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Rutland road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 62 road traffic collisions in Rutland in 2017, and 92 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 13 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 2016 (77), and casualties fell from 126.

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

Collisions in 2017
62
Down 19% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
92
Down 27% on 2016
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
13
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Rutland in 2017

None of the collisions in Rutland in 2017 were fatal and 21% were serious, against 4.2% and 21% in Rutland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1321%
  • Slight4979%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1617%
  • Slight7683%

Rutland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rutland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 193 in 1989. 2017 is highlighted, with 62, down 19% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 62
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday5 (8.1%)
  • Tuesday7 (11%)
  • Wednesday10 (16%)
  • Thursday8 (13%)
  • Friday9 (15%)
  • Saturday10 (16%)
  • Sunday13 (21%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:596 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (29%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5914 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5910 (16%)
  • 18:00 to 20:599 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593 (4.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (6.5%)
  • February2 (3.2%)
  • March5 (8.1%)
  • April7 (11%)
  • May4 (6.5%)
  • June6 (9.7%)
  • July10 (16%)
  • August5 (8.1%)
  • September3 (4.8%)
  • October7 (11%)
  • November5 (8.1%)
  • December4 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight51 (82%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3 (4.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds52 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds4 (6.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry50 (81%)
  • Wet or damp10 (16%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.6%)
  • Snow1 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph15 (24%)
  • 40 mph7 (11%)
  • 50 mph5 (8.1%)
  • 60 mph26 (42%)
  • 70 mph9 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway48 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (13%)
  • Roundabout4 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rutland in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant60 (65%)
  • Cyclist10 (11%)
  • Van occupant9 (9.8%)
  • Motorcyclist7 (7.6%)
  • Pedestrian4 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 102 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 151 (1.1%)
  • 16 to 2012 (13%)
  • 21 to 254 (4.3%)
  • 26 to 3514 (15%)
  • 36 to 4517 (18%)
  • 46 to 558 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6513 (14%)
  • 66 to 7513 (14%)
  • Over 756 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider61 (66%)
  • Passenger27 (29%)
  • Pedestrian4 (4.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car85 (69%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (8.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (5.6%)
  • Motorcycle6 (4.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rutland in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rutland had fewer road collisions than 343 of them in 2017.

Collisions
344th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
342nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 21 other areas
Serious collisions
339th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Rutland in 2017

Oakham North East, Rutland, LE15 6AS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rutland in 2017, with 6 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Rutland with the most crashes in 2017

The A1 had the most collisions in Rutland in 2017: 10, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rutland, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1101902
2ndA4781302
3rdA60681501
4thA60036901
5thA61215602
6thB6685600
7thB6723302
8thB10811100

Towns in Rutland: crashes in 2017

Oakham had the most collisions of any town in Rutland in 2017: 7.

Postcode districts in Rutland: crashes in 2017

LE15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rutland in 2017: 43.

Latest crashes in Rutland in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Rutland in 2017, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2017.

Severity

Rutland road accidents in other years