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Three Rivers road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 307 road traffic collisions in Three Rivers in 2004, and 466 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2003 (348), and casualties fell from 497.

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

Collisions in 2004
307
Down 12% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
466
Down 6% on 2003
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Three Rivers in 2004

1.3% of collisions in Three Rivers in 2004 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.3% and 19% in Three Rivers from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious3612%
  • Slight26787%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious459.7%
  • Slight41789%

Three Rivers road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Three Rivers, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 484 in 1997. 2004 is highlighted, with 307, down 12% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (13%)
  • Tuesday47 (15%)
  • Wednesday57 (19%)
  • Thursday53 (17%)
  • Friday47 (15%)
  • Saturday33 (11%)
  • Sunday29 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (9.8%)
  • February20 (6.5%)
  • March30 (9.8%)
  • April29 (9.4%)
  • May24 (7.8%)
  • June20 (6.5%)
  • July23 (7.5%)
  • August23 (7.5%)
  • September20 (6.5%)
  • October23 (7.5%)
  • November31 (10%)
  • December34 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight218 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (4.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds257 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry194 (63%)
  • Wet or damp107 (35%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.6%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1%)
  • 30 mph113 (37%)
  • 40 mph33 (11%)
  • 50 mph14 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph25 (8.1%)
  • 70 mph119 (39%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway144 (47%)
  • Dual carriageway130 (42%)
  • Roundabout20 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (4.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Three Rivers in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant328 (70%)
  • Pedestrian38 (8.2%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant26 (5.6%)
  • Cyclist17 (3.6%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3%)
  • 11 to 1513 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2053 (11%)
  • 21 to 2564 (14%)
  • 26 to 3586 (18%)
  • 36 to 4598 (21%)
  • 46 to 5552 (11%)
  • 56 to 6539 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.9%)
  • Over 7515 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider303 (65%)
  • Passenger125 (27%)
  • Pedestrian38 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car510 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle32 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Three Rivers in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Three Rivers had fewer road collisions than 278 of them in 2004.

Collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
251st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Three Rivers in 2004

Kings Langley, Dacorum, WD4 8QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Three Rivers in 2004, with 35 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Three Rivers with the most crashes in 2004

The M25 had the most collisions in Three Rivers in 2004: 102, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Three Rivers, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM2510217608
2ndA412324115
3rdA404242913
4thA41223304
5thB454281010
6thA412571000
7thM151211
8thA40082401
9thA4052200
10thA41452200
11thA4111100
12thA42511200

Towns in Three Rivers: crashes in 2004

Watford, Watford had the most collisions of any town in Three Rivers in 2004: 42.

Postcode districts in Three Rivers: crashes in 2004

WD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Three Rivers in 2004: 161.

Latest crashes in Three Rivers in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Three Rivers in 2004, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2004.

Severity

Three Rivers road accidents in other years