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Rutland road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,484 road traffic collisions in Rutland from 1979 to 2025, and 8,029 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 230 were fatal and 1,150 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 43 collisions, up 30% on 2024 (33), and casualties rose from 43 to 58.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
5,484
8th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
8,029
1.46 per collision
Fatal collisions
230
4.2% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
43
Up 30% on 2024

Crash severity in Rutland

4.2% of collisions in Rutland from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2304.2%
  • Serious1,15021%
  • Slight4,10475%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal2543.2%
  • Serious1,51419%
  • Slight6,26178%

Rutland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rutland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 193 in 1989. In 2025 there were 43, up 30% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 43
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254358
20243343
20232946
20222434
20214156
20203844
20194166
20184968
20176292
201677126
201593120
201489117
201381115
201280125
201181115
201094151
200998146
2008121173
2007108169
2006122189
2005145213
2004131189
2003131211
2002129199
2001141197
2000135200
1999166261
1998190278
1997159249
1996143220
1995140202
1994161231
1993145229
1992163227
1991164233
1990177244
1989193275
1988152219
1987135167
1986160222
1985126201
1984138184
1983156229
1982150247
1981141207
1980171244
1979138198

When and where crashes happen in Rutland

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday752 (14%)
  • Tuesday730 (13%)
  • Wednesday726 (13%)
  • Thursday792 (14%)
  • Friday923 (17%)
  • Saturday834 (15%)
  • Sunday727 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59233 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59112 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59738 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59882 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59969 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:591,236 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59793 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59521 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January414 (7.5%)
  • February395 (7.2%)
  • March423 (7.7%)
  • April394 (7.2%)
  • May411 (7.5%)
  • June477 (8.7%)
  • July477 (8.7%)
  • August495 (9%)
  • September474 (8.6%)
  • October513 (9.4%)
  • November529 (9.6%)
  • December482 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,980 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,112 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit343 (6.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown35 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,205 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds631 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds160 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist134 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds80 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds57 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds23 (0.4%)
  • Other112 (2%)
  • Not recorded82 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry3,138 (57%)
  • Wet or damp2,040 (37%)
  • Frost or ice209 (3.8%)
  • Snow71 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep11 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel9 (0.2%)
  • Mud6 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,503 (27%)
  • 40 mph302 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph89 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph3,025 (55%)
  • 70 mph558 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,740 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway588 (11%)
  • Roundabout111 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road42 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Rutland

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant5,524 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist952 (12%)
  • Pedestrian439 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist426 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant315 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)190 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant60 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant43 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant39 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5133 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 10228 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 15328 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 201,573 (20%)
  • 21 to 251,139 (14%)
  • 26 to 351,451 (18%)
  • 36 to 451,094 (14%)
  • 46 to 55812 (10%)
  • 56 to 65579 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 75341 (4.2%)
  • Over 75268 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded83 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider5,266 (66%)
  • Passenger2,324 (29%)
  • Pedestrian439 (5.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car6,815 (70%)
  • Motorcycle939 (9.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes691 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes517 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle441 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle80 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach77 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car38 (0.4%)
  • Minibus34 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle26 (0.3%)
  • Other24 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Rutland

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 4 busiest accident hotspots in Rutland

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (4)

How Rutland ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rutland had the 8th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
8th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
8th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 77th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
9th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
341stBlaenau Gwent6,8709,3921041,359
342ndMerthyr Tydfil6,7839,704120926
343rdMelton6,7089,4212631,341
344thRutland (this area)5,4848,0292301,150
345thOadby and Wigston5,2486,48060719
346thClackmannanshire4,0665,3171311,208
347thHeathrow Airport2,9933,65216331

Accident hotspots in Rutland

Oakham North East, Rutland, LE15 6AS area is the busiest accident hotspot in Rutland, with 168 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Rutland with the most crashes

The A606 had the most collisions in Rutland from 1979 to 2025: 924, including 33 fatal and 194 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rutland, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6069241,40733194
2ndA600363394732127
3rdA15879213299
4thA4756693339140
5thA612146870521117
6thB6683765321381
7thB1081106158329
8thB6646379118
9thB6725278010
10thB11766600
11thA113601
12thA60063300
13thA122301
14thA4272400
15thA161100
16thA43041300
17thA51211300
18thB6751100
19thB6861100

Towns in Rutland

Oakham had the most collisions of any town in Rutland from 1979 to 2025: 669.

Postcode districts in Rutland

LE15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rutland from 1979 to 2025: 4,076.

Latest crashes in Rutland

Of the latest 24 crashes in Rutland, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The most recent was on 26 December 2025.

Severity