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Three Rivers road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 341 road traffic collisions in Three Rivers in 1988, and 487 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 77 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1987 (319), and casualties rose from 449.

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

Collisions in 1988
341
Up 7% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
487
Up 8% on 1987
Fatal collisions
4
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
77
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Three Rivers in 1988

1.2% of collisions in Three Rivers in 1988 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.3% and 19% in Three Rivers from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious7723%
  • Slight26076%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious9920%
  • Slight38278%

Three Rivers road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Three Rivers, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 484 in 1997. 1988 is highlighted, with 341, up 7% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (13%)
  • Tuesday54 (16%)
  • Wednesday46 (13%)
  • Thursday48 (14%)
  • Friday60 (18%)
  • Saturday49 (14%)
  • Sunday38 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (9.4%)
  • February32 (9.4%)
  • March27 (7.9%)
  • April30 (8.8%)
  • May18 (5.3%)
  • June35 (10%)
  • July33 (9.7%)
  • August22 (6.5%)
  • September26 (7.6%)
  • October28 (8.2%)
  • November30 (8.8%)
  • December28 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight245 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (5.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds262 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry194 (57%)
  • Wet or damp142 (42%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph188 (55%)
  • 40 mph31 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph11 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph40 (12%)
  • 70 mph71 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway233 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway85 (25%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (4.1%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Three Rivers in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant324 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (12%)
  • Pedestrian45 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist19 (3.9%)
  • Minibus occupant18 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1547 (9.7%)
  • 16 to 20119 (24%)
  • 21 to 2573 (15%)
  • 26 to 3578 (16%)
  • 36 to 4561 (13%)
  • 46 to 5536 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6534 (7%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.3%)
  • Over 755 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider274 (56%)
  • Passenger168 (34%)
  • Pedestrian45 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car504 (76%)
  • Motorcycle57 (8.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Three Rivers in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Three Rivers had fewer road collisions than 286 of them in 1988.

Collisions
287th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
273rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
311th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
278th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Three Rivers with the most crashes in 1988

The A412 had the most collisions in Three Rivers in 1988: 52, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Three Rivers, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4125267016
2ndM254873310
3rdA404334408
4thM1193806
5thB4542111907
6thA40591101
7thA412591200
8thA40087802
9thA4171000
10thA41454400

Towns in Three Rivers: crashes in 1988

Rickmansworth had the most collisions of any town in Three Rivers in 1988: 68.

Postcode districts in Three Rivers: crashes in 1988

WD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Three Rivers in 1988: 184.

Latest crashes in Three Rivers in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Three Rivers in 1988, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1988.

Severity

Three Rivers road accidents in other years