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Three Rivers road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 347 road traffic collisions in Three Rivers in 1989, and 461 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1988 (341), and casualties fell from 487.

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

Collisions in 1989
347
Up 2% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
461
Down 5% on 1988
Fatal collisions
9
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Three Rivers in 1989

2.6% of collisions in Three Rivers in 1989 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.3% and 19% in Three Rivers from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.6%
  • Serious7221%
  • Slight26677%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92%
  • Serious8218%
  • Slight37080%

Three Rivers road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Three Rivers, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 484 in 1997. 1989 is highlighted, with 347, up 2% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (12%)
  • Tuesday54 (16%)
  • Wednesday49 (14%)
  • Thursday55 (16%)
  • Friday69 (20%)
  • Saturday42 (12%)
  • Sunday35 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (9.2%)
  • February24 (6.9%)
  • March29 (8.4%)
  • April27 (7.8%)
  • May31 (8.9%)
  • June27 (7.8%)
  • July29 (8.4%)
  • August30 (8.6%)
  • September28 (8.1%)
  • October28 (8.1%)
  • November34 (9.8%)
  • December28 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight235 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (8.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds279 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (8.6%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (3.7%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded14 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry216 (62%)
  • Wet or damp127 (37%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph194 (56%)
  • 40 mph26 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph48 (14%)
  • 70 mph71 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway235 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway87 (25%)
  • Roundabout18 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Three Rivers in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant310 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (11%)
  • Pedestrian47 (10%)
  • Cyclist30 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2%)
  • 6 to 1019 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1522 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20103 (22%)
  • 21 to 2585 (18%)
  • 26 to 3589 (19%)
  • 36 to 4546 (10%)
  • 46 to 5533 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6522 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.6%)
  • Over 7512 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider291 (63%)
  • Passenger123 (27%)
  • Pedestrian47 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car499 (74%)
  • Motorcycle51 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Three Rivers in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Three Rivers had fewer road collisions than 292 of them in 1989.

Collisions
293rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
297th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
216th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
281st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Three Rivers with the most crashes in 1989

The M25 had the most collisions in Three Rivers in 1989: 59, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Three Rivers, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM25598829
2ndA4125465011
3rdA404333926
4thB4542131911
5thA41111401
6thA4125111503
7thA4056802
8thM161111
9thA41454400
10thA40083400

Towns in Three Rivers: crashes in 1989

Rickmansworth had the most collisions of any town in Three Rivers in 1989: 72.

Postcode districts in Three Rivers: crashes in 1989

WD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Three Rivers in 1989: 199.

Latest crashes in Three Rivers in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Three Rivers in 1989, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 27 December 1989.

Severity

Three Rivers road accidents in other years