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Hillingdon road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 727 road traffic collisions in Hillingdon in 2018, and 921 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 117 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2017 (761), and casualties fell from 995.

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

Collisions in 2018
727
Down 4% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
921
Down 7% on 2017
Fatal collisions
4
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
117
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Hillingdon in 2018

0.6% of collisions in Hillingdon in 2018 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Hillingdon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious11716%
  • Slight60683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious12113%
  • Slight79486%

Hillingdon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hillingdon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,463 in 1989. 2018 is highlighted, with 727, down 4% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 727
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday121 (17%)
  • Tuesday104 (14%)
  • Wednesday115 (16%)
  • Thursday121 (17%)
  • Friday97 (13%)
  • Saturday92 (13%)
  • Sunday77 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59110 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59105 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59115 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59150 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59136 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (7.6%)
  • February59 (8.1%)
  • March47 (6.5%)
  • April53 (7.3%)
  • May46 (6.3%)
  • June61 (8.4%)
  • July63 (8.7%)
  • August64 (8.8%)
  • September63 (8.7%)
  • October71 (9.8%)
  • November76 (10%)
  • December69 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight493 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit196 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown22 (3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds547 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds92 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other33 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded24 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry535 (74%)
  • Wet or damp157 (22%)
  • Snow8 (1.1%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded22 (3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph27 (3.7%)
  • 30 mph490 (67%)
  • 40 mph93 (13%)
  • 50 mph46 (6.3%)
  • 60 mph20 (2.8%)
  • 70 mph51 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway382 (53%)
  • Dual carriageway207 (28%)
  • Roundabout69 (9.5%)
  • One way street or slip road40 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded29 (4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hillingdon in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant551 (60%)
  • Pedestrian150 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist81 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist56 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant28 (3%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1011 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 1532 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2090 (9.8%)
  • 21 to 2599 (11%)
  • 26 to 35226 (25%)
  • 36 to 45155 (17%)
  • 46 to 55116 (13%)
  • 56 to 6581 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7542 (4.6%)
  • Over 7532 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded20 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider574 (62%)
  • Passenger197 (21%)
  • Pedestrian150 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,026 (74%)
  • Motorcycle89 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes67 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car50 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach41 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle20 (1.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hillingdon in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hillingdon had the 38th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
38th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
39th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
40th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Hillingdon in 2018

Heathrow Villages, Hillingdon, UB7 9HG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hillingdon in 2018, with 42 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Hillingdon with the most crashes in 2018

The A4020 had the most collisions in Hillingdon in 2018: 59, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hillingdon, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40205981010
2ndM4539704
3rdA4374557010
4thA408415005
5thA312313703
6thA4304012
7thA4180242919
8thB466222803
9thA40172504
10thA30111500
11thA404111301
12thM25111502
13thB472101103
14thB46791002
15thA304461100
16thB4654500
17thA41253600
18thB33783300
19thB4833300
20thB4692200

Towns in Hillingdon: crashes in 2018

Hillingdon had 566 collisions in 2018.

Postcode districts in Hillingdon: crashes in 2018

UB3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hillingdon in 2018: 148.

Latest crashes in Hillingdon in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Hillingdon in 2018, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Hillingdon road accidents in other years