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Rutland road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 29 road traffic collisions in Rutland in 2023, and 46 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 12 were serious.

Collisions were up 21% on 2022 (24), and casualties rose from 34.

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

Collisions in 2023
29
Up 21% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
46
Up 35% on 2022
Fatal collisions
1
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
12
41% of collisions

Crash severity in Rutland in 2023

3.4% of collisions in Rutland in 2023 were fatal and 41% serious, against 4.2% and 21% in Rutland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal13.4%
  • Serious1241%
  • Slight1655%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal12.2%
  • Serious1328%
  • Slight3270%

Rutland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rutland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 193 in 1989. 2023 is highlighted, with 29, up 21% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 29
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3 (10%)
  • Tuesday3 (10%)
  • Wednesday6 (21%)
  • Thursday3 (10%)
  • Friday3 (10%)
  • Saturday5 (17%)
  • Sunday6 (21%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (6.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:597 (24%)
  • 09:00 to 11:595 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593 (10%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593 (10%)
  • 18:00 to 20:595 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January2 (6.9%)
  • February1 (3.4%)
  • March3 (10%)
  • April2 (6.9%)
  • May4 (14%)
  • June3 (10%)
  • July3 (10%)
  • August2 (6.9%)
  • September2 (6.9%)
  • October4 (14%)
  • November3 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight22 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (17%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (3.4%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1 (3.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds26 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds2 (6.9%)
  • Other1 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry22 (76%)
  • Wet or damp6 (21%)
  • Frost or ice1 (3.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph13 (45%)
  • 50 mph1 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph13 (45%)
  • 70 mph2 (6.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway25 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout1 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rutland in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant35 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist6 (13%)
  • Cyclist3 (6.5%)
  • Pedestrian2 (4.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 154 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 2012 (26%)
  • 21 to 252 (4.3%)
  • 26 to 356 (13%)
  • 36 to 458 (17%)
  • 46 to 555 (11%)
  • 56 to 652 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 752 (4.3%)
  • Over 753 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider27 (59%)
  • Passenger17 (37%)
  • Pedestrian2 (4.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car38 (76%)
  • Motorcycle6 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle3 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rutland in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 351 areas in 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rutland had fewer road collisions than 344 of them in 2023.

Collisions
345th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
344th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
338th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Rutland in 2023

Oakham North East, Rutland, LE15 6AS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rutland in 2023, with 3 collisions.

Roads in Rutland with the most crashes in 2023

The A47 had the most collisions in Rutland in 2023: 5, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rutland, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA475902
2ndA6064502
3rdA61214711
4thA12401
5thA60032401
6thB6682401

Towns in Rutland: crashes in 2023

Oakham had the most collisions of any town in Rutland in 2023: 4.

Postcode districts in Rutland: crashes in 2023

LE15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rutland in 2023: 21.

Latest crashes in Rutland in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Rutland in 2023, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 22 November 2023.

Severity

Rutland road accidents in other years