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Three Rivers road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 346 road traffic collisions in Three Rivers in 1982, and 475 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 97 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1981 (328), and casualties rose from 451.

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

Collisions in 1982
346
Up 5% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
475
Up 5% on 1981
Fatal collisions
6
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
97
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Three Rivers in 1982

1.7% of collisions in Three Rivers in 1982 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.3% and 19% in Three Rivers from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious9728%
  • Slight24370%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious12326%
  • Slight34472%

Three Rivers road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Three Rivers, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 484 in 1997. 1982 is highlighted, with 346, up 5% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (13%)
  • Tuesday42 (12%)
  • Wednesday51 (15%)
  • Thursday44 (13%)
  • Friday62 (18%)
  • Saturday47 (14%)
  • Sunday55 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (7.5%)
  • February20 (5.8%)
  • March25 (7.2%)
  • April23 (6.6%)
  • May30 (8.7%)
  • June32 (9.2%)
  • July24 (6.9%)
  • August30 (8.7%)
  • September31 (9%)
  • October29 (8.4%)
  • November40 (12%)
  • December36 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight238 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (6.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds272 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (14%)
  • Fog or mist12 (3.5%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry199 (58%)
  • Wet or damp123 (36%)
  • Frost or ice17 (4.9%)
  • Snow6 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph177 (51%)
  • 40 mph44 (13%)
  • 50 mph17 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph66 (19%)
  • 70 mph42 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway272 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (14%)
  • Roundabout19 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Three Rivers in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant287 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (16%)
  • Pedestrian51 (11%)
  • Cyclist36 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1531 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20144 (30%)
  • 21 to 2563 (13%)
  • 26 to 3558 (12%)
  • 36 to 4545 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5544 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6541 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.2%)
  • Over 754 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider284 (60%)
  • Passenger140 (29%)
  • Pedestrian51 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car475 (71%)
  • Motorcycle77 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Three Rivers in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Three Rivers

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Three Rivers ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Three Rivers had fewer road collisions than 285 of them in 1982.

Collisions
286th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
286th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
303rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
286th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Three Rivers with the most crashes in 1982

The A412 had the most collisions in Three Rivers in 1982: 39, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Three Rivers, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4123958013
2ndA405303807
3rdA404294726
4thB4542222808
5thA41151900
6thA4125131703
7thA40087801
8thA414571111
9thM15902
10thA4113311
11thA1411210

Towns in Three Rivers: crashes in 1982

Watford, Watford had the most collisions of any town in Three Rivers in 1982: 54.

Postcode districts in Three Rivers: crashes in 1982

WD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Three Rivers in 1982: 159.

Latest crashes in Three Rivers in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Three Rivers in 1982, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Three Rivers road accidents in other years