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Three Rivers road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 282 road traffic collisions in Three Rivers in 1991, and 407 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 1990 (332), and casualties fell from 469.

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

Collisions in 1991
282
Down 15% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
407
Down 13% on 1990
Fatal collisions
6
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Three Rivers in 1991

2.1% of collisions in Three Rivers in 1991 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.3% and 19% in Three Rivers from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.1%
  • Serious5921%
  • Slight21777%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82%
  • Serious7619%
  • Slight32379%

Three Rivers road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Three Rivers, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 484 in 1997. 1991 is highlighted, with 282, down 15% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (13%)
  • Tuesday37 (13%)
  • Wednesday42 (15%)
  • Thursday34 (12%)
  • Friday42 (15%)
  • Saturday53 (19%)
  • Sunday36 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (11%)
  • February24 (8.5%)
  • March21 (7.4%)
  • April21 (7.4%)
  • May25 (8.9%)
  • June25 (8.9%)
  • July20 (7.1%)
  • August17 (6%)
  • September16 (5.7%)
  • October23 (8.2%)
  • November37 (13%)
  • December23 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight186 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds212 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded13 (4.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry152 (54%)
  • Wet or damp106 (38%)
  • Frost or ice20 (7.1%)
  • Snow4 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph156 (55%)
  • 40 mph29 (10%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph46 (16%)
  • 70 mph47 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway214 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.5%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Three Rivers in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant293 (72%)
  • Pedestrian41 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist20 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1528 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 2094 (23%)
  • 21 to 2562 (15%)
  • 26 to 3581 (20%)
  • 36 to 4543 (11%)
  • 46 to 5535 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6520 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.9%)
  • Over 7510 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider247 (61%)
  • Passenger119 (29%)
  • Pedestrian41 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car425 (79%)
  • Motorcycle31 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Three Rivers in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Three Rivers had fewer road collisions than 305 of them in 1991.

Collisions
306th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
296th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
249th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Three Rivers with the most crashes in 1991

The M25 had the most collisions in Three Rivers in 1991: 34, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Three Rivers, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM25344704
2ndA412274326
3rdA404263817
4thA4125142103
5thA41122703
6thB4542121302
7thA40087901
8thM171001
9thA41455701
10thA4052401

Towns in Three Rivers: crashes in 1991

Rickmansworth had the most collisions of any town in Three Rivers in 1991: 41.

Postcode districts in Three Rivers: crashes in 1991

WD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Three Rivers in 1991: 128.

Latest crashes in Three Rivers in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Three Rivers in 1991, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 24 December 1991.

Severity

Three Rivers road accidents in other years