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Rutland road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 156 road traffic collisions in Rutland in 1983, and 229 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1982 (150), and casualties fell from 247.

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

Collisions in 1983
156
Up 4% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
229
Down 7% on 1982
Fatal collisions
10
6.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Rutland in 1983

6.4% of collisions in Rutland in 1983 were fatal and 35% serious, against 4.2% and 21% in Rutland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal106.4%
  • Serious5435%
  • Slight9259%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal114.8%
  • Serious7432%
  • Slight14463%

Rutland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rutland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 193 in 1989. 1983 is highlighted, with 156, up 4% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (13%)
  • Tuesday16 (10%)
  • Wednesday24 (15%)
  • Thursday26 (17%)
  • Friday24 (15%)
  • Saturday25 (16%)
  • Sunday20 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (7.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5910 (6.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5922 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5938 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (9%)
  • February12 (7.7%)
  • March9 (5.8%)
  • April6 (3.8%)
  • May14 (9%)
  • June15 (9.6%)
  • July15 (9.6%)
  • August11 (7.1%)
  • September18 (12%)
  • October21 (13%)
  • November13 (8.3%)
  • December8 (5.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight104 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (7.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds124 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (9%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (4.5%)
  • Fog or mist6 (3.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry92 (59%)
  • Wet or damp60 (38%)
  • Snow2 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph43 (28%)
  • 40 mph7 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph96 (62%)
  • 70 mph10 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway145 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (7.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rutland in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant144 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (19%)
  • Cyclist15 (6.6%)
  • Pedestrian12 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant7 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 102 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 156 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2070 (31%)
  • 21 to 2534 (15%)
  • 26 to 3535 (15%)
  • 36 to 4528 (12%)
  • 46 to 5522 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6522 (9.6%)
  • 66 to 756 (2.6%)
  • Over 753 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider144 (63%)
  • Passenger73 (32%)
  • Pedestrian12 (5.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car179 (64%)
  • Motorcycle40 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (8.6%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (5.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rutland in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rutland had fewer road collisions than 344 of them in 1983.

Collisions
345th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
342nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
205th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
336th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Rutland with the most crashes in 1983

The A47 had the most collisions in Rutland in 1983: 33, including 3 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rutland, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47335839
2ndA6062944211
3rdA6121141723
4thB668141705
5thA6003111403
6thA1101815
7thB10812501

Towns in Rutland: crashes in 1983

Oakham had the most collisions of any town in Rutland in 1983: 27.

Postcode districts in Rutland: crashes in 1983

LE15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rutland in 1983: 126.

Latest crashes in Rutland in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Rutland in 1983, 3 were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 22 December 1983.

Severity

Rutland road accidents in other years