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Three Rivers road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 445 road traffic collisions in Three Rivers in 1996, and 678 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 104 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1995 (443), and casualties fell from 699.

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

Collisions in 1996
445
Level with 1995
Casualties in 1996
678
Down 3% on 1995
Fatal collisions
5
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
104
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Three Rivers in 1996

1.1% of collisions in Three Rivers in 1996 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.3% and 19% in Three Rivers from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious10423%
  • Slight33676%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious13320%
  • Slight54080%

Three Rivers road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Three Rivers, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 484 in 1997. 1996 is highlighted, with 445, level with 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (12%)
  • Tuesday69 (16%)
  • Wednesday77 (17%)
  • Thursday67 (15%)
  • Friday71 (16%)
  • Saturday60 (13%)
  • Sunday47 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (7.2%)
  • February33 (7.4%)
  • March25 (5.6%)
  • April31 (7%)
  • May31 (7%)
  • June46 (10%)
  • July37 (8.3%)
  • August32 (7.2%)
  • September38 (8.5%)
  • October57 (13%)
  • November43 (9.7%)
  • December40 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight315 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit105 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (5.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds349 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry279 (63%)
  • Wet or damp154 (35%)
  • Snow8 (1.8%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph228 (51%)
  • 40 mph50 (11%)
  • 50 mph9 (2%)
  • 60 mph64 (14%)
  • 70 mph94 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway283 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway123 (28%)
  • Roundabout22 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Three Rivers in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant524 (77%)
  • Pedestrian40 (5.9%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist23 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant22 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1028 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1520 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 20113 (17%)
  • 21 to 2598 (14%)
  • 26 to 35151 (22%)
  • 36 to 4597 (14%)
  • 46 to 5565 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6542 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7531 (4.6%)
  • Over 7513 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider450 (66%)
  • Passenger188 (28%)
  • Pedestrian40 (5.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car719 (81%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (4.8%)
  • Motorcycle37 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Three Rivers in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Three Rivers had fewer road collisions than 211 of them in 1996.

Collisions
212th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
126th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Three Rivers with the most crashes in 1996

The M25 had the most collisions in Three Rivers in 1996: 76, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Three Rivers, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM2576105010
2ndA4125991017
3rdA404395707
4thA41273106
5thA41252552011
6thB4542162504
7thA4008101904
8thM1101711
9thA40591711
10thA41456800

Towns in Three Rivers: crashes in 1996

Rickmansworth had the most collisions of any town in Three Rivers in 1996: 82.

Postcode districts in Three Rivers: crashes in 1996

WD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Three Rivers in 1996: 223.

Latest crashes in Three Rivers in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Three Rivers in 1996, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

Three Rivers road accidents in other years