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Rutland road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 141 road traffic collisions in Rutland in 2001, and 197 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 18 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2000 (135), and casualties fell from 200.

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

Collisions in 2001
141
Up 4% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
197
Down 2% on 2000
Fatal collisions
5
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
18
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Rutland in 2001

3.5% of collisions in Rutland in 2001 were fatal and 13% serious, against 4.2% and 21% in Rutland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal53.5%
  • Serious1813%
  • Slight11884%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal63%
  • Serious2714%
  • Slight16483%

Rutland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rutland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 193 in 1989. 2001 is highlighted, with 141, up 4% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (18%)
  • Tuesday14 (9.9%)
  • Wednesday13 (9.2%)
  • Thursday29 (21%)
  • Friday23 (16%)
  • Saturday15 (11%)
  • Sunday22 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5922 (16%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5918 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (7.8%)
  • February17 (12%)
  • March12 (8.5%)
  • April10 (7.1%)
  • May3 (2.1%)
  • June9 (6.4%)
  • July14 (9.9%)
  • August13 (9.2%)
  • September10 (7.1%)
  • October9 (6.4%)
  • November13 (9.2%)
  • December20 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight104 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (7.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds101 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (11%)
  • Fog or mist9 (6.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other9 (6.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry64 (45%)
  • Wet or damp64 (45%)
  • Frost or ice6 (4.3%)
  • Snow3 (2.1%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.7%)
  • Mud1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph42 (30%)
  • 40 mph6 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph72 (51%)
  • 70 mph19 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway110 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (15%)
  • Roundabout8 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rutland in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant142 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (7.6%)
  • Pedestrian13 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (5.6%)
  • Cyclist9 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 155 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 2030 (15%)
  • 21 to 2524 (12%)
  • 26 to 3547 (24%)
  • 36 to 4532 (16%)
  • 46 to 5518 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6515 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 758 (4.1%)
  • Over 7512 (6.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider130 (66%)
  • Passenger54 (27%)
  • Pedestrian13 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car190 (75%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (11%)
  • Motorcycle14 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rutland in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 4 busiest accident hotspots in Rutland

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (4)

How Rutland ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rutland had fewer road collisions than 343 of them in 2001.

Collisions
344th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
344th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
343rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Rutland in 2001

Oakham North East, Rutland, LE15 6AS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rutland in 2001, with 13 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Rutland with the most crashes in 2001

The A606 had the most collisions in Rutland in 2001: 22, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rutland, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA606222905
2ndA1212803
3rdA6003202820
4thB668152603
5thA612192102
6thA476821
7thB10812200
8thB6642201
9thA161100
10thB11761100

Towns in Rutland: crashes in 2001

Oakham had the most collisions of any town in Rutland in 2001: 16.

Postcode districts in Rutland: crashes in 2001

LE15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rutland in 2001: 109.

Latest crashes in Rutland in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Rutland in 2001, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2001.

Severity

Rutland road accidents in other years