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Three Rivers road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 202 road traffic collisions in Three Rivers in 2017, and 271 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2016 (185), and casualties fell from 275.

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

Collisions in 2017
202
Up 9% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
271
Down 1% on 2016
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Three Rivers in 2017

0.5% of collisions in Three Rivers in 2017 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.3% and 19% in Three Rivers from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious3216%
  • Slight16984%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious3413%
  • Slight23687%

Three Rivers road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Three Rivers, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 484 in 1997. 2017 is highlighted, with 202, up 9% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 202
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (15%)
  • Tuesday37 (18%)
  • Wednesday19 (9.4%)
  • Thursday42 (21%)
  • Friday25 (12%)
  • Saturday32 (16%)
  • Sunday17 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (7.4%)
  • February10 (5%)
  • March19 (9.4%)
  • April23 (11%)
  • May21 (10%)
  • June20 (9.9%)
  • July17 (8.4%)
  • August15 (7.4%)
  • September17 (8.4%)
  • October15 (7.4%)
  • November20 (9.9%)
  • December10 (5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight148 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (4.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds166 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry147 (73%)
  • Wet or damp52 (26%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1%)
  • 30 mph100 (50%)
  • 40 mph28 (14%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph18 (8.9%)
  • 70 mph51 (25%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway115 (57%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (29%)
  • Roundabout19 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Three Rivers in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant178 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (11%)
  • Cyclist25 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian18 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant9 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.5%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user3 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 108 (3%)
  • 11 to 1513 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2033 (12%)
  • 21 to 2532 (12%)
  • 26 to 3547 (17%)
  • 36 to 4549 (18%)
  • 46 to 5539 (14%)
  • 56 to 6526 (9.6%)
  • 66 to 757 (2.6%)
  • Over 758 (3%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider197 (73%)
  • Passenger56 (21%)
  • Pedestrian18 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car275 (71%)
  • Motorcycle32 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown9 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Three Rivers in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Three Rivers had fewer road collisions than 244 of them in 2017.

Collisions
245th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
249th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
275th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Three Rivers in 2017

Rickmansworth Town, Three Rivers, WD3 1BN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Three Rivers in 2017, with 13 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Three Rivers with the most crashes in 2017

The M25 had the most collisions in Three Rivers in 2017: 44, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Three Rivers, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM25447206
2ndA412162000
3rdA404121703
4thA4057903
5thA416601
6thB45425501
7thA41254501
8thM14610
9thA41453400
10thA102301
11thA5052201
12thA1(M)1100
13thA11701100
14thA40081101
15thB1761100
16thB1941101
17thB4621100

Towns in Three Rivers: crashes in 2017

Rickmansworth had the most collisions of any town in Three Rivers in 2017: 29.

Postcode districts in Three Rivers: crashes in 2017

WD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Three Rivers in 2017: 94.

Latest crashes in Three Rivers in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Three Rivers in 2017, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2017.

Severity

Three Rivers road accidents in other years