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Three Rivers road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 327 road traffic collisions in Three Rivers in 2005, and 490 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2004 (307), and casualties rose from 466.

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

Collisions in 2005
327
Up 7% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
490
Up 5% on 2004
Fatal collisions
8
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Three Rivers in 2005

2.4% of collisions in Three Rivers in 2005 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.3% and 19% in Three Rivers from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.4%
  • Serious3611%
  • Slight28387%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious428.6%
  • Slight43990%

Three Rivers road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Three Rivers, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 484 in 1997. 2005 is highlighted, with 327, up 7% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (16%)
  • Tuesday46 (14%)
  • Wednesday42 (13%)
  • Thursday55 (17%)
  • Friday61 (19%)
  • Saturday39 (12%)
  • Sunday32 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (3.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (9.8%)
  • February25 (7.6%)
  • March35 (11%)
  • April21 (6.4%)
  • May31 (9.5%)
  • June24 (7.3%)
  • July21 (6.4%)
  • August28 (8.6%)
  • September21 (6.4%)
  • October25 (7.6%)
  • November38 (12%)
  • December26 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight228 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (6.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds268 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (9.2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other16 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry216 (66%)
  • Wet or damp102 (31%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph107 (33%)
  • 40 mph28 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph25 (7.6%)
  • 60 mph36 (11%)
  • 70 mph126 (39%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway159 (49%)
  • Dual carriageway151 (46%)
  • Roundabout11 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Three Rivers in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant371 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (7.6%)
  • Pedestrian27 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist17 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1530 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2065 (13%)
  • 21 to 2559 (12%)
  • 26 to 3594 (19%)
  • 36 to 4581 (17%)
  • 46 to 5572 (15%)
  • 56 to 6538 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.1%)
  • Over 7517 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider342 (70%)
  • Passenger121 (25%)
  • Pedestrian27 (5.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car511 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (5.6%)
  • Motorcycle36 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Three Rivers in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Three Rivers had fewer road collisions than 256 of them in 2005.

Collisions
257th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
239th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
266th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Three Rivers in 2005

Chorleywood South & Maple Cross, Three Rivers, WD3 5DP area and Kings Langley, Dacorum, WD4 8QJ area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Three Rivers in 2005, with 23 collisions each.

Roads in Three Rivers with the most crashes in 2005

The M25 had the most collisions in Three Rivers in 2005: 117, including 3 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Three Rivers, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM2511719037
2ndA412364303
3rdA404162212
4thA41142303
5thA405101502
6thA4125101502
7thB4542101702
8thM161020
9thA40085500
10thA41453400
11thA11100

Towns in Three Rivers: crashes in 2005

Rickmansworth had the most collisions of any town in Three Rivers in 2005: 47.

Postcode districts in Three Rivers: crashes in 2005

WD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Three Rivers in 2005: 172.

Latest crashes in Three Rivers in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Three Rivers in 2005, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Severity

Three Rivers road accidents in other years