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Rutland road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 159 road traffic collisions in Rutland in 1997, and 249 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 22 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1996 (143), and casualties rose from 220.

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

Collisions in 1997
159
Up 11% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
249
Up 13% on 1996
Fatal collisions
4
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
22
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Rutland in 1997

2.5% of collisions in Rutland in 1997 were fatal and 14% serious, against 4.2% and 21% in Rutland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.5%
  • Serious2214%
  • Slight13384%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52%
  • Serious3414%
  • Slight21084%

Rutland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rutland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 193 in 1989. 1997 is highlighted, with 159, up 11% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (16%)
  • Tuesday25 (16%)
  • Wednesday25 (16%)
  • Thursday18 (11%)
  • Friday20 (13%)
  • Saturday19 (12%)
  • Sunday26 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5941 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5912 (7.5%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (5%)
  • February14 (8.8%)
  • March15 (9.4%)
  • April10 (6.3%)
  • May7 (4.4%)
  • June15 (9.4%)
  • July17 (11%)
  • August12 (7.5%)
  • September15 (9.4%)
  • October14 (8.8%)
  • November18 (11%)
  • December14 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight127 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6 (3.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds116 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (5.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry90 (57%)
  • Wet or damp66 (42%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph32 (20%)
  • 40 mph8 (5%)
  • 60 mph96 (60%)
  • 70 mph23 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway132 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.3%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rutland in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant186 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant12 (4.8%)
  • Cyclist10 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (3.6%)
  • Pedestrian9 (3.6%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1014 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 154 (1.6%)
  • 16 to 2049 (20%)
  • 21 to 2531 (12%)
  • 26 to 3562 (25%)
  • 36 to 4528 (11%)
  • 46 to 5534 (14%)
  • 56 to 659 (3.6%)
  • 66 to 7512 (4.8%)
  • Over 752 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider160 (64%)
  • Passenger80 (32%)
  • Pedestrian9 (3.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car219 (75%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (9.3%)
  • Motorcycle15 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rutland in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rutland had fewer road collisions than 343 of them in 1997.

Collisions
344th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
341st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
270th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
342nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Rutland with the most crashes in 1997

The A606 had the most collisions in Rutland in 1997: 30, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rutland, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA606304924
2ndA1234314
3rdA6121223302
4thA6003172412
5thA47162002
6thB668132105
7thB10813500
8thB6642200
9thB6721100

Towns in Rutland: crashes in 1997

Oakham had the most collisions of any town in Rutland in 1997: 15.

Postcode districts in Rutland: crashes in 1997

LE15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rutland in 1997: 104.

Latest crashes in Rutland in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Rutland in 1997, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1997.

Severity

Rutland road accidents in other years