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Three Rivers road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 276 road traffic collisions in Three Rivers in 2006, and 384 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2005 (327), and casualties fell from 490.

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

Collisions in 2006
276
Down 16% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
384
Down 22% on 2005
Fatal collisions
4
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Three Rivers in 2006

1.4% of collisions in Three Rivers in 2006 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.3% and 19% in Three Rivers from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious2911%
  • Slight24388%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious328.3%
  • Slight34891%

Three Rivers road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Three Rivers, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 484 in 1997. 2006 is highlighted, with 276, down 16% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (16%)
  • Tuesday44 (16%)
  • Wednesday42 (15%)
  • Thursday42 (15%)
  • Friday42 (15%)
  • Saturday22 (8%)
  • Sunday41 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (21%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (11%)
  • February21 (7.6%)
  • March19 (6.9%)
  • April11 (4%)
  • May12 (4.3%)
  • June27 (9.8%)
  • July24 (8.7%)
  • August20 (7.2%)
  • September22 (8%)
  • October33 (12%)
  • November29 (11%)
  • December27 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight203 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (7.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds221 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other10 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry172 (62%)
  • Wet or damp99 (36%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph104 (38%)
  • 40 mph40 (14%)
  • 50 mph14 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph14 (5.1%)
  • 70 mph100 (36%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway140 (51%)
  • Dual carriageway112 (41%)
  • Roundabout16 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Three Rivers in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant283 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (10%)
  • Pedestrian24 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist17 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2058 (15%)
  • 21 to 2557 (15%)
  • 26 to 3575 (20%)
  • 36 to 4564 (17%)
  • 46 to 5542 (11%)
  • 56 to 6531 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.6%)
  • Over 7510 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider274 (71%)
  • Passenger86 (22%)
  • Pedestrian24 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car434 (76%)
  • Motorcycle39 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Three Rivers in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Three Rivers had fewer road collisions than 285 of them in 2006.

Collisions
286th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
228th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
307th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Three Rivers in 2006

Kings Langley, Dacorum, WD4 8QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Three Rivers in 2006, with 28 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Three Rivers with the most crashes in 2006

The M25 had the most collisions in Three Rivers in 2006: 91, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Three Rivers, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM259113827
2ndA412293603
3rdA404203011
4thB4542142112
5thA41131301
6thA4125101700
7thA400871001
8thA4055601
9thM15901
10thA41453501
11thA10601200

Towns in Three Rivers: crashes in 2006

Watford, Watford had the most collisions of any town in Three Rivers in 2006: 38.

Postcode districts in Three Rivers: crashes in 2006

WD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Three Rivers in 2006: 134.

Latest crashes in Three Rivers in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Three Rivers in 2006, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 26 December 2006.

Severity

Three Rivers road accidents in other years