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Melton road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 201 road traffic collisions in Melton in 1982, and 261 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1981 (181), and casualties rose from 241.

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

Collisions in 1982
201
Up 11% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
261
Up 8% on 1981
Fatal collisions
10
5% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Melton in 1982

5% of collisions in Melton in 1982 were fatal and 32% serious, against 3.9% and 20% in Melton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal105%
  • Serious6532%
  • Slight12663%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal114.2%
  • Serious7830%
  • Slight17266%

Melton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Melton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 206 in 1997. 1982 is highlighted, with 201, up 11% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (19%)
  • Tuesday23 (11%)
  • Wednesday16 (8%)
  • Thursday31 (15%)
  • Friday32 (16%)
  • Saturday37 (18%)
  • Sunday23 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (10%)
  • February17 (8.5%)
  • March18 (9%)
  • April8 (4%)
  • May19 (9.5%)
  • June19 (9.5%)
  • July16 (8%)
  • August14 (7%)
  • September18 (9%)
  • October17 (8.5%)
  • November21 (10%)
  • December14 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight152 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (8.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds166 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry112 (56%)
  • Wet or damp73 (36%)
  • Frost or ice11 (5.5%)
  • Snow5 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph88 (44%)
  • 40 mph3 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph110 (55%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway195 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (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 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant119 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (29%)
  • Pedestrian27 (10%)
  • Cyclist20 (7.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1524 (9.2%)
  • 16 to 2091 (35%)
  • 21 to 2529 (11%)
  • 26 to 3535 (13%)
  • 36 to 4523 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 5519 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6514 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 758 (3.1%)
  • Over 755 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider169 (65%)
  • Passenger65 (25%)
  • Pedestrian27 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car176 (55%)
  • Motorcycle73 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.3%)
  • Minibus4 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Melton in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Melton had fewer road collisions than 340 of them in 1982.

Collisions
341st
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
341st
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
221st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
326th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Melton with the most crashes in 1982

The A606 had the most collisions in Melton in 1982: 40, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Melton, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6064054213
2ndA6073544311
3rdA6006192816
4thB604791115
5thA526910
6thB6766811
7thB54181100

Towns in Melton: crashes in 1982

Melton Mowbray had the most collisions of any town in Melton in 1982: 63.

Postcode districts in Melton: crashes in 1982

LE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Melton in 1982: 100.

Latest crashes in Melton in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Melton in 1982, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 24 December 1982.

Severity

Melton road accidents in other years