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Rutland road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 141 road traffic collisions in Rutland in 1981, and 207 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 1980 (171), and casualties fell from 244.

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

Collisions in 1981
141
Down 18% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
207
Down 15% on 1980
Fatal collisions
1
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
39% of collisions

Crash severity in Rutland in 1981

0.7% of collisions in Rutland in 1981 were fatal and 39% serious, against 4.2% and 21% in Rutland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious5539%
  • Slight8560%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious7436%
  • Slight13264%

Rutland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rutland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 193 in 1989. 1981 is highlighted, with 141, down 18% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (14%)
  • Tuesday17 (12%)
  • Wednesday16 (11%)
  • Thursday29 (21%)
  • Friday19 (13%)
  • Saturday20 (14%)
  • Sunday20 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (7.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5914 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5923 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5934 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (9.2%)
  • February13 (9.2%)
  • March12 (8.5%)
  • April8 (5.7%)
  • May7 (5%)
  • June16 (11%)
  • July14 (9.9%)
  • August9 (6.4%)
  • September10 (7.1%)
  • October10 (7.1%)
  • November16 (11%)
  • December13 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight90 (64%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (26%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (9.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds117 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (6.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (4.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (2.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry78 (55%)
  • Wet or damp47 (33%)
  • Frost or ice13 (9.2%)
  • Snow3 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph41 (29%)
  • 40 mph4 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph87 (62%)
  • 70 mph9 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway132 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (6.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rutland in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant125 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (22%)
  • Pedestrian14 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist8 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant7 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 109 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 158 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2071 (34%)
  • 21 to 2532 (15%)
  • 26 to 3544 (21%)
  • 36 to 4511 (5.3%)
  • 46 to 5515 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 658 (3.9%)
  • 66 to 756 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider127 (61%)
  • Passenger66 (32%)
  • Pedestrian14 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car141 (60%)
  • Motorcycle46 (19%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rutland in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Rutland

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Rutland ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rutland had fewer road collisions than 344 of them in 1981.

Collisions
345th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
343rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
344th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
334th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Rutland with the most crashes in 1981

The A606 had the most collisions in Rutland in 1981: 29, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rutland, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6062944111
2ndA47163108
3rdA6121121405
4thA191304
5thA600391103
6thB66881103
7thB6723801
8thB10812401
9thB11761100
10thB6641100

Towns in Rutland: crashes in 1981

Oakham had the most collisions of any town in Rutland in 1981: 18.

Postcode districts in Rutland: crashes in 1981

LE15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rutland in 1981: 105.

Latest crashes in Rutland in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Rutland in 1981, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Rutland road accidents in other years