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Three Rivers road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 332 road traffic collisions in Three Rivers in 1990, and 469 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1989 (347), and casualties rose from 461.

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

Collisions in 1990
332
Down 4% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
469
Up 2% on 1989
Fatal collisions
9
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Three Rivers in 1990

2.7% of collisions in Three Rivers in 1990 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.3% and 19% in Three Rivers from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.7%
  • Serious5918%
  • Slight26480%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.3%
  • Serious7215%
  • Slight38682%

Three Rivers road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Three Rivers, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 484 in 1997. 1990 is highlighted, with 332, down 4% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (14%)
  • Tuesday35 (11%)
  • Wednesday53 (16%)
  • Thursday64 (19%)
  • Friday45 (14%)
  • Saturday42 (13%)
  • Sunday48 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.2%)
  • February27 (8.1%)
  • March29 (8.7%)
  • April31 (9.3%)
  • May21 (6.3%)
  • June25 (7.5%)
  • July29 (8.7%)
  • August27 (8.1%)
  • September31 (9.3%)
  • October29 (8.7%)
  • November31 (9.3%)
  • December28 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight230 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (6.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds261 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded10 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry219 (66%)
  • Wet or damp110 (33%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph166 (50%)
  • 40 mph27 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph50 (15%)
  • 70 mph81 (24%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway222 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway90 (27%)
  • Roundabout14 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Three Rivers in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant312 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian45 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist23 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1020 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1523 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2078 (17%)
  • 21 to 2583 (18%)
  • 26 to 3597 (21%)
  • 36 to 4540 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 5540 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6539 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7525 (5.3%)
  • Over 7514 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider286 (61%)
  • Passenger138 (29%)
  • Pedestrian45 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car491 (76%)
  • Motorcycle45 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Three Rivers in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Three Rivers had fewer road collisions than 298 of them in 1990.

Collisions
299th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
290th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
208th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
301st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Three Rivers with the most crashes in 1990

The M25 had the most collisions in Three Rivers in 1990: 65, including 3 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Three Rivers, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM2565104310
2ndA412354617
3rdA404294022
4thB4542213318
5thA41172311
6thA4125121504
7thA4008111303
8thA4055611
9thM15800
10thA41454600
11thA251300

Towns in Three Rivers: crashes in 1990

Rickmansworth had the most collisions of any town in Three Rivers in 1990: 49.

Postcode districts in Three Rivers: crashes in 1990

WD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Three Rivers in 1990: 149.

Latest crashes in Three Rivers in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Three Rivers in 1990, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1990.

Severity

Three Rivers road accidents in other years