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Three Rivers road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 418 road traffic collisions in Three Rivers in 1999, and 624 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 89 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1998 (439), and casualties fell from 653.

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

Collisions in 1999
418
Down 5% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
624
Down 4% on 1998
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
89
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Three Rivers in 1999

1% of collisions in Three Rivers in 1999 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.3% and 19% in Three Rivers from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious8921%
  • Slight32578%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious10417%
  • Slight51683%

Three Rivers road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Three Rivers, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 484 in 1997. 1999 is highlighted, with 418, down 5% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (14%)
  • Tuesday62 (15%)
  • Wednesday45 (11%)
  • Thursday71 (17%)
  • Friday81 (19%)
  • Saturday58 (14%)
  • Sunday42 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (6%)
  • February41 (9.8%)
  • March29 (6.9%)
  • April28 (6.7%)
  • May26 (6.2%)
  • June49 (12%)
  • July29 (6.9%)
  • August39 (9.3%)
  • September34 (8.1%)
  • October32 (7.7%)
  • November47 (11%)
  • December39 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight315 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds347 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry269 (64%)
  • Wet or damp140 (33%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph186 (44%)
  • 40 mph42 (10%)
  • 50 mph22 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph51 (12%)
  • 70 mph117 (28%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway247 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway135 (32%)
  • Roundabout21 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Three Rivers in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant489 (78%)
  • Pedestrian39 (6.3%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (4.8%)
  • Cyclist27 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant24 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1531 (5%)
  • 16 to 2099 (16%)
  • 21 to 2595 (15%)
  • 26 to 35140 (22%)
  • 36 to 4587 (14%)
  • 46 to 5553 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6543 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.5%)
  • Over 7519 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider409 (66%)
  • Passenger176 (28%)
  • Pedestrian39 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car677 (81%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (4.8%)
  • Motorcycle31 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Three Rivers in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Three Rivers had fewer road collisions than 218 of them in 1999.

Collisions
219th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
203rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
141st
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Three Rivers with the most crashes in 1999

The M25 had the most collisions in Three Rivers in 1999: 92, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Three Rivers, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM2592142013
2ndA4125376112
3rdA413557110
4thA404264005
5thB4542193105
6thA4125142404
7thA400891501
8thM181402
9thA414571103
10thA4056901

Towns in Three Rivers: crashes in 1999

Rickmansworth had the most collisions of any town in Three Rivers in 1999: 64.

Postcode districts in Three Rivers: crashes in 1999

WD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Three Rivers in 1999: 218.

Latest crashes in Three Rivers in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Three Rivers in 1999, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

Three Rivers road accidents in other years