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Three Rivers road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 376 road traffic collisions in Three Rivers in 1985, and 509 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 104 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1984 (369), and casualties fell from 511.

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

Collisions in 1985
376
Up 2% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
509
Level with 1984
Fatal collisions
5
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
104
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Three Rivers in 1985

1.3% of collisions in Three Rivers in 1985 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.3% and 19% in Three Rivers from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious10428%
  • Slight26771%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious11923%
  • Slight38576%

Three Rivers road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Three Rivers, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 484 in 1997. 1985 is highlighted, with 376, up 2% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (14%)
  • Tuesday55 (15%)
  • Wednesday57 (15%)
  • Thursday55 (15%)
  • Friday60 (16%)
  • Saturday58 (15%)
  • Sunday39 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (2.9%)
  • February42 (11%)
  • March26 (6.9%)
  • April26 (6.9%)
  • May28 (7.4%)
  • June35 (9.3%)
  • July32 (8.5%)
  • August32 (8.5%)
  • September35 (9.3%)
  • October32 (8.5%)
  • November48 (13%)
  • December29 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight266 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit84 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (5.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds295 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry223 (59%)
  • Wet or damp139 (37%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph216 (57%)
  • 40 mph36 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph23 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph59 (16%)
  • 70 mph42 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway284 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway62 (16%)
  • Roundabout22 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Three Rivers in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant336 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (13%)
  • Pedestrian46 (9%)
  • Cyclist43 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1527 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20133 (26%)
  • 21 to 2574 (15%)
  • 26 to 3588 (17%)
  • 36 to 4557 (11%)
  • 46 to 5538 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6529 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.9%)
  • Over 759 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider318 (62%)
  • Passenger145 (28%)
  • Pedestrian46 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car521 (74%)
  • Motorcycle71 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Three Rivers in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Three Rivers had fewer road collisions than 261 of them in 1985.

Collisions
262nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
254th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
303rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
253rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Three Rivers with the most crashes in 1985

The A412 had the most collisions in Three Rivers in 1985: 42, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Three Rivers, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4124247110
2ndA404294016
3rdA4125233717
4thM25223517
5thA41213103
6thB4542192605
7thA405142514
8thA400881303
9thM171003
10thA414561003
11thA4111100

Towns in Three Rivers: crashes in 1985

Rickmansworth had the most collisions of any town in Three Rivers in 1985: 70.

Postcode districts in Three Rivers: crashes in 1985

WD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Three Rivers in 1985: 172.

Latest crashes in Three Rivers in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Three Rivers in 1985, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1985.

Severity

Three Rivers road accidents in other years