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Three Rivers road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 319 road traffic collisions in Three Rivers in 1987, and 449 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1986 (359), and casualties fell from 472.

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

Collisions in 1987
319
Down 11% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
449
Down 5% on 1986
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Three Rivers in 1987

0.9% of collisions in Three Rivers in 1987 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.3% and 19% in Three Rivers from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious6922%
  • Slight24777%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious8318%
  • Slight36080%

Three Rivers road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Three Rivers, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 484 in 1997. 1987 is highlighted, with 319, down 11% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (15%)
  • Tuesday41 (13%)
  • Wednesday45 (14%)
  • Thursday45 (14%)
  • Friday57 (18%)
  • Saturday47 (15%)
  • Sunday35 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (6.6%)
  • February19 (6%)
  • March20 (6.3%)
  • April23 (7.2%)
  • May35 (11%)
  • June23 (7.2%)
  • July40 (13%)
  • August24 (7.5%)
  • September24 (7.5%)
  • October31 (9.7%)
  • November35 (11%)
  • December24 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight250 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (6.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds255 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (13%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry178 (56%)
  • Wet or damp137 (43%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph147 (46%)
  • 40 mph35 (11%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph48 (15%)
  • 70 mph83 (26%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway214 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway86 (27%)
  • Roundabout10 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Three Rivers in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant296 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (13%)
  • Pedestrian36 (8%)
  • Van occupant22 (4.9%)
  • Cyclist17 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1524 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2093 (21%)
  • 21 to 25100 (22%)
  • 26 to 3568 (15%)
  • 36 to 4551 (11%)
  • 46 to 5531 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6524 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.9%)
  • Over 7515 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider287 (64%)
  • Passenger126 (28%)
  • Pedestrian36 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car519 (77%)
  • Motorcycle55 (8.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Three Rivers in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Three Rivers had fewer road collisions than 292 of them in 1987.

Collisions
293rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
282nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
318th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
298th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Three Rivers with the most crashes in 1987

The M25 had the most collisions in Three Rivers in 1987: 64, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Three Rivers, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM2564100115
2ndA412374405
3rdA404283904
4thA41141803
5thB4542141501
6thA4125131703
7thA414591502
8thM181721
9thA4054700
10thA40083501

Towns in Three Rivers: crashes in 1987

Rickmansworth had the most collisions of any town in Three Rivers in 1987: 52.

Postcode districts in Three Rivers: crashes in 1987

WD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Three Rivers in 1987: 170.

Latest crashes in Three Rivers in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Three Rivers in 1987, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1987.

Severity

Three Rivers road accidents in other years