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Three Rivers road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 135 road traffic collisions in Three Rivers in 2023, and 179 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2022 (140), and casualties fell from 187.

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

Collisions in 2023
135
Down 4% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
179
Down 4% on 2022
Fatal collisions
4
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Three Rivers in 2023

3% of collisions in Three Rivers in 2023 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.3% and 19% in Three Rivers from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal43%
  • Serious2720%
  • Slight10477%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42.2%
  • Serious2816%
  • Slight14782%

Three Rivers road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Three Rivers, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 484 in 1997. 2023 is highlighted, with 135, down 4% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 135
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (13%)
  • Tuesday25 (19%)
  • Wednesday16 (12%)
  • Thursday26 (19%)
  • Friday18 (13%)
  • Saturday21 (16%)
  • Sunday12 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5923 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5934 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (4.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (8.9%)
  • February7 (5.2%)
  • March9 (6.7%)
  • April6 (4.4%)
  • May13 (9.6%)
  • June16 (12%)
  • July13 (9.6%)
  • August11 (8.1%)
  • September13 (9.6%)
  • October13 (9.6%)
  • November14 (10%)
  • December8 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight103 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (4.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (3.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds115 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (9.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other3 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry90 (67%)
  • Wet or damp30 (22%)
  • Not recorded15 (11%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (5.2%)
  • 30 mph56 (41%)
  • 40 mph25 (19%)
  • 50 mph5 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph8 (5.9%)
  • 70 mph34 (25%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway75 (56%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (34%)
  • Roundabout10 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Three Rivers in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant125 (70%)
  • Pedestrian17 (9.5%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist8 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant6 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 159 (5%)
  • 16 to 2010 (5.6%)
  • 21 to 2522 (12%)
  • 26 to 3533 (18%)
  • 36 to 4528 (16%)
  • 46 to 5536 (20%)
  • 56 to 6517 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 758 (4.5%)
  • Over 759 (5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider125 (70%)
  • Passenger37 (21%)
  • Pedestrian17 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car194 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (8.3%)
  • Motorcycle15 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Three Rivers in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Three Rivers had fewer road collisions than 277 of them in 2023.

Collisions
278th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
275th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
306th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Three Rivers in 2023

Leavesden, Three Rivers, WD5 0XB area and Rickmansworth Town, Three Rivers, WD3 1BN area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Three Rivers in 2023, with 8 collisions each.

Roads in Three Rivers with the most crashes in 2023

The M25 had the most collisions in Three Rivers in 2023: 33, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Three Rivers, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM25334805
2ndA404142402
3rdA412101101
4thA416700
5thA41256810
6thA4054600
7thB45424602
8thM12201
9thA40081100
10thA4111100

Towns in Three Rivers: crashes in 2023

Rickmansworth had the most collisions of any town in Three Rivers in 2023: 23.

Postcode districts in Three Rivers: crashes in 2023

WD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Three Rivers in 2023: 68.

Latest crashes in Three Rivers in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Three Rivers in 2023, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 16 December 2023.

Severity

Three Rivers road accidents in other years