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UB7 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1981
6,958
191st highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
9,124
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
53
57 people killed
Serious collisions
955
1,059 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
86
Down 5% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
112
Down 8% on 2024

Road collision statistics for UB7

Collisions by severity, 1981 to 2025

  • Fatal530.8%
  • Serious95514%
  • Slight5,95086%

What the data shows

  • UB7 had 1,010 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 5% fewer than the 1,066 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 14% of collisions in UB7 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 850 children under 16 were killed or injured in UB7, 9.9% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 27% of collisions in UB7.

Where UB7 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
191st
Most casualties
195th
Most fatal collisions
1,101st
Most serious collisions
452nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday989 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,000 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,050 (15%)
  • Thursday1,120 (16%)
  • Friday1,125 (16%)
  • Saturday866 (12%)
  • Sunday808 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,982 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,858 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown51 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit42 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,183 (46%)
  • Dual carriageway2,753 (40%)
  • Roundabout735 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road227 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded60 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph80 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph3,705 (53%)
  • 40 mph478 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph783 (11%)
  • 60 mph207 (3%)
  • 70 mph1,704 (24%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds5,665 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds912 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds63 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds56 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist42 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds22 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (under 0.1%)
  • Other113 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded83 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant6,074 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist881 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian870 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist574 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant244 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant181 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant163 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)67 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant39 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant18 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

UB7 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in UB7, 1981 to 2025

Collisions in UB7 peaked at 279 in 1992; 2025 had 86.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 86
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202586112
202491122
2023103139
2022113148
202196116
202087114
201997120
2018117168
2017117152
2016103134
201597140
201497133
201394123
2012113171
201195131
201092123
2009103127
2008114158
2007132196
2006129173
2005121164
2004141199
2003164219
2002173239
2001179251
2000205265
1999187243
1998192247
1997243317
1996213272
1995191254
1994217283
1993267357
1992279378
1991260315
1990256349
1989265337
1988205264
1987176224
1986177223
1985209249
1984184217
1983194230
1982183226
198112

Map of recent crashes in UB7

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in UB7

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in UB7

The 24 most recent collisions in UB7 happened between 22 August and 18 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in UB7

The M4 has the most collisions in UB7, 2,017 of 6,958 (29%), followed by the A408 (1,588).

Collisions in UB7 on each road, 1981 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM42,0172,9439226
2ndA4081,5882,05817207
3rdA4490653592
4thA3044225290134
5thM2513317617
6thB33788194111
7thB4658190023

Council areas covering UB7

Collisions in UB7 were recorded in 6 council areas. Hillingdon has 6,708 of 6,958 (96%).

Collisions in UB7 by council area, 1981 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stHillingdon6,7088,79452920
2ndBuckinghamshire9512709
3rdHeathrow Airport90114016
4thHounslow334506
5thSlough202703
6thSpelthorne101501

Town in UB7

Of the 6,958 collisions in UB7, 4,036 (58%) were in Hillingdon.