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Melton road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 146 road traffic collisions in Melton in 1991, and 209 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 1990 (177), and casualties fell from 247.

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

Collisions in 1991
146
Down 18% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
209
Down 15% on 1990
Fatal collisions
4
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Melton in 1991

2.7% of collisions in Melton in 1991 were fatal and 29% serious, against 3.9% and 20% in Melton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.7%
  • Serious4329%
  • Slight9968%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.9%
  • Serious5426%
  • Slight15172%

Melton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Melton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 206 in 1997. 1991 is highlighted, with 146, down 18% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (14%)
  • Tuesday17 (12%)
  • Wednesday21 (14%)
  • Thursday20 (14%)
  • Friday31 (21%)
  • Saturday16 (11%)
  • Sunday20 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5921 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5938 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (11%)
  • February5 (3.4%)
  • March10 (6.8%)
  • April11 (7.5%)
  • May18 (12%)
  • June8 (5.5%)
  • July15 (10%)
  • August17 (12%)
  • September9 (6.2%)
  • October12 (8.2%)
  • November15 (10%)
  • December10 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight108 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds116 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (9.6%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (4.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other5 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry85 (58%)
  • Wet or damp54 (37%)
  • Frost or ice7 (4.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph56 (38%)
  • 40 mph7 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph80 (55%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway142 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.1%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Melton in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant134 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (11%)
  • Cyclist18 (8.6%)
  • Pedestrian14 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant11 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1010 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1514 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2042 (20%)
  • 21 to 2529 (14%)
  • 26 to 3541 (20%)
  • 36 to 4526 (12%)
  • 46 to 5516 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6511 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 759 (4.3%)
  • Over 753 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider136 (65%)
  • Passenger59 (28%)
  • Pedestrian14 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car185 (69%)
  • Motorcycle23 (8.6%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach6 (2.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Melton in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Melton had fewer road collisions than 343 of them in 1991.

Collisions
344th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
342nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
298th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
312th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Melton with the most crashes in 1991

The A606 had the most collisions in Melton in 1991: 35, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Melton, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6063548011
2ndA607273619
3rdA6006142825
4thB67691713
5thB60476801
6thA524801
7thA461100
8thB60061101

Towns in Melton: crashes in 1991

Melton Mowbray had the most collisions of any town in Melton in 1991: 43.

Postcode districts in Melton: crashes in 1991

LE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Melton in 1991: 75.

Latest crashes in Melton in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Melton in 1991, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1991.

Severity

Melton road accidents in other years