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Three Rivers road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 104 road traffic collisions in Three Rivers in 2024, and 139 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 13 were serious.

Collisions were down 23% on 2023 (135), and casualties fell from 179.

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

Collisions in 2024
104
Down 23% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
139
Down 22% on 2023
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
13
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Three Rivers in 2024

None of the collisions in Three Rivers in 2024 were fatal and 13% were serious, against 1.3% and 19% in Three Rivers from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1313%
  • Slight9188%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious139.4%
  • Slight12691%

Three Rivers road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Three Rivers, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 484 in 1997. 2024 is highlighted, with 104, down 23% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 104
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (14%)
  • Tuesday22 (21%)
  • Wednesday10 (9.6%)
  • Thursday14 (13%)
  • Friday15 (14%)
  • Saturday17 (16%)
  • Sunday11 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5915 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5917 (16%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5918 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (13%)
  • February4 (3.8%)
  • March8 (7.7%)
  • April7 (6.7%)
  • May10 (9.6%)
  • June12 (12%)
  • July10 (9.6%)
  • August6 (5.8%)
  • September10 (9.6%)
  • October12 (12%)
  • November6 (5.8%)
  • December5 (4.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight77 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (18%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (3.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (2.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds87 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.9%)
  • Other3 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry72 (69%)
  • Wet or damp21 (20%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded9 (8.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (4.8%)
  • 30 mph46 (44%)
  • 40 mph13 (13%)
  • 50 mph4 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph6 (5.8%)
  • 70 mph30 (29%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway60 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (32%)
  • Roundabout6 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (4.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Three Rivers in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant91 (65%)
  • Cyclist12 (8.6%)
  • Pedestrian12 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant12 (8.6%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 156 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 206 (4.3%)
  • 21 to 2510 (7.2%)
  • 26 to 3526 (19%)
  • 36 to 4534 (24%)
  • 46 to 5524 (17%)
  • 56 to 6515 (11%)
  • 66 to 754 (2.9%)
  • Over 755 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider94 (68%)
  • Passenger33 (24%)
  • Pedestrian12 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car165 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (9.2%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (5.1%)
  • Motorcycle10 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Three Rivers in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Three Rivers had fewer road collisions than 300 of them in 2024.

Collisions
301st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
306th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 31 other areas
Serious collisions
340th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Three Rivers in 2024

Chorleywood North & Sarratt, Three Rivers, WD3 5AY area and Leavesden, Three Rivers, WD25 0PR area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Three Rivers in 2024, with 10 collisions each.

Roads in Three Rivers with the most crashes in 2024

The M25 had the most collisions in Three Rivers in 2024: 24, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Three Rivers, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM25243802
2ndA412101000
3rdA40481101
4thM181300
5thA41254500
6thB45424401
7thA413501
8thA4051100
9thA41451100

Towns in Three Rivers: crashes in 2024

Rickmansworth and Watford, Watford had the most collisions of any town in Three Rivers in 2024, with 18 each.

Postcode districts in Three Rivers: crashes in 2024

WD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Three Rivers in 2024: 51.

Latest crashes in Three Rivers in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Three Rivers in 2024, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2024.

Severity

Three Rivers road accidents in other years