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Melton road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 187 road traffic collisions in Melton in 1986, and 232 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 1985 (159), and casualties rose from 225.

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

Collisions in 1986
187
Up 18% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
232
Up 3% on 1985
Fatal collisions
3
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Melton in 1986

1.6% of collisions in Melton in 1986 were fatal and 29% serious, against 3.9% and 20% in Melton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.6%
  • Serious5429%
  • Slight13070%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious6227%
  • Slight16772%

Melton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Melton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 206 in 1997. 1986 is highlighted, with 187, up 18% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (11%)
  • Tuesday31 (17%)
  • Wednesday19 (10%)
  • Thursday26 (14%)
  • Friday39 (21%)
  • Saturday33 (18%)
  • Sunday19 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (4.8%)
  • February14 (7.5%)
  • March10 (5.3%)
  • April17 (9.1%)
  • May14 (7.5%)
  • June8 (4.3%)
  • July20 (11%)
  • August22 (12%)
  • September11 (5.9%)
  • October22 (12%)
  • November24 (13%)
  • December16 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight136 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (7.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds151 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (4.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry105 (56%)
  • Wet or damp70 (37%)
  • Frost or ice8 (4.3%)
  • Snow3 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph73 (39%)
  • 40 mph8 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph105 (56%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway179 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Melton in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant129 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (20%)
  • Pedestrian28 (12%)
  • Cyclist12 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1010 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1513 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2078 (34%)
  • 21 to 2538 (16%)
  • 26 to 3532 (14%)
  • 36 to 4519 (8.2%)
  • 46 to 5518 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6510 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 756 (2.6%)
  • Over 755 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider153 (66%)
  • Passenger51 (22%)
  • Pedestrian28 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car194 (66%)
  • Motorcycle43 (15%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle8 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Melton in 1986

Map of the last 9 crashes of 1986 in Melton

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

  • 9 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Melton ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Melton had fewer road collisions than 339 of them in 1986.

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

Roads in Melton with the most crashes in 1986

The A607 had the most collisions in Melton in 1986: 37, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Melton, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6073746010
2ndA606262916
3rdA6006243316
4thB676101305
5thB604791201
6thA526703

Towns in Melton: crashes in 1986

Melton Mowbray had the most collisions of any town in Melton in 1986: 57.

Postcode districts in Melton: crashes in 1986

LE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Melton in 1986: 88.

Latest crashes in Melton in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Melton in 1986, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1986.

Severity

Melton road accidents in other years