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Hillingdon road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 687 road traffic collisions in Hillingdon in 2022, and 880 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 101 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 2021 (581), and casualties rose from 706.

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

Collisions in 2022
687
Up 18% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
880
Up 25% on 2021
Fatal collisions
4
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
101
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Hillingdon in 2022

0.6% of collisions in Hillingdon in 2022 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Hillingdon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious10115%
  • Slight58285%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious11213%
  • Slight76487%

Hillingdon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hillingdon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,463 in 1989. 2022 is highlighted, with 687, up 18% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 687
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday90 (13%)
  • Tuesday81 (12%)
  • Wednesday109 (16%)
  • Thursday111 (16%)
  • Friday115 (17%)
  • Saturday107 (16%)
  • Sunday74 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (3.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5985 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5992 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59115 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59159 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59119 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (7.9%)
  • February49 (7.1%)
  • March61 (8.9%)
  • April52 (7.6%)
  • May55 (8%)
  • June58 (8.4%)
  • July55 (8%)
  • August65 (9.5%)
  • September49 (7.1%)
  • October60 (8.7%)
  • November74 (11%)
  • December55 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight469 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit191 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (1.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds530 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (9.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other56 (8.2%)
  • Not recorded29 (4.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry524 (76%)
  • Wet or damp131 (19%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded22 (3.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph88 (13%)
  • 30 mph435 (63%)
  • 40 mph79 (11%)
  • 50 mph51 (7.4%)
  • 60 mph10 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph24 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway363 (53%)
  • Dual carriageway163 (24%)
  • Roundabout69 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road51 (7.4%)
  • Not recorded41 (6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hillingdon in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant492 (56%)
  • Pedestrian159 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist114 (13%)
  • Cyclist53 (6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant17 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.6%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user3 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2%)
  • 11 to 1546 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2079 (9%)
  • 21 to 25105 (12%)
  • 26 to 35191 (22%)
  • 36 to 45148 (17%)
  • 46 to 55115 (13%)
  • 56 to 6569 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7531 (3.5%)
  • Over 7524 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded41 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider531 (60%)
  • Passenger190 (22%)
  • Pedestrian159 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car906 (72%)
  • Motorcycle123 (9.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes79 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach37 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car24 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hillingdon in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hillingdon had the 33rd most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
28th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Hillingdon in 2022

Belmore, Hillingdon, UB4 0HF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hillingdon in 2022, with 53 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Hillingdon with the most crashes in 2022

The A4020 had the most collisions in Hillingdon in 2022: 75, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hillingdon, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40207590015
2ndA408507109
3rdA437465306
4thM4357107
5thA312263604
6thA4180232704
7thA4182101
8thA40161902
9thB466131702
10thM2591100
11thA40471100
12thB46571101
13thA30445510
14thB4675502
15thB4724501
16thB4834400
17thA303302
18thA40072201
19thA41252301
20thB4692200

Towns in Hillingdon: crashes in 2022

Hillingdon had 569 collisions in 2022.

Postcode districts in Hillingdon: crashes in 2022

UB3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hillingdon in 2022: 126.

Latest crashes in Hillingdon in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Hillingdon in 2022, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Hillingdon road accidents in other years