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Melton road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 174 road traffic collisions in Melton in 1987, and 224 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1986 (187), and casualties fell from 232.

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

Collisions in 1987
174
Down 7% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
224
Down 3% on 1986
Fatal collisions
3
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Melton in 1987

1.7% of collisions in Melton in 1987 were fatal and 20% serious, against 3.9% and 20% in Melton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.7%
  • Serious3520%
  • Slight13678%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious4319%
  • Slight17879%

Melton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Melton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 206 in 1997. 1987 is highlighted, with 174, down 7% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (9.2%)
  • Tuesday25 (14%)
  • Wednesday24 (14%)
  • Thursday30 (17%)
  • Friday25 (14%)
  • Saturday26 (15%)
  • Sunday28 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (9.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5937 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (6.3%)
  • February7 (4%)
  • March14 (8%)
  • April11 (6.3%)
  • May14 (8%)
  • June13 (7.5%)
  • July16 (9.2%)
  • August15 (8.6%)
  • September15 (8.6%)
  • October20 (11%)
  • November15 (8.6%)
  • December23 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight127 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (10%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds138 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (14%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry88 (51%)
  • Wet or damp79 (45%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph83 (48%)
  • 40 mph5 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph85 (49%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway170 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Melton in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant135 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (17%)
  • Pedestrian20 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist19 (8.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1011 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 158 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2059 (26%)
  • 21 to 2541 (18%)
  • 26 to 3534 (15%)
  • 36 to 4535 (16%)
  • 46 to 5512 (5.4%)
  • 56 to 659 (4%)
  • 66 to 753 (1.3%)
  • Over 754 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider147 (66%)
  • Passenger57 (25%)
  • Pedestrian20 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car207 (69%)
  • Motorcycle35 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Melton in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Melton had fewer road collisions than 339 of them in 1987.

Collisions
340th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
340th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
318th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
339th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Melton with the most crashes in 1987

The A6006 had the most collisions in Melton in 1987: 33, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Melton, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6006334009
2ndA607273213
3rdA606222817
4thB6047122604
5thA5261211
6thB6765501
7thA462200
8thB6742200

Towns in Melton: crashes in 1987

Melton Mowbray had the most collisions of any town in Melton in 1987: 65.

Postcode districts in Melton: crashes in 1987

LE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Melton in 1987: 79.

Latest crashes in Melton in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Melton in 1987, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1987.

Severity

Melton road accidents in other years