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Three Rivers road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 369 road traffic collisions in Three Rivers in 1984, and 511 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 93 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 1983 (315), and casualties rose from 416.

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

Collisions in 1984
369
Up 17% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
511
Up 23% on 1983
Fatal collisions
5
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
93
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Three Rivers in 1984

1.4% of collisions in Three Rivers in 1984 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.3% and 19% in Three Rivers from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious9325%
  • Slight27173%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious11523%
  • Slight39177%

Three Rivers road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Three Rivers, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 484 in 1997. 1984 is highlighted, with 369, up 17% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (16%)
  • Tuesday58 (16%)
  • Wednesday37 (10%)
  • Thursday49 (13%)
  • Friday65 (18%)
  • Saturday51 (14%)
  • Sunday49 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (6.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (7.9%)
  • February26 (7%)
  • March26 (7%)
  • April21 (5.7%)
  • May25 (6.8%)
  • June35 (9.5%)
  • July32 (8.7%)
  • August28 (7.6%)
  • September35 (9.5%)
  • October36 (9.8%)
  • November37 (10%)
  • December39 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight257 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (6.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds293 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (14%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry212 (57%)
  • Wet or damp144 (39%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph195 (53%)
  • 40 mph51 (14%)
  • 50 mph16 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph72 (20%)
  • 70 mph35 (9.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway284 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (14%)
  • Roundabout31 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Three Rivers in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant285 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist94 (18%)
  • Pedestrian52 (10%)
  • Cyclist39 (7.6%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1026 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1537 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20158 (31%)
  • 21 to 2573 (14%)
  • 26 to 3571 (14%)
  • 36 to 4551 (10%)
  • 46 to 5532 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.3%)
  • Over 757 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider317 (62%)
  • Passenger142 (28%)
  • Pedestrian52 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car473 (68%)
  • Motorcycle93 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.3%)
  • Minibus7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Three Rivers in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Three Rivers had fewer road collisions than 271 of them in 1984.

Collisions
272nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
260th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
307th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
284th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Three Rivers with the most crashes in 1984

The A412 had the most collisions in Three Rivers in 1984: 56, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Three Rivers, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4125666015
2ndA405376516
3rdA404334507
4thA4125243706
5thA41132403
6thB4542121302
7thA4145111304
8thA400891412
9thM171104
10thA4142301

Towns in Three Rivers: crashes in 1984

Rickmansworth had the most collisions of any town in Three Rivers in 1984: 79.

Postcode districts in Three Rivers: crashes in 1984

WD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Three Rivers in 1984: 200.

Latest crashes in Three Rivers in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Three Rivers in 1984, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1984.

Severity

Three Rivers road accidents in other years