  • October44 (6.8%)
  • November88 (14%)
  • December61 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight456 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit174 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds520 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (11%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other11 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded30 (4.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry480 (74%)
  • Wet or damp149 (23%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (2%)
  • 30 mph455 (70%)
  • 40 mph77 (12%)
  • 50 mph49 (7.6%)
  • 60 mph8 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph47 (7.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway393 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway174 (27%)
  • Roundabout43 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hillingdon in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant449 (55%)
  • Pedestrian119 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist98 (12%)
  • Cyclist82 (10%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2%)
  • 6 to 1022 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1534 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2069 (8.5%)
  • 21 to 2587 (11%)
  • 26 to 35183 (23%)
  • 36 to 45150 (18%)
  • 46 to 55113 (14%)
  • 56 to 6554 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3.3%)
  • Over 7525 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded33 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider534 (66%)
  • Passenger160 (20%)
  • Pedestrian119 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car831 (71%)
  • Motorcycle100 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle82 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes64 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach35 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car31 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hillingdon in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hillingdon had the 53rd most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
53rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
61st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
116th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Hillingdon in 2016

Belmore, Hillingdon, UB4 0HF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hillingdon in 2016, with 42 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Hillingdon with the most crashes in 2016

The A4020 had the most collisions in Hillingdon in 2016: 70, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hillingdon, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4020708905
2ndA408536616
3rdA437436103
4thM4335505
5thA4180243005
6thA312233100
7thA40232802
8thB466202502
9thA4162012
10thA30142001
11thA404101101
12thB4839900
13thM2591301
14thB4678800
15thB4656600
16thA30444500
17thB4724401
18thA40072201
19thA41252201
20thA31131100

Towns in Hillingdon: crashes in 2016

Hillingdon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 514.

Postcode districts in Hillingdon: crashes in 2016

UB3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hillingdon in 2016: 121.

Latest crashes in Hillingdon in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Hillingdon in 2016, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Hillingdon road accidents in other years