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Three Rivers road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 348 road traffic collisions in Three Rivers in 2003, and 497 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2002 (355), and casualties fell from 518.

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

Collisions in 2003
348
Down 2% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
497
Down 4% on 2002
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Three Rivers in 2003

0.9% of collisions in Three Rivers in 2003 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.3% and 19% in Three Rivers from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious4413%
  • Slight30186%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious499.9%
  • Slight44590%

Three Rivers road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Three Rivers, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 484 in 1997. 2003 is highlighted, with 348, down 2% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (19%)
  • Tuesday52 (15%)
  • Wednesday49 (14%)
  • Thursday51 (15%)
  • Friday54 (16%)
  • Saturday41 (12%)
  • Sunday36 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (4.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (7.8%)
  • February25 (7.2%)
  • March17 (4.9%)
  • April35 (10%)
  • May32 (9.2%)
  • June21 (6%)
  • July26 (7.5%)
  • August27 (7.8%)
  • September22 (6.3%)
  • October33 (9.5%)
  • November39 (11%)
  • December44 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight249 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (6.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds288 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry232 (67%)
  • Wet or damp111 (32%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph134 (39%)
  • 40 mph38 (11%)
  • 50 mph16 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph36 (10%)
  • 70 mph122 (35%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway199 (57%)
  • Dual carriageway122 (35%)
  • Roundabout15 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Three Rivers in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant382 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (8.2%)
  • Pedestrian30 (6%)
  • Cyclist15 (3%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1523 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2065 (13%)
  • 21 to 2568 (14%)
  • 26 to 35120 (24%)
  • 36 to 4576 (15%)
  • 46 to 5550 (10%)
  • 56 to 6547 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.8%)
  • Over 758 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider338 (68%)
  • Passenger129 (26%)
  • Pedestrian30 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car584 (81%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (6%)
  • Motorcycle38 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Three Rivers in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Three Rivers had fewer road collisions than 251 of them in 2003.

Collisions
252nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
245th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
252nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Three Rivers in 2003

Kings Langley, Dacorum, WD4 8QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Three Rivers in 2003, with 26 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Three Rivers with the most crashes in 2003

The M25 had the most collisions in Three Rivers in 2003: 98, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Three Rivers, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM259814919
2ndA412314513
3rdA404243702
4thA41172301
5thB4542141802
6thM1132000
7thA400891302
8thA412581805
9thA41456802
10thA4055701
11thA41781100

Towns in Three Rivers: crashes in 2003

Watford, Watford had the most collisions of any town in Three Rivers in 2003: 50.

Postcode districts in Three Rivers: crashes in 2003

WD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Three Rivers in 2003: 178.

Latest crashes in Three Rivers in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Three Rivers in 2003, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2003.

Severity

Three Rivers road accidents in other years