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Hillingdon road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 683 road traffic collisions in Hillingdon in 2019, and 860 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2018 (727), and casualties fell from 921.

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

Collisions in 2019
683
Down 6% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
860
Down 7% on 2018
Fatal collisions
5
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Hillingdon in 2019

0.7% of collisions in Hillingdon in 2019 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Hillingdon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious10215%
  • Slight57684%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious10412%
  • Slight75187%

Hillingdon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hillingdon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,463 in 1989. 2019 is highlighted, with 683, down 6% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 683
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday116 (17%)
  • Tuesday102 (15%)
  • Wednesday94 (14%)
  • Thursday89 (13%)
  • Friday110 (16%)
  • Saturday106 (16%)
  • Sunday66 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (3.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59102 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59104 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59106 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59142 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59108 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5971 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (7.2%)
  • February51 (7.5%)
  • March76 (11%)
  • April50 (7.3%)
  • May53 (7.8%)
  • June64 (9.4%)
  • July54 (7.9%)
  • August49 (7.2%)
  • September68 (10%)
  • October51 (7.5%)
  • November70 (10%)
  • December48 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight479 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit173 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (2.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds538 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other37 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry516 (76%)
  • Wet or damp149 (22%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph41 (6%)
  • 30 mph434 (64%)
  • 40 mph97 (14%)
  • 50 mph47 (6.9%)
  • 60 mph8 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph54 (7.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway347 (51%)
  • Dual carriageway197 (29%)
  • Roundabout78 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road37 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded24 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hillingdon in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant508 (59%)
  • Pedestrian125 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist100 (12%)
  • Cyclist60 (7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant33 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2%)
  • 11 to 1528 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2084 (9.8%)
  • 21 to 2593 (11%)
  • 26 to 35207 (24%)
  • 36 to 45146 (17%)
  • 46 to 55131 (15%)
  • 56 to 6556 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7525 (2.9%)
  • Over 7525 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded38 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider552 (64%)
  • Passenger183 (21%)
  • Pedestrian125 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car958 (73%)
  • Motorcycle107 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes77 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car44 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach25 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (1.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hillingdon in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hillingdon had the 41st most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
41st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
101st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Hillingdon in 2019

Hillingdon West, Hillingdon, UB8 2BE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hillingdon in 2019, with 37 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Hillingdon with the most crashes in 2019

The A4020 had the most collisions in Hillingdon in 2019: 62, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hillingdon, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4020627309
2ndM4476515
3rdA437414708
4thA408364808
5thA40252714
6thA312202911
7thA4180202603
8thB466182203
9thA4161812
10thM25163003
11thA308801
12thA304481103
13thA40481512
14thB4658900
15thB46781202
16thB4725800
17thB4834500
18thA31133300
19thB4693300
20thB4642201

Towns in Hillingdon: crashes in 2019

Hillingdon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 530.

Postcode districts in Hillingdon: crashes in 2019

UB3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hillingdon in 2019: 135.

Latest crashes in Hillingdon in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Hillingdon in 2019, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2019.

Severity

Hillingdon road accidents in other years