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Melton road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 184 road traffic collisions in Melton in 1980, and 266 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 1979 (160), and casualties rose from 237.

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

Collisions in 1980
184
Up 15% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
266
Up 12% on 1979
Fatal collisions
8
4.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
41% of collisions

Crash severity in Melton in 1980

4.3% of collisions in Melton in 1980 were fatal and 41% serious, against 3.9% and 20% in Melton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal84.3%
  • Serious7641%
  • Slight10054%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal83%
  • Serious10038%
  • Slight15859%

Melton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Melton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 206 in 1997. 1980 is highlighted, with 184, up 15% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (14%)
  • Tuesday25 (14%)
  • Wednesday20 (11%)
  • Thursday29 (16%)
  • Friday32 (17%)
  • Saturday32 (17%)
  • Sunday20 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (9.8%)
  • February12 (6.5%)
  • March9 (4.9%)
  • April13 (7.1%)
  • May17 (9.2%)
  • June13 (7.1%)
  • July19 (10%)
  • August21 (11%)
  • September21 (11%)
  • October11 (6%)
  • November15 (8.2%)
  • December15 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight132 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (9.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds147 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (3.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry110 (60%)
  • Wet or damp63 (34%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3.8%)
  • Snow4 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph84 (46%)
  • 40 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph97 (53%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway178 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.2%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.5%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Melton in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant139 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (21%)
  • Pedestrian33 (12%)
  • Cyclist19 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant15 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1012 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1523 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 2079 (30%)
  • 21 to 2540 (15%)
  • 26 to 3551 (19%)
  • 36 to 4517 (6.4%)
  • 46 to 559 (3.4%)
  • 56 to 6515 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7513 (4.9%)
  • Over 754 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider152 (57%)
  • Passenger81 (30%)
  • Pedestrian33 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car179 (59%)
  • Motorcycle60 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (5.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Melton in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Melton had fewer road collisions than 339 of them in 1980.

Collisions
340th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
339th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
259th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
319th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Melton with the most crashes in 1980

The A606 had the most collisions in Melton in 1980: 34, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Melton, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6063448210
2ndA6072950316
3rdA60062441014
4thB6047131504
5thB6764712
6thA523301
7thA461101
8thB6751100

Towns in Melton: crashes in 1980

Melton Mowbray had the most collisions of any town in Melton in 1980: 63.

Postcode districts in Melton: crashes in 1980

LE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Melton in 1980: 86.

Latest crashes in Melton in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Melton in 1980, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 24 December 1980.

Severity

Melton road accidents in other years