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Melton road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 160 road traffic collisions in Melton in 1979, and 237 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 6,708 collisions in Melton.

Collisions in 1979
160
Casualties in 1979
237
Fatal collisions
4
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Melton in 1979

2.5% of collisions in Melton in 1979 were fatal and 34% serious, against 3.9% and 20% in Melton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.5%
  • Serious5434%
  • Slight10264%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.7%
  • Serious7331%
  • Slight16068%

Melton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Melton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 206 in 1997. 1979 is highlighted, with 160.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (13%)
  • Tuesday28 (18%)
  • Wednesday21 (13%)
  • Thursday21 (13%)
  • Friday24 (15%)
  • Saturday22 (14%)
  • Sunday24 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (7.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5913 (8.1%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (5.6%)
  • February11 (6.9%)
  • March20 (13%)
  • April5 (3.1%)
  • May11 (6.9%)
  • June22 (14%)
  • July6 (3.8%)
  • August10 (6.3%)
  • September15 (9.4%)
  • October13 (8.1%)
  • November15 (9.4%)
  • December23 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight107 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (13%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds124 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (10%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (3.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (2.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry83 (52%)
  • Wet or damp46 (29%)
  • Frost or ice19 (12%)
  • Snow12 (7.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph69 (43%)
  • 40 mph3 (1.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph86 (54%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway150 (94%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (3.1%)
  • Roundabout4 (2.5%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Melton in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant145 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (16%)
  • Pedestrian27 (11%)
  • Cyclist16 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1010 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1517 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 2053 (22%)
  • 21 to 2544 (19%)
  • 26 to 3540 (17%)
  • 36 to 4525 (11%)
  • 46 to 5517 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6517 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 759 (3.8%)
  • Over 753 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider139 (59%)
  • Passenger71 (30%)
  • Pedestrian27 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car166 (64%)
  • Motorcycle41 (16%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Melton in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Melton

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Melton ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Melton had fewer road collisions than 343 of them in 1979.

Collisions
344th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
341st
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
328th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
338th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Melton with the most crashes in 1979

The A606 had the most collisions in Melton in 1979: 36, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Melton, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA606364825
2ndA6073254116
3rdA6006121704
4thB67691313
5thB604781303
6thA526802
7thA461100
8thB6741200

Towns in Melton: crashes in 1979

Melton Mowbray had the most collisions of any town in Melton in 1979: 57.

Postcode districts in Melton: crashes in 1979

LE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Melton in 1979: 78.

Latest crashes in Melton in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Melton in 1979, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1979.

Severity

Melton road accidents in other years