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Three Rivers road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 355 road traffic collisions in Three Rivers in 2002, and 518 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2001 (388), and casualties fell from 550.

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

Collisions in 2002
355
Down 9% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
518
Down 6% on 2001
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Three Rivers in 2002

0.3% of collisions in Three Rivers in 2002 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.3% and 19% in Three Rivers from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious5215%
  • Slight30285%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious7114%
  • Slight44686%

Three Rivers road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Three Rivers, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 484 in 1997. 2002 is highlighted, with 355, down 9% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (15%)
  • Tuesday49 (14%)
  • Wednesday56 (16%)
  • Thursday57 (16%)
  • Friday58 (16%)
  • Saturday40 (11%)
  • Sunday43 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8.5%)
  • February30 (8.5%)
  • March28 (7.9%)
  • April22 (6.2%)
  • May28 (7.9%)
  • June28 (7.9%)
  • July29 (8.2%)
  • August26 (7.3%)
  • September36 (10%)
  • October25 (7%)
  • November38 (11%)
  • December35 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight249 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (4.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds275 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (18%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry219 (62%)
  • Wet or damp129 (36%)
  • Oil or diesel6 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph145 (41%)
  • 40 mph39 (11%)
  • 50 mph14 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph44 (12%)
  • 70 mph112 (32%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway204 (57%)
  • Dual carriageway129 (36%)
  • Roundabout14 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Three Rivers in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant381 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant25 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (4.1%)
  • Cyclist21 (4.1%)
  • Pedestrian20 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1534 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2065 (13%)
  • 21 to 2570 (14%)
  • 26 to 35119 (23%)
  • 36 to 45103 (20%)
  • 46 to 5557 (11%)
  • 56 to 6528 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.1%)
  • Over 7510 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider352 (68%)
  • Passenger146 (28%)
  • Pedestrian20 (3.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car559 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (6.1%)
  • Motorcycle43 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Three Rivers in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Three Rivers had fewer road collisions than 258 of them in 2002.

Collisions
259th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
238th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
326th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
230th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Three Rivers in 2002

Chorleywood North & Sarratt, Three Rivers, WD3 5AY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Three Rivers in 2002, with 23 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Three Rivers with the most crashes in 2002

The M25 had the most collisions in Three Rivers in 2002: 94, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Three Rivers, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM259413706
2ndA412425106
3rdA404263206
4thA41253703
5thA4008132004
6thB4542132302
7thA4125121602
8thM181402
9thA4057902
10thA41454601
11thA11100
12thA4111301

Towns in Three Rivers: crashes in 2002

Rickmansworth had the most collisions of any town in Three Rivers in 2002: 58.

Postcode districts in Three Rivers: crashes in 2002

WD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Three Rivers in 2002: 182.

Latest crashes in Three Rivers in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Three Rivers in 2002, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Three Rivers road accidents in other years