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Three Rivers road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 439 road traffic collisions in Three Rivers in 1998, and 653 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1997 (484), and casualties fell from 670.

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

Collisions in 1998
439
Down 9% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
653
Down 3% on 1997
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Three Rivers in 1998

0.7% of collisions in Three Rivers in 1998 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.3% and 19% in Three Rivers from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious9021%
  • Slight34679%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious11518%
  • Slight53582%

Three Rivers road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Three Rivers, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 484 in 1997. 1998 is highlighted, with 439, down 9% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (13%)
  • Tuesday66 (15%)
  • Wednesday76 (17%)
  • Thursday64 (15%)
  • Friday72 (16%)
  • Saturday60 (14%)
  • Sunday45 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.5%)
  • February29 (6.6%)
  • March37 (8.4%)
  • April38 (8.7%)
  • May38 (8.7%)
  • June40 (9.1%)
  • July34 (7.7%)
  • August39 (8.9%)
  • September36 (8.2%)
  • October33 (7.5%)
  • November41 (9.3%)
  • December41 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight323 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit95 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (3.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds342 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds75 (17%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry271 (62%)
  • Wet or damp163 (37%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph209 (48%)
  • 40 mph49 (11%)
  • 50 mph12 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph64 (15%)
  • 70 mph104 (24%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway277 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway118 (27%)
  • Roundabout27 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Three Rivers in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant503 (77%)
  • Cyclist30 (4.6%)
  • Pedestrian30 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant27 (4.1%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (2.9%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1526 (4%)
  • 16 to 20112 (17%)
  • 21 to 2586 (13%)
  • 26 to 35156 (24%)
  • 36 to 45108 (17%)
  • 46 to 5572 (11%)
  • 56 to 6535 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.1%)
  • Over 759 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider461 (71%)
  • Passenger162 (25%)
  • Pedestrian30 (4.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car716 (79%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (3.4%)
  • Motorcycle30 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Three Rivers in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Three Rivers had fewer road collisions than 213 of them in 1998.

Collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
191st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
137th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Three Rivers with the most crashes in 1998

The M25 had the most collisions in Three Rivers in 1998: 83, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Three Rivers, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM258312007
2ndA4126289015
3rdA404385809
4thB4542253206
5thA41233604
6thA4125182906
7thM191902
8thA400881904
9thA414581204
10thA4054600
11thA41462200
12thA4111100

Towns in Three Rivers: crashes in 1998

Rickmansworth had the most collisions of any town in Three Rivers in 1998: 78.

Postcode districts in Three Rivers: crashes in 1998

WD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Three Rivers in 1998: 231.

Latest crashes in Three Rivers in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Three Rivers in 1998, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Three Rivers road accidents in other years