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Melton road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 157 road traffic collisions in Melton in 1983, and 206 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were down 22% on 1982 (201), and casualties fell from 261.

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

Collisions in 1983
157
Down 22% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
206
Down 21% on 1982
Fatal collisions
2
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
36% of collisions

Crash severity in Melton in 1983

1.3% of collisions in Melton in 1983 were fatal and 36% serious, against 3.9% and 20% in Melton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.3%
  • Serious5736%
  • Slight9862%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious6532%
  • Slight13967%

Melton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Melton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 206 in 1997. 1983 is highlighted, with 157, down 22% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (10%)
  • Tuesday31 (20%)
  • Wednesday20 (13%)
  • Thursday22 (14%)
  • Friday32 (20%)
  • Saturday17 (11%)
  • Sunday19 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5935 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (4.5%)
  • February8 (5.1%)
  • March11 (7%)
  • April12 (7.6%)
  • May17 (11%)
  • June12 (7.6%)
  • July13 (8.3%)
  • August22 (14%)
  • September13 (8.3%)
  • October13 (8.3%)
  • November14 (8.9%)
  • December15 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight119 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (10%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds138 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (6.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry97 (62%)
  • Wet or damp51 (32%)
  • Frost or ice5 (3.2%)
  • Snow4 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph90 (57%)
  • 40 mph5 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph61 (39%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway151 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (3.2%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Melton in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant88 (43%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (27%)
  • Pedestrian30 (15%)
  • Cyclist23 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1513 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2078 (38%)
  • 21 to 2527 (13%)
  • 26 to 3526 (13%)
  • 36 to 4518 (8.7%)
  • 46 to 5511 (5.3%)
  • 56 to 657 (3.4%)
  • 66 to 7511 (5.3%)
  • Over 754 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider129 (63%)
  • Passenger47 (23%)
  • Pedestrian30 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car150 (57%)
  • Motorcycle55 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (9.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Melton in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Melton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Melton ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Melton had fewer road collisions than 342 of them in 1983.

Collisions
343rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
344th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
340th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
329th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Melton with the most crashes in 1983

The A606 had the most collisions in Melton in 1983: 34, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Melton, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6063446015
2ndA607294607
3rdA6006131812
4thB604781005
5thA526703
6thB6763300
7thB6741100

Towns in Melton: crashes in 1983

Melton Mowbray had the most collisions of any town in Melton in 1983: 73.

Postcode districts in Melton: crashes in 1983

LE13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Melton in 1983: 82.

Latest crashes in Melton in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Melton in 1983, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Melton road accidents in other years