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Three Rivers road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 284 road traffic collisions in Three Rivers in 1980, and 382 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 1979 (350), and casualties fell from 469.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 13,304 collisions in Three Rivers.

Collisions in 1980
284
Down 19% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
382
Down 19% on 1979
Fatal collisions
7
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Three Rivers in 1980

2.5% of collisions in Three Rivers in 1980 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.3% and 19% in Three Rivers from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.5%
  • Serious7025%
  • Slight20773%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious8723%
  • Slight28875%

Three Rivers road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Three Rivers, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 484 in 1997. 1980 is highlighted, with 284, down 19% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025114168
2024104139
2023135179
2022140187
202199128
202095119
2019132195
2018175251
2017202271
2016185275
2015190281
2014199294
2013168235
2012161216
2011229330
2010218299
2009229320
2008268400
2007288435
2006276384
2005327490
2004307466
2003348497
2002355518
2001388550
2000387553
1999418624
1998439653
1997484670
1996445678
1995443699
1994336524
1993361525
1992311452
1991282407
1990332469
1989347461
1988341487
1987319449
1986359472
1985376509
1984369511
1983315416
1982346475
1981328451
1980284382
1979350469

When and where crashes happen in Three Rivers in 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (18%)
  • Tuesday28 (9.9%)
  • Wednesday44 (15%)
  • Thursday47 (17%)
  • Friday40 (14%)
  • Saturday43 (15%)
  • Sunday31 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (9.9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (7.7%)
  • February25 (8.8%)
  • March29 (10%)
  • April18 (6.3%)
  • May17 (6%)
  • June32 (11%)
  • July22 (7.7%)
  • August20 (7%)
  • September20 (7%)
  • October21 (7.4%)
  • November29 (10%)
  • December29 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight197 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (5.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds222 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry163 (57%)
  • Wet or damp107 (38%)
  • Frost or ice13 (4.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph161 (57%)
  • 40 mph39 (14%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph52 (18%)
  • 70 mph26 (9.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway229 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (14%)
  • Roundabout13 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Three Rivers in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant206 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist91 (24%)
  • Pedestrian37 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist22 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1018 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1516 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 20119 (31%)
  • 21 to 2553 (14%)
  • 26 to 3555 (14%)
  • 36 to 4537 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5526 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6525 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.7%)
  • Over 758 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider243 (64%)
  • Passenger102 (27%)
  • Pedestrian37 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car337 (65%)
  • Motorcycle93 (18%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Three Rivers in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Three Rivers

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Three Rivers ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Three Rivers had fewer road collisions than 320 of them in 1980.

Collisions
321st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
321st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
283rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
324th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Three Rivers with the most crashes in 1980

The A412 had the most collisions in Three Rivers in 1980: 43, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Three Rivers, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA412436027
2ndA404253409
3rdA405232924
4thA4125152415
5thB4542152007
6thM191603
7thA416701
8thA40084400
9thA41454902
10thA11200
11thA4111100

Towns in Three Rivers: crashes in 1980

Rickmansworth had the most collisions of any town in Three Rivers in 1980: 61.

Postcode districts in Three Rivers: crashes in 1980

WD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Three Rivers in 1980: 140.

Latest crashes in Three Rivers in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Three Rivers in 1980, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Three Rivers road accidents in other years