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Three Rivers road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 359 road traffic collisions in Three Rivers in 1986, and 472 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 83 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1985 (376), and casualties fell from 509.

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

Collisions in 1986
359
Down 5% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
472
Down 7% on 1985
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Three Rivers in 1986

0.8% of collisions in Three Rivers in 1986 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.3% and 19% in Three Rivers from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious8323%
  • Slight27376%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious10222%
  • Slight36678%

Three Rivers road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Three Rivers, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 484 in 1997. 1986 is highlighted, with 359, down 5% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (14%)
  • Tuesday55 (15%)
  • Wednesday48 (13%)
  • Thursday61 (17%)
  • Friday61 (17%)
  • Saturday45 (13%)
  • Sunday39 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (11%)
  • February20 (5.6%)
  • March29 (8.1%)
  • April31 (8.6%)
  • May39 (11%)
  • June21 (5.8%)
  • July27 (7.5%)
  • August27 (7.5%)
  • September36 (10%)
  • October26 (7.2%)
  • November29 (8.1%)
  • December36 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight262 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (5.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds281 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry190 (53%)
  • Wet or damp155 (43%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.1%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph192 (53%)
  • 40 mph47 (13%)
  • 50 mph13 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph53 (15%)
  • 70 mph54 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway261 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (20%)
  • Roundabout15 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Three Rivers in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant289 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (15%)
  • Pedestrian55 (12%)
  • Cyclist37 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1532 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20103 (22%)
  • 21 to 2584 (18%)
  • 26 to 3572 (15%)
  • 36 to 4554 (11%)
  • 46 to 5545 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6525 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.8%)
  • Over 757 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider281 (60%)
  • Passenger136 (29%)
  • Pedestrian55 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car508 (73%)
  • Motorcycle68 (9.7%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.6%)
  • Minibus8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Three Rivers in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Three Rivers had fewer road collisions than 271 of them in 1986.

Collisions
272nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
278th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
329th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
284th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Three Rivers with the most crashes in 1986

The A404 and M25 had the most collisions in Three Rivers in 1986, with 38 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Three Rivers, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA404385816
2ndM25384608
3rdA412364807
4thA4125202703
5thB4542172306
6thA41151801
7thA4059902
8thM181100
9thA40086701
10thA41455501

Towns in Three Rivers: crashes in 1986

Rickmansworth had the most collisions of any town in Three Rivers in 1986: 68.

Postcode districts in Three Rivers: crashes in 1986

WD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Three Rivers in 1986: 182.

Latest crashes in Three Rivers in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Three Rivers in 1986, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1986.

Severity

Three Rivers road accidents in other years