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Melton road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 190 road traffic collisions in Melton in 1988, and 264 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1987 (174), and casualties rose from 224.

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

Collisions in 1988
190
Up 9% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
264
Up 18% on 1987
Fatal collisions
7
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Melton in 1988

3.7% of collisions in Melton in 1988 were fatal and 22% serious, against 3.9% and 20% in Melton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.7%
  • Serious4122%
  • Slight14275%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal83%
  • Serious4919%
  • Slight20778%

Melton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Melton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 206 in 1997. 1988 is highlighted, with 190, up 9% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (16%)
  • Tuesday30 (16%)
  • Wednesday22 (12%)
  • Thursday34 (18%)
  • Friday33 (17%)
  • Saturday19 (10%)
  • Sunday21 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (10%)
  • February12 (6.3%)
  • March9 (4.7%)
  • April14 (7.4%)
  • May9 (4.7%)
  • June17 (8.9%)
  • July22 (12%)
  • August18 (9.5%)
  • September15 (7.9%)
  • October27 (14%)
  • November15 (7.9%)
  • December13 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight135 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (14%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds144 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other12 (6.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry97 (51%)
  • Wet or damp86 (45%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph79 (42%)
  • 40 mph5 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph105 (55%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway177 (93%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3.2%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (2.1%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Melton in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant159 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (11%)
  • Pedestrian24 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist21 (8%)
  • Van occupant15 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1519 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 2078 (30%)
  • 21 to 2540 (15%)
  • 26 to 3536 (14%)
  • 36 to 4531 (12%)
  • 46 to 5513 (4.9%)
  • 56 to 6520 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 758 (3%)
  • Over 757 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider159 (60%)
  • Passenger81 (31%)
  • Pedestrian24 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car215 (64%)
  • Motorcycle34 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (9.6%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (6%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Melton in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Melton had fewer road collisions than 338 of them in 1988.

Collisions
339th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
339th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
254th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
335th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Melton with the most crashes in 1988

The A607 had the most collisions in Melton in 1988: 41, including 4 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Melton, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA607416348
2ndA6063649011
3rdA6006142002
4thB6047101213
5thB67691604
6thA525700
7thB6741100

Towns in Melton: crashes in 1988

Melton Mowbray had the most collisions of any town in Melton in 1988: 58.

Postcode districts in Melton: crashes in 1988

LE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Melton in 1988: 96.

Latest crashes in Melton in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Melton in 1988, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1988.

Severity

Melton road accidents in other years