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Three Rivers road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 185 road traffic collisions in Three Rivers in 2016, and 275 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2015 (190), and casualties fell from 281.

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

Collisions in 2016
185
Down 3% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
275
Down 2% on 2015
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Three Rivers in 2016

None of the collisions in Three Rivers in 2016 were fatal and 16% were serious, against 1.3% and 19% in Three Rivers from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3016%
  • Slight15584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3312%
  • Slight24288%

Three Rivers road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Three Rivers, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 484 in 1997. 2016 is highlighted, with 185, down 3% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (15%)
  • Tuesday28 (15%)
  • Wednesday35 (19%)
  • Thursday28 (15%)
  • Friday19 (10%)
  • Saturday27 (15%)
  • Sunday21 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (6.5%)
  • February11 (5.9%)
  • March12 (6.5%)
  • April10 (5.4%)
  • May17 (9.2%)
  • June18 (9.7%)
  • July16 (8.6%)
  • August22 (12%)
  • September19 (10%)
  • October16 (8.6%)
  • November15 (8.1%)
  • December17 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight137 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (19%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (2.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds154 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry131 (71%)
  • Wet or damp51 (28%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph92 (50%)
  • 40 mph16 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph10 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph11 (5.9%)
  • 70 mph54 (29%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway113 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (33%)
  • Roundabout6 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Three Rivers in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant185 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist20 (7.3%)
  • Pedestrian20 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)6 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.8%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1520 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2029 (11%)
  • 21 to 2529 (11%)
  • 26 to 3552 (19%)
  • 36 to 4546 (17%)
  • 46 to 5544 (16%)
  • 56 to 6522 (8%)
  • 66 to 7515 (5.5%)
  • Over 753 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider191 (69%)
  • Passenger64 (23%)
  • Pedestrian20 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car275 (74%)
  • Motorcycle27 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown14 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach2 (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 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Three Rivers had fewer road collisions than 273 of them in 2016.

Collisions
274th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
258th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 30 other areas
Serious collisions
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Three Rivers in 2016

Kings Langley, Dacorum, WD4 8QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Three Rivers in 2016, with 18 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Three Rivers with the most crashes in 2016

The M25 had the most collisions in Three Rivers in 2016: 44, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Three Rivers, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM25448307
2ndA4191300
3rdB454281102
4thA40571200
5thA41271102
6thM171200
7thA4045801
8thA41255801
9thA4112200
10thA41452400
11thA40081201
12thA4141100
13thA51351100
14thB1581200

Towns in Three Rivers: crashes in 2016

Abbots Langley and Kings Langley and Watford, Watford had the most collisions of any town in Three Rivers in 2016, with 26 each.

Postcode districts in Three Rivers: crashes in 2016

WD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Three Rivers in 2016: 72.

Latest crashes in Three Rivers in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Three Rivers in 2016, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2016.

Severity

Three Rivers road accidents in other years