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Rutland road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 38 road traffic collisions in Rutland in 2020, and 44 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 16 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2019 (41), and casualties fell from 66.

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

Collisions in 2020
38
Down 7% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
44
Down 33% on 2019
Fatal collisions
2
5.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
16
42% of collisions

Crash severity in Rutland in 2020

5.3% of collisions in Rutland in 2020 were fatal and 42% serious, against 4.2% and 21% in Rutland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal25.3%
  • Serious1642%
  • Slight2053%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal24.5%
  • Serious1636%
  • Slight2659%

Rutland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rutland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 193 in 1989. 2020 is highlighted, with 38, down 7% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 38
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3 (7.9%)
  • Tuesday5 (13%)
  • Wednesday5 (13%)
  • Thursday11 (29%)
  • Friday5 (13%)
  • Saturday3 (7.9%)
  • Sunday6 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (5.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:599 (24%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592 (5.3%)
  • 12:00 to 14:598 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:598 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:594 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January2 (5.3%)
  • February4 (11%)
  • March2 (5.3%)
  • April2 (5.3%)
  • July4 (11%)
  • August8 (21%)
  • September4 (11%)
  • October6 (16%)
  • November3 (7.9%)
  • December3 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight25 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (5.3%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2 (5.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds30 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds5 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (2.6%)
  • Other2 (5.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry21 (55%)
  • Wet or damp16 (42%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (2.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph7 (18%)
  • 50 mph2 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph25 (66%)
  • 70 mph4 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway34 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (11%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rutland in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant31 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist6 (14%)
  • Cyclist3 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant2 (4.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (2.3%)
  • Pedestrian1 (2.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 101 (2.3%)
  • 16 to 207 (16%)
  • 21 to 256 (14%)
  • 26 to 358 (18%)
  • 36 to 454 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 557 (16%)
  • 56 to 656 (14%)
  • 66 to 755 (11%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider38 (86%)
  • Passenger5 (11%)
  • Pedestrian1 (2.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car40 (66%)
  • Motorcycle6 (9.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (9.8%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (6.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rutland in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (4)

How Rutland ranked among 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rutland had fewer road collisions than 341 of them in 2020.

Collisions
342nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
342nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
321st
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Rutland in 2020

Oakham North East, Rutland, LE15 6AS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rutland in 2020, with 2 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Rutland with the most crashes in 2020

The A47 and A6003 had the most collisions in Rutland in 2020, with 5 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rutland, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA475513
2ndA60035713
3rdA14400
4thB10813301
5thB6683601
6thA61211101
7thB6641101
8thB6721200

Towns in Rutland: crashes in 2020

Oakham had the most collisions of any town in Rutland in 2020: 3.

Postcode districts in Rutland: crashes in 2020

LE15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rutland in 2020: 26.

Latest crashes in Rutland in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Rutland in 2020, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2020.

Severity

Rutland road accidents in other years