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Three Rivers road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 218 road traffic collisions in Three Rivers in 2010, and 299 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 26 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2009 (229), and casualties fell from 320.

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

Collisions in 2010
218
Down 5% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
299
Down 7% on 2009
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
26
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Three Rivers in 2010

0.9% of collisions in Three Rivers in 2010 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.3% and 19% in Three Rivers from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious2612%
  • Slight19087%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious299.7%
  • Slight26890%

Three Rivers road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Three Rivers, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 484 in 1997. 2010 is highlighted, with 218, down 5% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (17%)
  • Tuesday28 (13%)
  • Wednesday39 (18%)
  • Thursday24 (11%)
  • Friday37 (17%)
  • Saturday29 (13%)
  • Sunday23 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (6.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (3.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (6.9%)
  • February20 (9.2%)
  • March23 (11%)
  • April21 (9.6%)
  • May14 (6.4%)
  • June22 (10%)
  • July18 (8.3%)
  • August17 (7.8%)
  • September12 (5.5%)
  • October24 (11%)
  • November16 (7.3%)
  • December16 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight157 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds178 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (3.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry143 (66%)
  • Wet or damp59 (27%)
  • Frost or ice10 (4.6%)
  • Snow6 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph103 (47%)
  • 40 mph26 (12%)
  • 50 mph9 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph16 (7.3%)
  • 70 mph60 (28%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway133 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway75 (34%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Three Rivers in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant205 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (10%)
  • Pedestrian19 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist16 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant13 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 109 (3%)
  • 11 to 1514 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2041 (14%)
  • 21 to 2541 (14%)
  • 26 to 3561 (20%)
  • 36 to 4547 (16%)
  • 46 to 5547 (16%)
  • 56 to 6518 (6%)
  • 66 to 7515 (5%)
  • Over 754 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider204 (68%)
  • Passenger76 (25%)
  • Pedestrian19 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car338 (77%)
  • Motorcycle29 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Three Rivers in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Three Rivers ranked among 351 areas in 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Three Rivers had fewer road collisions than 282 of them in 2010.

Collisions
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Three Rivers in 2010

Gade Valley, Three Rivers, WD4 8RW area and Kings Langley, Dacorum, WD4 8QJ area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Three Rivers in 2010, with 15 collisions each.

Roads in Three Rivers with the most crashes in 2010

The M25 had the most collisions in Three Rivers in 2010: 49, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Three Rivers, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM25498415
2ndA412243304
3rdA404101201
4thA4181011
5thA412581000
6thA4057900
7thA40086702
8thB45425601
9thM14600
10thA4111200
11thA41781100

Towns in Three Rivers: crashes in 2010

Watford, Watford had the most collisions of any town in Three Rivers in 2010: 33.

Postcode districts in Three Rivers: crashes in 2010

WD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Three Rivers in 2010: 106.

Latest crashes in Three Rivers in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Three Rivers in 2010, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Three Rivers road accidents in other years