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Hillingdon road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 761 road traffic collisions in Hillingdon in 2017, and 995 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 2016 (649), and casualties rose from 813.

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

Collisions in 2017
761
Up 17% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
995
Up 22% on 2016
Fatal collisions
3
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Hillingdon in 2017

0.4% of collisions in Hillingdon in 2017 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Hillingdon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious9012%
  • Slight66888%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious949.4%
  • Slight89890%

Hillingdon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hillingdon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,463 in 1989. 2017 is highlighted, with 761, up 17% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday94 (12%)
  • Tuesday119 (16%)
  • Wednesday116 (15%)
  • Thursday115 (15%)
  • Friday120 (16%)
  • Saturday108 (14%)
  • Sunday89 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59108 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59111 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59136 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59173 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59125 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January75 (9.9%)
  • February55 (7.2%)
  • March76 (10%)
  • April62 (8.1%)
  • May52 (6.8%)
  • June57 (7.5%)
  • July69 (9.1%)
  • August59 (7.8%)
  • September59 (7.8%)
  • October66 (8.7%)
  • November65 (8.5%)
  • December66 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight544 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit196 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds599 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other16 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded55 (7.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry532 (70%)
  • Wet or damp158 (21%)
  • Frost or ice19 (2.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded50 (6.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph25 (3.3%)
  • 30 mph501 (66%)
  • 40 mph113 (15%)
  • 50 mph55 (7.2%)
  • 60 mph14 (1.8%)
  • 70 mph53 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway409 (54%)
  • Dual carriageway215 (28%)
  • Roundabout60 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road36 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded41 (5.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hillingdon in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant592 (59%)
  • Pedestrian171 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist88 (8.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant38 (3.8%)
  • Cyclist38 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant33 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant30 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1028 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1549 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2081 (8.1%)
  • 21 to 25114 (11%)
  • 26 to 35233 (23%)
  • 36 to 45169 (17%)
  • 46 to 55117 (12%)
  • 56 to 6594 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 7533 (3.3%)
  • Over 7538 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded20 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider600 (60%)
  • Passenger224 (23%)
  • Pedestrian171 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,002 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes90 (6.6%)
  • Motorcycle89 (6.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car66 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach47 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hillingdon in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hillingdon had the 40th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
40th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
40th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Hillingdon in 2017

Belmore, Hillingdon, UB4 0HF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hillingdon in 2017, with 54 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Hillingdon with the most crashes in 2017

The A4020 had the most collisions in Hillingdon in 2017: 76, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hillingdon, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA402076108111
2ndA408527115
3rdM4476902
4thA4373953011
5thA312325002
6thA4180303205
7thA40253804
8thA4222801
9thB466202400
10thM25142401
11thB467121701
12thA40481101
13thB48381201
14thA30447903
15thB4727801
16thA305500
17thB4653400
18thA41252300
19thB4702300
20thA31131100

Towns in Hillingdon: crashes in 2017

Hillingdon had 587 collisions in 2017.

Postcode districts in Hillingdon: crashes in 2017

UB3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hillingdon in 2017: 140.

Latest crashes in Hillingdon in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Hillingdon in 2017, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Hillingdon road accidents in other years