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Three Rivers road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 140 road traffic collisions in Three Rivers in 2022, and 187 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were up 41% on 2021 (99), and casualties rose from 128.

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

Collisions in 2022
140
Up 41% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
187
Up 46% on 2021
Fatal collisions
1
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Three Rivers in 2022

0.7% of collisions in Three Rivers in 2022 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.3% and 19% in Three Rivers from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious2921%
  • Slight11079%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious3117%
  • Slight15583%

Three Rivers road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Three Rivers, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 484 in 1997. 2022 is highlighted, with 140, up 41% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 140
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (14%)
  • Tuesday21 (15%)
  • Wednesday21 (15%)
  • Thursday19 (14%)
  • Friday29 (21%)
  • Saturday20 (14%)
  • Sunday11 (7.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5920 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5931 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (5%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (7.9%)
  • February10 (7.1%)
  • March5 (3.6%)
  • April15 (11%)
  • May12 (8.6%)
  • June16 (11%)
  • July12 (8.6%)
  • August12 (8.6%)
  • September8 (5.7%)
  • October14 (10%)
  • November15 (11%)
  • December10 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight111 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (16%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds121 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (6.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other3 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry103 (74%)
  • Wet or damp27 (19%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (3.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph52 (37%)
  • 40 mph22 (16%)
  • 50 mph8 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph8 (5.7%)
  • 70 mph48 (34%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway70 (50%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (41%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (5%)
  • Roundabout5 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Three Rivers in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant137 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (8.6%)
  • Pedestrian11 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant9 (4.8%)
  • Cyclist7 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 155 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2015 (8%)
  • 21 to 2525 (13%)
  • 26 to 3548 (26%)
  • 36 to 4528 (15%)
  • 46 to 5527 (14%)
  • 56 to 6514 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 757 (3.7%)
  • Over 756 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider138 (74%)
  • Passenger38 (20%)
  • Pedestrian11 (5.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car216 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (7.9%)
  • Motorcycle18 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.5%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Three Rivers in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Three Rivers had fewer road collisions than 267 of them in 2022.

Collisions
268th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
269th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
289th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Three Rivers in 2022

Kings Langley, Dacorum, WD4 8QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Three Rivers in 2022, with 14 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Three Rivers with the most crashes in 2022

The M25 had the most collisions in Three Rivers in 2022: 43, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Three Rivers, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM25436708
2ndA412141704
3rdM191303
4thA4047703
5thB45427900
6thA4054510
7thA414701
8thA41254502
9thA41453400
10thA40082201

Towns in Three Rivers: crashes in 2022

Watford, Watford had the most collisions of any town in Three Rivers in 2022: 21.

Postcode districts in Three Rivers: crashes in 2022

WD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Three Rivers in 2022: 67.

Latest crashes in Three Rivers in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Three Rivers in 2022, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2022.

Severity

Three Rivers road accidents in other years