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Three Rivers road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 315 road traffic collisions in Three Rivers in 1983, and 416 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 87 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1982 (346), and casualties fell from 475.

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

Collisions in 1983
315
Down 9% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
416
Down 12% on 1982
Fatal collisions
6
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
87
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Three Rivers in 1983

1.9% of collisions in Three Rivers in 1983 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.3% and 19% in Three Rivers from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.9%
  • Serious8728%
  • Slight22270%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious10325%
  • Slight30774%

Three Rivers road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Three Rivers, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 484 in 1997. 1983 is highlighted, with 315, down 9% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (14%)
  • Tuesday38 (12%)
  • Wednesday52 (17%)
  • Thursday46 (15%)
  • Friday46 (15%)
  • Saturday56 (18%)
  • Sunday33 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7.9%)
  • February19 (6%)
  • March22 (7%)
  • April26 (8.3%)
  • May26 (8.3%)
  • June25 (7.9%)
  • July33 (10%)
  • August30 (9.5%)
  • September23 (7.3%)
  • October29 (9.2%)
  • November29 (9.2%)
  • December28 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight214 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (5.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds244 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (17%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry198 (63%)
  • Wet or damp108 (34%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph173 (55%)
  • 40 mph50 (16%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph55 (17%)
  • 70 mph28 (8.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway260 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (10%)
  • Roundabout20 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Three Rivers in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant237 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (19%)
  • Cyclist45 (11%)
  • Pedestrian37 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1017 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1537 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 2099 (24%)
  • 21 to 2557 (14%)
  • 26 to 3569 (17%)
  • 36 to 4548 (12%)
  • 46 to 5541 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6516 (3.8%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.6%)
  • Over 758 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider267 (64%)
  • Passenger112 (27%)
  • Pedestrian37 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car400 (68%)
  • Motorcycle80 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Three Rivers in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Three Rivers had fewer road collisions than 295 of them in 1983.

Collisions
296th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
294th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
284th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
290th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Three Rivers with the most crashes in 1983

The A412 had the most collisions in Three Rivers in 1983: 51, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Three Rivers, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4125166012
2ndA404293708
3rdA405172203
4thB4542161917
5thA41152813
6thA4125141812
7thA400881402
8thM171202
9thA41454501
10thA4112300

Towns in Three Rivers: crashes in 1983

Rickmansworth had the most collisions of any town in Three Rivers in 1983: 59.

Postcode districts in Three Rivers: crashes in 1983

WD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Three Rivers in 1983: 158.

Latest crashes in Three Rivers in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Three Rivers in 1983, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1983.

Severity

Three Rivers road accidents in other years