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Three Rivers road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 161 road traffic collisions in Three Rivers in 2012, and 216 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 23 were serious.

Collisions were down 30% on 2011 (229), and casualties fell from 330.

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

Collisions in 2012
161
Down 30% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
216
Down 35% on 2011
Fatal collisions
3
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
23
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Three Rivers in 2012

1.9% of collisions in Three Rivers in 2012 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.3% and 19% in Three Rivers from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.9%
  • Serious2314%
  • Slight13584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious2612%
  • Slight18787%

Three Rivers road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Three Rivers, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 484 in 1997. 2012 is highlighted, with 161, down 30% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 161
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (13%)
  • Tuesday22 (14%)
  • Wednesday22 (14%)
  • Thursday35 (22%)
  • Friday21 (13%)
  • Saturday19 (12%)
  • Sunday21 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (4.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5929 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (9.9%)
  • February10 (6.2%)
  • March12 (7.5%)
  • April13 (8.1%)
  • May17 (11%)
  • June12 (7.5%)
  • July11 (6.8%)
  • August8 (5%)
  • September17 (11%)
  • October16 (9.9%)
  • November17 (11%)
  • December12 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight114 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds136 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (9.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry113 (70%)
  • Wet or damp45 (28%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph66 (41%)
  • 40 mph26 (16%)
  • 50 mph7 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph11 (6.8%)
  • 70 mph50 (31%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway95 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (29%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (7.5%)
  • Roundabout8 (5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Three Rivers in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant152 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian15 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist12 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant7 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.5%)
  • 11 to 155 (2.3%)
  • 16 to 2033 (15%)
  • 21 to 2541 (19%)
  • 26 to 3545 (21%)
  • 36 to 4529 (13%)
  • 46 to 5531 (14%)
  • 56 to 6512 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 759 (4.2%)
  • Over 756 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider151 (70%)
  • Passenger50 (23%)
  • Pedestrian15 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car248 (77%)
  • Motorcycle21 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Three Rivers in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Three Rivers ranked among 351 areas in 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Three Rivers had fewer road collisions than 318 of them in 2012.

Collisions
319th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
317th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
303rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Three Rivers in 2012

Chorleywood North & Sarratt, Three Rivers, WD3 5AY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Three Rivers in 2012, with 18 collisions.

Roads in Three Rivers with the most crashes in 2012

The M25 had the most collisions in Three Rivers in 2012: 45, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Three Rivers, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM25456414
2ndA412161814
3rdA404141901
4thA412581201
5thB45427900
6thA416801
7thA4054700
8thA40082600
9thA41452400
10thM12200
11thA4111100

Towns in Three Rivers: crashes in 2012

Watford, Watford had the most collisions of any town in Three Rivers in 2012: 21.

Postcode districts in Three Rivers: crashes in 2012

WD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Three Rivers in 2012: 86.

Latest crashes in Three Rivers in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Three Rivers in 2012, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2012.

Severity

Three Rivers road accidents in other years