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Melton road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 147 road traffic collisions in Melton in 1995, and 216 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 1994 (174), and casualties fell from 251.

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

Collisions in 1995
147
Down 16% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
216
Down 14% on 1994
Fatal collisions
4
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Melton in 1995

2.7% of collisions in Melton in 1995 were fatal and 20% serious, against 3.9% and 20% in Melton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.7%
  • Serious3020%
  • Slight11377%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.9%
  • Serious4420%
  • Slight16878%

Melton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Melton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 206 in 1997. 1995 is highlighted, with 147, down 16% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (16%)
  • Tuesday21 (14%)
  • Wednesday13 (8.8%)
  • Thursday20 (14%)
  • Friday33 (22%)
  • Saturday19 (13%)
  • Sunday18 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5916 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5939 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5914 (9.5%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (9.5%)
  • February11 (7.5%)
  • March12 (8.2%)
  • April11 (7.5%)
  • May8 (5.4%)
  • June13 (8.8%)
  • July11 (7.5%)
  • August13 (8.8%)
  • September10 (6.8%)
  • October19 (13%)
  • November12 (8.2%)
  • December13 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight99 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (8.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds118 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (11%)
  • Fog or mist3 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other2 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry90 (61%)
  • Wet or damp50 (34%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.7%)
  • Snow2 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph58 (39%)
  • 40 mph6 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph82 (56%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway137 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Melton in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant137 (63%)
  • Pedestrian27 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist12 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 108 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1511 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2024 (11%)
  • 21 to 2545 (21%)
  • 26 to 3552 (24%)
  • 36 to 4524 (11%)
  • 46 to 5517 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6512 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7511 (5.1%)
  • Over 756 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider132 (61%)
  • Passenger57 (26%)
  • Pedestrian27 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car174 (70%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle18 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach8 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Melton in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Melton had fewer road collisions than 342 of them in 1995.

Collisions
343rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
343rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
337th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Melton with the most crashes in 1995

The A607 had the most collisions in Melton in 1995: 28, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Melton, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA607284407
2ndA606263618
3rdA6006162303
4thB67691501
5thA523501
6thB60473301
7thB5851210

Towns in Melton: crashes in 1995

Melton Mowbray had the most collisions of any town in Melton in 1995: 50.

Postcode districts in Melton: crashes in 1995

LE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Melton in 1995: 79.

Latest crashes in Melton in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Melton in 1995, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1995.

Severity

Melton road accidents in other years