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Melton road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 6,708 road traffic collisions in Melton from 1979 to 2025, and 9,421 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 263 were fatal and 1,341 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 67 collisions, up 2% on 2024 (66), and casualties fell from 99 to 90.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
6,708
9th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
9,421
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
263
3.9% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
67
Up 2% on 2024

Crash severity in Melton

3.9% of collisions in Melton from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2633.9%
  • Serious1,34120%
  • Slight5,10476%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal2853%
  • Serious1,69018%
  • Slight7,44679%

Melton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Melton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 206 in 1997. In 2025 there were 67, up 2% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 67
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20256790
20246699
20235575
20227396
202167102
20205470
20195277
20186896
20176686
2016123175
2015113160
2014121170
2013129170
2012112147
2011121181
2010136194
2009126189
2008128179
2007145208
2006110150
2005131191
2004181272
2003167222
2002156217
2001201282
2000181259
1999197307
1998190267
1997206293
1996203303
1995147216
1994174251
1993172252
1992193252
1991146209
1990177247
1989181249
1988190264
1987174224
1986187232
1985159225
1984180262
1983157206
1982201261
1981181241
1980184266
1979160237

When and where crashes happen in Melton

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday929 (14%)
  • Tuesday983 (15%)
  • Wednesday907 (14%)
  • Thursday951 (14%)
  • Friday1,134 (17%)
  • Saturday960 (14%)
  • Sunday844 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59251 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59102 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59978 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,068 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:591,176 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:591,578 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59991 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59564 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January540 (8.1%)
  • February457 (6.8%)
  • March518 (7.7%)
  • April500 (7.5%)
  • May556 (8.3%)
  • June578 (8.6%)
  • July564 (8.4%)
  • August600 (8.9%)
  • September581 (8.7%)
  • October607 (9%)
  • November626 (9.3%)
  • December581 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight5,013 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,033 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit616 (9.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown37 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds5,064 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds926 (14%)
  • Fog or mist145 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds111 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds89 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds61 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds16 (0.2%)
  • Other219 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded77 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry3,674 (55%)
  • Wet or damp2,709 (40%)
  • Frost or ice223 (3.3%)
  • Snow68 (1%)
  • Oil or diesel13 (0.2%)
  • Mud11 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep10 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 30 mph2,640 (39%)
  • 40 mph315 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph204 (3%)
  • 60 mph3,520 (52%)
  • 70 mph26 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway6,454 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway96 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road89 (1.3%)
  • Roundabout56 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Melton

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant6,149 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist1,173 (12%)
  • Pedestrian898 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist516 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant308 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)165 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant56 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant48 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant47 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant39 (0.4%)
  • Other22 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5183 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 10304 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 15509 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 201,927 (20%)
  • 21 to 251,214 (13%)
  • 26 to 351,658 (18%)
  • 36 to 451,237 (13%)
  • 46 to 55899 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 65714 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 75410 (4.4%)
  • Over 75265 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded101 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider6,042 (64%)
  • Passenger2,481 (26%)
  • Pedestrian898 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car8,262 (71%)
  • Motorcycle1,177 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes604 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes601 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle534 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle118 (1%)
  • Bus or coach107 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car70 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle57 (0.5%)
  • Minibus46 (0.4%)
  • Other33 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Melton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 7 busiest accident hotspots in Melton

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (7)

How Melton ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Melton had the 9th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
9th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
10th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
103rd
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
11th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
340thTorridge7,1699,8751301,441
341stBlaenau Gwent6,8709,3921041,359
342ndMerthyr Tydfil6,7839,704120926
343rdMelton (this area)6,7089,4212631,341
344thRutland5,4848,0292301,150
345thOadby and Wigston5,2486,48060719
346thClackmannanshire4,0665,3171311,208

Accident hotspots in Melton

Melton Warwick, Melton, LE13 0TP area is the busiest accident hotspot in Melton, with 430 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 9 of them fatal.

Roads in Melton with the most crashes

The A607 had the most collisions in Melton from 1979 to 2025: 1,417, including 65 fatal and 272 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Melton, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6071,4172,11165272
2ndA6061,2481,74349227
3rdA600660686922129
4thB6763294582078
5thB6047302406962
6thA521903271834
7thA46233403
8thB674111413
9thA421100
10thA471200
11thA6761100
12thB54181100
13thB5851210
14thB60061101
15thB6751100

Towns in Melton

Melton Mowbray had the most collisions of any town in Melton from 1979 to 2025: 2,086.

Postcode districts in Melton

LE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Melton from 1979 to 2025: 3,343.

Latest crashes in Melton

Of the latest 24 crashes in Melton, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The most recent was on 9 December 2025.

Severity