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Three Rivers road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 268 road traffic collisions in Three Rivers in 2008, and 400 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2007 (288), and casualties fell from 435.

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

Collisions in 2008
268
Down 7% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
400
Down 8% on 2007
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Three Rivers in 2008

0.7% of collisions in Three Rivers in 2008 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.3% and 19% in Three Rivers from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious2710%
  • Slight23989%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious276.8%
  • Slight37193%

Three Rivers road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Three Rivers, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 484 in 1997. 2008 is highlighted, with 268, down 7% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (16%)
  • Tuesday43 (16%)
  • Wednesday36 (13%)
  • Thursday40 (15%)
  • Friday45 (17%)
  • Saturday28 (10%)
  • Sunday32 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (9.3%)
  • February21 (7.8%)
  • March19 (7.1%)
  • April32 (12%)
  • May20 (7.5%)
  • June18 (6.7%)
  • July20 (7.5%)
  • August20 (7.5%)
  • September19 (7.1%)
  • October24 (9%)
  • November23 (8.6%)
  • December27 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight199 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (5.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds215 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (9%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Other20 (7.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry171 (64%)
  • Wet or damp91 (34%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph127 (47%)
  • 40 mph33 (12%)
  • 50 mph22 (8.2%)
  • 60 mph22 (8.2%)
  • 70 mph63 (24%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway156 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway87 (32%)
  • Roundabout20 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Three Rivers in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant293 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (8.3%)
  • Pedestrian28 (7%)
  • Van occupant21 (5.3%)
  • Cyclist16 (4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 104 (1%)
  • 11 to 1524 (6%)
  • 16 to 2065 (16%)
  • 21 to 2556 (14%)
  • 26 to 3576 (19%)
  • 36 to 4569 (17%)
  • 46 to 5540 (10%)
  • 56 to 6522 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4%)
  • Over 7517 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider274 (69%)
  • Passenger98 (25%)
  • Pedestrian28 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car399 (77%)
  • Motorcycle34 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Three Rivers in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Three Rivers had fewer road collisions than 270 of them in 2008.

Collisions
271st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
249th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
300th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Three Rivers in 2008

Kings Langley, Dacorum, WD4 8QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Three Rivers in 2008, with 24 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Three Rivers with the most crashes in 2008

The M25 had the most collisions in Three Rivers in 2008: 55, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Three Rivers, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM25558311
2ndA412284603
3rdA404202902
4thA41172701
5thB4542162601
6thA405111502
7thA4125111500
8thA414581303
9thA40083700
10thM12200
11thA101100
12thA4111100

Towns in Three Rivers: crashes in 2008

Watford, Watford had the most collisions of any town in Three Rivers in 2008: 44.

Postcode districts in Three Rivers: crashes in 2008

WD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Three Rivers in 2008: 125.

Latest crashes in Three Rivers in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Three Rivers in 2008, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Three Rivers road accidents in other years