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Three Rivers road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 132 road traffic collisions in Three Rivers in 2019, and 195 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 21 were serious.

Collisions were down 25% on 2018 (175), and casualties fell from 251.

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

Collisions in 2019
132
Down 25% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
195
Down 22% on 2018
Fatal collisions
3
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
21
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Three Rivers in 2019

2.3% of collisions in Three Rivers in 2019 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.3% and 19% in Three Rivers from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.3%
  • Serious2116%
  • Slight10882%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.5%
  • Serious2312%
  • Slight16987%

Three Rivers road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Three Rivers, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 484 in 1997. 2019 is highlighted, with 132, down 25% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 132
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (17%)
  • Tuesday21 (16%)
  • Wednesday22 (17%)
  • Thursday19 (14%)
  • Friday19 (14%)
  • Saturday15 (11%)
  • Sunday13 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5923 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5935 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (4.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (9.1%)
  • February13 (9.8%)
  • March18 (14%)
  • April9 (6.8%)
  • May10 (7.6%)
  • June6 (4.5%)
  • July15 (11%)
  • August11 (8.3%)
  • September13 (9.8%)
  • October9 (6.8%)
  • November10 (7.6%)
  • December6 (4.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight105 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds103 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.5%)
  • Other7 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry99 (75%)
  • Wet or damp32 (24%)
  • Snow1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph69 (52%)
  • 40 mph15 (11%)
  • 50 mph4 (3%)
  • 60 mph7 (5.3%)
  • 70 mph35 (27%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway73 (55%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (36%)
  • Roundabout7 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Three Rivers in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant142 (73%)
  • Pedestrian20 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist8 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant7 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 107 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1514 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 2016 (8.2%)
  • 21 to 2517 (8.7%)
  • 26 to 3545 (23%)
  • 36 to 4530 (15%)
  • 46 to 5523 (12%)
  • 56 to 6521 (11%)
  • 66 to 759 (4.6%)
  • Over 755 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider133 (68%)
  • Passenger42 (22%)
  • Pedestrian20 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car200 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (9.4%)
  • Motorcycle14 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Three Rivers in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Three Rivers had fewer road collisions than 293 of them in 2019.

Collisions
294th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
275th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
321st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Three Rivers in 2019

Rickmansworth Town, Three Rivers, WD3 1BN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Three Rivers in 2019, with 10 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Three Rivers with the most crashes in 2019

The M25 had the most collisions in Three Rivers in 2019: 32, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Three Rivers, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM25324918
2ndA404121602
3rdA4191100
4thM15901
5thA4054901
6thA4124501
7thA41454601
8thB45423300

Towns in Three Rivers: crashes in 2019

Rickmansworth had the most collisions of any town in Three Rivers in 2019: 21.

Postcode districts in Three Rivers: crashes in 2019

WD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Three Rivers in 2019: 69.

Latest crashes in Three Rivers in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Three Rivers in 2019, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2019.

Severity

Three Rivers road accidents in other years