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Three Rivers road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 388 road traffic collisions in Three Rivers in 2001, and 550 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2000 (387), and casualties fell from 553.

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

Collisions in 2001
388
Level with 2000
Casualties in 2001
550
Down 1% on 2000
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Three Rivers in 2001

0.8% of collisions in Three Rivers in 2001 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.3% and 19% in Three Rivers from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious4612%
  • Slight33987%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious5710%
  • Slight49089%

Three Rivers road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Three Rivers, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 484 in 1997. 2001 is highlighted, with 388, level with 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (12%)
  • Tuesday67 (17%)
  • Wednesday57 (15%)
  • Thursday63 (16%)
  • Friday71 (18%)
  • Saturday42 (11%)
  • Sunday41 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.7%)
  • February31 (8%)
  • March30 (7.7%)
  • April37 (9.5%)
  • May23 (5.9%)
  • June28 (7.2%)
  • July32 (8.2%)
  • August34 (8.8%)
  • September20 (5.2%)
  • October35 (9%)
  • November44 (11%)
  • December44 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight276 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (6.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds316 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (14%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other11 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry226 (58%)
  • Wet or damp151 (39%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.8%)
  • Mud2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph150 (39%)
  • 40 mph50 (13%)
  • 50 mph17 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph47 (12%)
  • 70 mph124 (32%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway212 (55%)
  • Dual carriageway144 (37%)
  • Roundabout18 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Three Rivers in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant450 (82%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (6.4%)
  • Pedestrian24 (4.4%)
  • Cyclist17 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1520 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2082 (15%)
  • 21 to 2573 (13%)
  • 26 to 35139 (25%)
  • 36 to 4597 (18%)
  • 46 to 5553 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6532 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.7%)
  • Over 7514 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider376 (68%)
  • Passenger150 (27%)
  • Pedestrian24 (4.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car648 (81%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (5.6%)
  • Motorcycle34 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Three Rivers in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Three Rivers

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Three Rivers ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Three Rivers had fewer road collisions than 238 of them in 2001.

Collisions
239th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
233rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
287th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
262nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Three Rivers in 2001

Kings Langley, Dacorum, WD4 8QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Three Rivers in 2001, with 29 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Three Rivers with the most crashes in 2001

The M25 had the most collisions in Three Rivers in 2001: 113, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Three Rivers, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM2511315509
2ndA412588507
3rdA404234402
4thA4125142102
5thB4542141901
6thA41131801
7thA4008121300
8thA40562201
9thA41455604
10thM15700
11thA1(M)1101
12thA11551100
13thA4111100

Towns in Three Rivers: crashes in 2001

Rickmansworth had the most collisions of any town in Three Rivers in 2001: 54.

Postcode districts in Three Rivers: crashes in 2001

WD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Three Rivers in 2001: 213.

Latest crashes in Three Rivers in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Three Rivers in 2001, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Three Rivers road accidents in other years