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Three Rivers road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 484 road traffic collisions in Three Rivers in 1997, and 670 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1996 (445), and casualties fell from 678.

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

Collisions in 1997
484
Up 9% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
670
Down 1% on 1996
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Three Rivers in 1997

0.6% of collisions in Three Rivers in 1997 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.3% and 19% in Three Rivers from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious8417%
  • Slight39782%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious9314%
  • Slight57486%

Three Rivers road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Three Rivers, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 484 in 1997. 1997 is highlighted, with 484, up 9% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (16%)
  • Tuesday71 (15%)
  • Wednesday62 (13%)
  • Thursday73 (15%)
  • Friday82 (17%)
  • Saturday62 (13%)
  • Sunday58 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (9.1%)
  • February35 (7.2%)
  • March39 (8.1%)
  • April30 (6.2%)
  • May52 (11%)
  • June48 (9.9%)
  • July41 (8.5%)
  • August31 (6.4%)
  • September48 (9.9%)
  • October35 (7.2%)
  • November50 (10%)
  • December31 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight342 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit113 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (5.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds374 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (14%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Other20 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry298 (62%)
  • Wet or damp177 (37%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph230 (48%)
  • 40 mph57 (12%)
  • 50 mph5 (1%)
  • 60 mph68 (14%)
  • 70 mph123 (25%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway305 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway140 (29%)
  • Roundabout23 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Three Rivers in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant511 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (6.4%)
  • Pedestrian43 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist26 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant26 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1521 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2096 (14%)
  • 21 to 2595 (14%)
  • 26 to 35181 (27%)
  • 36 to 4589 (13%)
  • 46 to 5569 (10%)
  • 56 to 6541 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.1%)
  • Over 7516 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider469 (70%)
  • Passenger158 (24%)
  • Pedestrian43 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car811 (82%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (4.9%)
  • Motorcycle44 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Three Rivers in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Three Rivers had fewer road collisions than 193 of them in 1997.

Collisions
194th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
198th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Three Rivers with the most crashes in 1997

The M25 had the most collisions in Three Rivers in 1997: 100, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Three Rivers, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM25100135015
2ndA4126089015
3rdA404426209
4thA41274006
5thB4542203201
6thA4125183011
7thA4145101101
8thM181000
9thA40087900
10thA4053400

Towns in Three Rivers: crashes in 1997

Rickmansworth had the most collisions of any town in Three Rivers in 1997: 81.

Postcode districts in Three Rivers: crashes in 1997

WD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Three Rivers in 1997: 264.

Latest crashes in Three Rivers in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Three Rivers in 1997, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1997.

Severity

Three Rivers road accidents in other years