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Melton road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 177 road traffic collisions in Melton in 1990, and 247 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1989 (181), and casualties fell from 249.

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

Collisions in 1990
177
Down 2% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
247
Down 1% on 1989
Fatal collisions
12
6.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Melton in 1990

6.8% of collisions in Melton in 1990 were fatal and 20% serious, against 3.9% and 20% in Melton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal126.8%
  • Serious3620%
  • Slight12973%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal156.1%
  • Serious5221%
  • Slight18073%

Melton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Melton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 206 in 1997. 1990 is highlighted, with 177, down 2% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (11%)
  • Tuesday28 (16%)
  • Wednesday15 (8.5%)
  • Thursday27 (15%)
  • Friday41 (23%)
  • Saturday22 (12%)
  • Sunday25 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (12%)
  • February25 (14%)
  • March17 (9.6%)
  • April6 (3.4%)
  • May13 (7.3%)
  • June18 (10%)
  • July11 (6.2%)
  • August9 (5.1%)
  • September13 (7.3%)
  • October13 (7.3%)
  • November17 (9.6%)
  • December13 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight124 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds140 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry85 (48%)
  • Wet or damp82 (46%)
  • Frost or ice9 (5.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph64 (36%)
  • 40 mph8 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph105 (59%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway173 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.7%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Melton in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant156 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (15%)
  • Pedestrian24 (9.7%)
  • Van occupant15 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist12 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1013 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1512 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2062 (25%)
  • 21 to 2537 (15%)
  • 26 to 3552 (21%)
  • 36 to 4534 (14%)
  • 46 to 5512 (4.9%)
  • 56 to 6511 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 755 (2%)
  • Over 753 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider147 (60%)
  • Passenger76 (31%)
  • Pedestrian24 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car212 (72%)
  • Motorcycle32 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Melton in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 350 areas in 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Melton had fewer road collisions than 341 of them in 1990.

Collisions
342nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
342nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
147th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
340th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Melton with the most crashes in 1990

The A607 had the most collisions in Melton in 1990: 45, including 6 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Melton, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6074572610
2ndA606243325
3rdA6006111511
4thB6047101000
5thB676101111
6thA525711

Towns in Melton: crashes in 1990

Melton Mowbray had the most collisions of any town in Melton in 1990: 56.

Postcode districts in Melton: crashes in 1990

LE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Melton in 1990: 77.

Latest crashes in Melton in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Melton in 1990, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1990.

Severity

Melton road accidents in other years