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Melton road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 180 road traffic collisions in Melton in 1984, and 262 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 1983 (157), and casualties rose from 206.

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

Collisions in 1984
180
Up 15% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
262
Up 27% on 1983
Fatal collisions
4
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Melton in 1984

2.2% of collisions in Melton in 1984 were fatal and 33% serious, against 3.9% and 20% in Melton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.2%
  • Serious6033%
  • Slight11664%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious7830%
  • Slight18069%

Melton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Melton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 206 in 1997. 1984 is highlighted, with 180, up 15% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (14%)
  • Tuesday24 (13%)
  • Wednesday30 (17%)
  • Thursday28 (16%)
  • Friday29 (16%)
  • Saturday26 (14%)
  • Sunday18 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (8.3%)
  • February11 (6.1%)
  • March12 (6.7%)
  • April9 (5%)
  • May14 (7.8%)
  • June18 (10%)
  • July14 (7.8%)
  • August27 (15%)
  • September17 (9.4%)
  • October16 (8.9%)
  • November12 (6.7%)
  • December15 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight139 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds159 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (6.7%)
  • Fog or mist6 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry109 (61%)
  • Wet or damp62 (34%)
  • Frost or ice9 (5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph86 (48%)
  • 40 mph6 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph86 (48%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway177 (98%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.1%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Melton in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant151 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (23%)
  • Pedestrian29 (11%)
  • Cyclist17 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 1015 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1527 (10%)
  • 16 to 2071 (27%)
  • 21 to 2533 (13%)
  • 26 to 3534 (13%)
  • 36 to 4531 (12%)
  • 46 to 5515 (5.7%)
  • 56 to 657 (2.7%)
  • 66 to 7513 (5%)
  • Over 755 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider147 (56%)
  • Passenger86 (33%)
  • Pedestrian29 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car206 (65%)
  • Motorcycle59 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (5.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Melton in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Melton had fewer road collisions than 341 of them in 1984.

Collisions
342nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
337th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
318th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
332nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Melton with the most crashes in 1984

The A607 had the most collisions in Melton in 1984: 37, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Melton, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6073764013
2ndA606324029
3rdA6006213307
4thB6047131704
5thA524501
6thB6741101
7thB6761101

Towns in Melton: crashes in 1984

Melton Mowbray had the most collisions of any town in Melton in 1984: 66.

Postcode districts in Melton: crashes in 1984

LE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Melton in 1984: 89.

Latest crashes in Melton in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Melton in 1984, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Melton road accidents in other years