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Melton road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 181 road traffic collisions in Melton in 1989, and 249 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1988 (190), and casualties fell from 264.

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

Collisions in 1989
181
Down 5% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
249
Down 6% on 1988
Fatal collisions
8
4.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Melton in 1989

4.4% of collisions in Melton in 1989 were fatal and 15% serious, against 3.9% and 20% in Melton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal84.4%
  • Serious2715%
  • Slight14681%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal83.2%
  • Serious3715%
  • Slight20482%

Melton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Melton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 206 in 1997. 1989 is highlighted, with 181, down 5% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (13%)
  • Tuesday18 (9.9%)
  • Wednesday21 (12%)
  • Thursday28 (15%)
  • Friday35 (19%)
  • Saturday33 (18%)
  • Sunday23 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (6.1%)
  • February16 (8.8%)
  • March14 (7.7%)
  • April14 (7.7%)
  • May8 (4.4%)
  • June19 (10%)
  • July11 (6.1%)
  • August15 (8.3%)
  • September19 (10%)
  • October20 (11%)
  • November18 (9.9%)
  • December16 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight131 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (7.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds140 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (12%)
  • Fog or mist6 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry99 (55%)
  • Wet or damp76 (42%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph68 (38%)
  • 40 mph6 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph105 (58%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway174 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Melton in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant157 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (14%)
  • Pedestrian26 (10%)
  • Cyclist17 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant11 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1010 (4%)
  • 11 to 1515 (6%)
  • 16 to 2048 (19%)
  • 21 to 2527 (11%)
  • 26 to 3552 (21%)
  • 36 to 4529 (12%)
  • 46 to 5521 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6524 (9.6%)
  • 66 to 7511 (4.4%)
  • Over 756 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider152 (61%)
  • Passenger71 (29%)
  • Pedestrian26 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car224 (72%)
  • Motorcycle31 (9.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (5.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Melton in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Melton had fewer road collisions than 342 of them in 1989.

Collisions
343rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
343rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
242nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
346th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Melton with the most crashes in 1989

The A607 had the most collisions in Melton in 1989: 41, including 5 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Melton, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA607415257
2ndA606324605
3rdA6006222913
4thB6047122101
5thB676101901
6thA5271111
7thA461100

Towns in Melton: crashes in 1989

Melton Mowbray had the most collisions of any town in Melton in 1989: 55.

Postcode districts in Melton: crashes in 1989

LE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Melton in 1989: 97.

Latest crashes in Melton in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Melton in 1989, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1989.

Severity

Melton road accidents in other years