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Rutland road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 152 road traffic collisions in Rutland in 1988, and 219 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1987 (135), and casualties rose from 167.

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

Collisions in 1988
152
Up 13% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
219
Up 31% on 1987
Fatal collisions
5
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Rutland in 1988

3.3% of collisions in Rutland in 1988 were fatal and 20% serious, against 4.2% and 21% in Rutland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal53.3%
  • Serious3120%
  • Slight11676%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52.3%
  • Serious4119%
  • Slight17379%

Rutland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rutland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 193 in 1989. 1988 is highlighted, with 152, up 13% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (16%)
  • Tuesday22 (14%)
  • Wednesday18 (12%)
  • Thursday23 (15%)
  • Friday21 (14%)
  • Saturday27 (18%)
  • Sunday16 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5917 (11%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5935 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (7.2%)
  • February7 (4.6%)
  • March9 (5.9%)
  • April7 (4.6%)
  • May9 (5.9%)
  • June10 (6.6%)
  • July21 (14%)
  • August18 (12%)
  • September17 (11%)
  • October21 (14%)
  • November9 (5.9%)
  • December13 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight118 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6 (3.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds121 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Other3 (2%)
  • Not recorded6 (3.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry86 (57%)
  • Wet or damp59 (39%)
  • Frost or ice6 (3.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph48 (32%)
  • 40 mph8 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph81 (53%)
  • 70 mph15 (9.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway135 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (9.9%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rutland in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant137 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (15%)
  • Cyclist16 (7.3%)
  • Pedestrian14 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant10 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 107 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 159 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2048 (22%)
  • 21 to 2540 (18%)
  • 26 to 3528 (13%)
  • 36 to 4530 (14%)
  • 46 to 5520 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6517 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 758 (3.7%)
  • Over 755 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider138 (63%)
  • Passenger67 (31%)
  • Pedestrian14 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car174 (67%)
  • Motorcycle32 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rutland in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rutland had fewer road collisions than 343 of them in 1988.

Collisions
344th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
343rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
301st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
342nd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Rutland with the most crashes in 1988

The A606 had the most collisions in Rutland in 1988: 32, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rutland, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA606325929
2ndA1182912
3rdA6003182304
4thA6121132515
5thA47121304
6thB66871001
7thB6641101

Towns in Rutland: crashes in 1988

Oakham had the most collisions of any town in Rutland in 1988: 22.

Postcode districts in Rutland: crashes in 1988

LE15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rutland in 1988: 113.

Latest crashes in Rutland in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Rutland in 1988, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 24 December 1988.

Severity

Rutland road accidents in other years