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Melton road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 181 road traffic collisions in Melton in 1981, and 241 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1980 (184), and casualties fell from 266.

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

Collisions in 1981
181
Down 2% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
241
Down 9% on 1980
Fatal collisions
14
7.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
40% of collisions

Crash severity in Melton in 1981

7.7% of collisions in Melton in 1981 were fatal and 40% serious, against 3.9% and 20% in Melton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal147.7%
  • Serious7340%
  • Slight9452%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal145.8%
  • Serious8535%
  • Slight14259%

Melton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Melton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 206 in 1997. 1981 is highlighted, with 181, down 2% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (12%)
  • Tuesday30 (17%)
  • Wednesday18 (9.9%)
  • Thursday18 (9.9%)
  • Friday33 (18%)
  • Saturday42 (23%)
  • Sunday19 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5939 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (7.7%)
  • February13 (7.2%)
  • March10 (5.5%)
  • April7 (3.9%)
  • May17 (9.4%)
  • June25 (14%)
  • July17 (9.4%)
  • August11 (6.1%)
  • September25 (14%)
  • October22 (12%)
  • November11 (6.1%)
  • December9 (5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight142 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (7.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds147 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (8.8%)
  • Fog or mist7 (3.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry110 (61%)
  • Wet or damp60 (33%)
  • Frost or ice6 (3.3%)
  • Snow5 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph79 (44%)
  • 40 mph4 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph96 (53%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway175 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.7%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.1%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Melton in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant111 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (27%)
  • Pedestrian40 (17%)
  • Cyclist14 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1010 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1519 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 2091 (38%)
  • 21 to 2533 (14%)
  • 26 to 3527 (11%)
  • 36 to 4520 (8.3%)
  • 46 to 557 (2.9%)
  • 56 to 6516 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 759 (3.7%)
  • Over 753 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider143 (59%)
  • Passenger58 (24%)
  • Pedestrian40 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car162 (57%)
  • Motorcycle64 (22%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Melton in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Melton

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Melton ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Melton had fewer road collisions than 340 of them in 1981.

Collisions
341st
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
340th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
323rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Melton with the most crashes in 1981

The A606 had the most collisions in Melton in 1981: 44, including 4 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Melton, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6064455417
2ndA607303729
3rdA6006132108
4thB604781112
5thA523400
6thB6743302
7thB6762302
8thA461101

Towns in Melton: crashes in 1981

Melton Mowbray had the most collisions of any town in Melton in 1981: 62.

Postcode districts in Melton: crashes in 1981

LE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Melton in 1981: 86.

Latest crashes in Melton in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Melton in 1981, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1981.

Severity

Melton road accidents in other years