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Three Rivers road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 288 road traffic collisions in Three Rivers in 2007, and 435 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2006 (276), and casualties rose from 384.

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

Collisions in 2007
288
Up 4% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
435
Up 13% on 2006
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
9.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Three Rivers in 2007

0.7% of collisions in Three Rivers in 2007 were fatal and 9.7% serious, against 1.3% and 19% in Three Rivers from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious289.7%
  • Slight25890%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious337.6%
  • Slight40092%

Three Rivers road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Three Rivers, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 484 in 1997. 2007 is highlighted, with 288, up 4% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (15%)
  • Tuesday45 (16%)
  • Wednesday32 (11%)
  • Thursday40 (14%)
  • Friday54 (19%)
  • Saturday40 (14%)
  • Sunday35 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (10%)
  • February18 (6.3%)
  • March18 (6.3%)
  • April20 (6.9%)
  • May24 (8.3%)
  • June17 (5.9%)
  • July23 (8%)
  • August22 (7.6%)
  • September30 (10%)
  • October30 (10%)
  • November25 (8.7%)
  • December31 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight195 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (7.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds232 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (7.6%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other23 (8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry194 (67%)
  • Wet or damp87 (30%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph103 (36%)
  • 40 mph32 (11%)
  • 50 mph21 (7.3%)
  • 60 mph24 (8.3%)
  • 70 mph108 (38%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway142 (49%)
  • Dual carriageway127 (44%)
  • Roundabout10 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Three Rivers in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant335 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (5.7%)
  • Pedestrian22 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist15 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1513 (3%)
  • 16 to 2081 (19%)
  • 21 to 2548 (11%)
  • 26 to 35100 (23%)
  • 36 to 4571 (16%)
  • 46 to 5561 (14%)
  • 56 to 6524 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.4%)
  • Over 758 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider293 (67%)
  • Passenger120 (28%)
  • Pedestrian22 (5.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car466 (79%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle28 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Three Rivers in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Three Rivers had fewer road collisions than 269 of them in 2007.

Collisions
270th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
246th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Three Rivers in 2007

Kings Langley, Dacorum, WD4 8QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Three Rivers in 2007, with 22 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Three Rivers with the most crashes in 2007

The M25 had the most collisions in Three Rivers in 2007: 93, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Three Rivers, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM259316409
2ndA404233101
3rdA41192501
4thA412162402
5thA4125121910
6thB4542121601
7thM181202
8thA40571010
9thA414571001
10thA40082300
11thA4112200
12thA41781100

Towns in Three Rivers: crashes in 2007

Watford, Watford had the most collisions of any town in Three Rivers in 2007: 39.

Postcode districts in Three Rivers: crashes in 2007

WD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Three Rivers in 2007: 153.

Latest crashes in Three Rivers in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Three Rivers in 2007, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 23 December 2007.

Severity

Three Rivers road accidents in other years