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Three Rivers road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 328 road traffic collisions in Three Rivers in 1981, and 451 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 110 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 1980 (284), and casualties rose from 382.

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

Collisions in 1981
328
Up 15% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
451
Up 18% on 1980
Fatal collisions
6
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
110
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Three Rivers in 1981

1.8% of collisions in Three Rivers in 1981 were fatal and 34% serious, against 1.3% and 19% in Three Rivers from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.8%
  • Serious11034%
  • Slight21265%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious13931%
  • Slight30668%

Three Rivers road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Three Rivers, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 484 in 1997. 1981 is highlighted, with 328, up 15% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (15%)
  • Tuesday53 (16%)
  • Wednesday44 (13%)
  • Thursday50 (15%)
  • Friday52 (16%)
  • Saturday49 (15%)
  • Sunday32 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (9.5%)
  • February19 (5.8%)
  • March38 (12%)
  • April23 (7%)
  • May36 (11%)
  • June25 (7.6%)
  • July31 (9.5%)
  • August23 (7%)
  • September24 (7.3%)
  • October28 (8.5%)
  • November28 (8.5%)
  • December22 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight230 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (5.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds255 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry194 (59%)
  • Wet or damp123 (38%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.1%)
  • Snow4 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph172 (52%)
  • 40 mph43 (13%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph62 (19%)
  • 70 mph46 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway254 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (17%)
  • Roundabout14 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Three Rivers in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant246 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist94 (21%)
  • Pedestrian34 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist31 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant19 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1531 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20126 (28%)
  • 21 to 2563 (14%)
  • 26 to 3560 (13%)
  • 36 to 4555 (12%)
  • 46 to 5531 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6534 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.8%)
  • Over 756 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider290 (64%)
  • Passenger127 (28%)
  • Pedestrian34 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car423 (68%)
  • Motorcycle93 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Three Rivers in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Three Rivers had fewer road collisions than 294 of them in 1981.

Collisions
295th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
293rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
295th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
254th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Three Rivers with the most crashes in 1981

The A412 had the most collisions in Three Rivers in 1981: 49, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Three Rivers, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4124955016
2ndA4052945111
3rdA4042848013
4thA41172205
5thM1151903
6thB4542142102
7thA4125121713
8thA400891502
9thA414551103
10thA4111100
11thA42151100

Towns in Three Rivers: crashes in 1981

Rickmansworth and Watford, Watford had the most collisions of any town in Three Rivers in 1981, with 58 each.

Postcode districts in Three Rivers: crashes in 1981

WD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Three Rivers in 1981: 152.

Latest crashes in Three Rivers in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Three Rivers in 1981, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 25 December 1981.

Severity

Three Rivers road accidents in other years