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Hillingdon road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 37,339 road traffic collisions in Hillingdon from 1979 to 2025, and 46,096 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 278 were fatal and 5,684 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 513 collisions, down 3% on 2024 (531).

Collisions since 1979
37,339
34th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
46,096
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
278
285 people killed
Serious collisions
5,684
6,252 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
513
Down 3% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
623
Down 2% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Hillingdon

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal2780.7%
  • Serious5,68415%
  • Slight31,37784%

What the data shows

  • Hillingdon had 5,397 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 9% fewer than the 5,956 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in Hillingdon were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 5,362 children under 16 were killed or injured in Hillingdon, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 25% of collisions in Hillingdon.

Where Hillingdon ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
34th
Most casualties
32nd
Most fatal collisions
40th
Most serious collisions
33rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday5,401 (14%)
  • Tuesday5,468 (15%)
  • Wednesday5,636 (15%)
  • Thursday5,751 (15%)
  • Friday6,176 (17%)
  • Saturday4,991 (13%)
  • Sunday3,916 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight26,450 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10,314 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown323 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit139 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting113 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway25,984 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway7,493 (20%)
  • Roundabout2,304 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1,155 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded403 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph611 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph29,842 (80%)
  • 40 mph5,044 (14%)
  • 50 mph838 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph354 (0.9%)
  • 70 mph645 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds30,743 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds4,720 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds293 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds227 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist134 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds120 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds21 (0.1%)
  • Other627 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded454 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant25,743 (56%)
  • Pedestrian7,705 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist5,147 (11%)
  • Cyclist4,002 (8.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,485 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant1,099 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant435 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)179 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant140 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant112 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded31 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Hillingdon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hillingdon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Hillingdon peaked at 1,351 in 1989; 2025 had 513.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 513
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025513623
2024531633
2023516626
2022592745
2021480571
2020441533
2019555684
2018602726
2017629798
2016538657
2015582761
2014591796
2013445562
2012613783
2011613756
2010670864
2009604789
2008603750
2007628776
2006607744
2005705856
2004809988
20038571,084
20029371,191
20011,0061,308
20001,0361,284
19999521,201
19989581,189
19971,0911,315
19961,0571,215
19951,0601,328
19941,0801,360
19931,1221,431
19921,0621,330
19911,2111,439
19901,2761,585
19891,3511,629
19881,1891,471
19871,1691,407
19861,1691,400
19851,1931,469
19841,2831,531
19831,1551,387
19821,2451,505
198144
198034
197968

Map of recent crashes in Hillingdon

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Hillingdon

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Hillingdon

The 24 most recent collisions in Hillingdon happened between 13 December and 29 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Hillingdon

The A4020 has the most collisions in Hillingdon, 4,443 of 37,339 (12%), followed by the A408 (2,489).

Collisions in Hillingdon on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40204,4435,62247710
2ndA4082,4893,16615374
3rdA4372,0022,50219289
4thA41,5972,15720270
5thB4661,4041,70912211
6thA3121,3141,58512188
7thA41801,1071,3868164
8thA4047689717157
9thB467549662374
10thM4512768245
11thA30510735681
12thB455423520287
13thB465334408259
14thB464324400459
15thB483315383137
16thB472308362353
17thA40242325225
18thB469178202132
19thA4007161186122
20thA4125106133013
21stB4706587017
22ndA3044627906
23rdB4685169014
24thB3378445004
25thA412202809
26thA427121401

Council areas covering Hillingdon

Collisions in Hillingdon were recorded in 10 council areas. Hillingdon has 34,617 of 37,339 (93%).

Collisions in Hillingdon by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stHillingdon34,61742,7542625,336
2ndHeathrow Airport2,1912,63510239
3rdHounslow300425359
4thBuckinghamshire7694126
5thEaling495517
6thHarrow303313
7thSlough213105
8thThree Rivers193004
9thTower Hamlets192000
10thSpelthorne101202

Postcode districts in Hillingdon

Collisions in Hillingdon were recorded in 20 postcode districts, led by UB3 (6,368) and UB8 (5,494).