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Rutland road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 138 road traffic collisions in Rutland in 1979, and 198 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 5,484 collisions in Rutland.

Collisions in 1979
138
Casualties in 1979
198
Fatal collisions
10
7.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
36% of collisions

Crash severity in Rutland in 1979

7.2% of collisions in Rutland in 1979 were fatal and 36% serious, against 4.2% and 21% in Rutland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal107.2%
  • Serious5036%
  • Slight7857%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal105.1%
  • Serious6935%
  • Slight11960%

Rutland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rutland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 193 in 1989. 1979 is highlighted, with 138.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (10%)
  • Tuesday15 (11%)
  • Wednesday17 (12%)
  • Thursday17 (12%)
  • Friday25 (18%)
  • Saturday29 (21%)
  • Sunday21 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (8.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:598 (5.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5929 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5915 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (10%)
  • February14 (10%)
  • March13 (9.4%)
  • April8 (5.8%)
  • May13 (9.4%)
  • June9 (6.5%)
  • July11 (8%)
  • August6 (4.3%)
  • September12 (8.7%)
  • October13 (9.4%)
  • November12 (8.7%)
  • December13 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight89 (64%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (32%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5 (3.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds109 (79%)
  • Fog or mist7 (5.1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (4.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (4.3%)
  • Raining, no high winds5 (3.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry75 (54%)
  • Wet or damp38 (28%)
  • Frost or ice14 (10%)
  • Snow11 (8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph39 (28%)
  • 40 mph3 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph87 (63%)
  • 70 mph9 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway129 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (6.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rutland in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant124 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (20%)
  • Pedestrian14 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist11 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (3%)
  • Van occupant4 (2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2%)
  • 6 to 108 (4%)
  • 11 to 1514 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2049 (25%)
  • 21 to 2530 (15%)
  • 26 to 3532 (16%)
  • 36 to 4519 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5516 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6511 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7511 (5.6%)
  • Over 754 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider126 (64%)
  • Passenger58 (29%)
  • Pedestrian14 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car136 (63%)
  • Motorcycle38 (18%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rutland in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Rutland

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Rutland ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rutland had fewer road collisions than 345 of them in 1979.

Collisions
346th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
346th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
243rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
341st
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Rutland with the most crashes in 1979

The A6003 and A606 had the most collisions in Rutland in 1979, with 21 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rutland, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6003213419
2ndA606213308
3rdA47192215
4thA6121101235
5thA191603
6thB6687903
7thB10815812
8thB6722601
9thB6641100
10thB6751100

Towns in Rutland: crashes in 1979

Oakham had the most collisions of any town in Rutland in 1979: 16.

Postcode districts in Rutland: crashes in 1979

LE15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rutland in 1979: 109.

Latest crashes in Rutland in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Rutland in 1979, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1979.

Severity

Rutland road accidents in other years