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Melton road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 203 road traffic collisions in Melton in 1996, and 303 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were up 38% on 1995 (147), and casualties rose from 216.

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

Collisions in 1996
203
Up 38% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
303
Up 40% on 1995
Fatal collisions
7
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Melton in 1996

3.4% of collisions in Melton in 1996 were fatal and 17% serious, against 3.9% and 20% in Melton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.4%
  • Serious3517%
  • Slight16179%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.3%
  • Serious4916%
  • Slight24782%

Melton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Melton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 206 in 1997. 1996 is highlighted, with 203, up 38% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (17%)
  • Tuesday26 (13%)
  • Wednesday26 (13%)
  • Thursday34 (17%)
  • Friday31 (15%)
  • Saturday29 (14%)
  • Sunday23 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (7.9%)
  • February11 (5.4%)
  • March11 (5.4%)
  • April13 (6.4%)
  • May19 (9.4%)
  • June17 (8.4%)
  • July19 (9.4%)
  • August20 (9.9%)
  • September16 (7.9%)
  • October18 (8.9%)
  • November27 (13%)
  • December16 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight152 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (7.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds150 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (11%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other18 (8.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry104 (51%)
  • Wet or damp89 (44%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.5%)
  • Snow5 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph78 (38%)
  • 40 mph9 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph114 (56%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway197 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Melton in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant221 (73%)
  • Pedestrian29 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist17 (5.6%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (3%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1013 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1514 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2063 (21%)
  • 21 to 2535 (12%)
  • 26 to 3560 (20%)
  • 36 to 4532 (11%)
  • 46 to 5531 (10%)
  • 56 to 6523 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7513 (4.3%)
  • Over 7511 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider197 (65%)
  • Passenger77 (25%)
  • Pedestrian29 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car281 (79%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (3.4%)
  • Motorcycle11 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Melton in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Melton had fewer road collisions than 338 of them in 1996.

Collisions
339th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
334th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
180th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
326th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Melton with the most crashes in 1996

The A607 had the most collisions in Melton in 1996: 46, including 3 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Melton, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA607467239
2ndA606365306
3rdB6047131612
4thA6006101505
5thB67691302
6thA5261401
7thA461200

Towns in Melton: crashes in 1996

Melton Mowbray had the most collisions of any town in Melton in 1996: 58.

Postcode districts in Melton: crashes in 1996

LE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Melton in 1996: 99.

Latest crashes in Melton in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Melton in 1996, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

Melton road accidents in other years