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Melton road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 206 road traffic collisions in Melton in 1997, and 293 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 18 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1996 (203), and casualties fell from 303.

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

Collisions in 1997
206
Up 1% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
293
Down 3% on 1996
Fatal collisions
6
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
18
8.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Melton in 1997

2.9% of collisions in Melton in 1997 were fatal and 8.7% serious, against 3.9% and 20% in Melton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.9%
  • Serious188.7%
  • Slight18288%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal93.1%
  • Serious237.8%
  • Slight26189%

Melton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Melton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 206 in 1997. 1997 is highlighted, with 206, up 1% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (9.2%)
  • Tuesday24 (12%)
  • Wednesday40 (19%)
  • Thursday38 (18%)
  • Friday18 (8.7%)
  • Saturday41 (20%)
  • Sunday26 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (6.8%)
  • February13 (6.3%)
  • March12 (5.8%)
  • April19 (9.2%)
  • May15 (7.3%)
  • June15 (7.3%)
  • July22 (11%)
  • August16 (7.8%)
  • September17 (8.3%)
  • October17 (8.3%)
  • November25 (12%)
  • December21 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight145 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds142 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (20%)
  • Fog or mist8 (3.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Other8 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp103 (50%)
  • Dry99 (48%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph75 (36%)
  • 40 mph8 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph117 (57%)
  • 70 mph2 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway203 (99%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Melton in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant219 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (7.8%)
  • Pedestrian18 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant16 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist10 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1515 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2064 (22%)
  • 21 to 2530 (10%)
  • 26 to 3564 (22%)
  • 36 to 4536 (12%)
  • 46 to 5531 (11%)
  • 56 to 6511 (3.8%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4.8%)
  • Over 756 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider175 (60%)
  • Passenger100 (34%)
  • Pedestrian18 (6.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car267 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (8%)
  • Motorcycle22 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Melton in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Melton had fewer road collisions than 335 of them in 1997.

Collisions
336th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
335th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
211th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
344th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Melton with the most crashes in 1997

The A606 had the most collisions in Melton in 1997: 44, including 2 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Melton, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA606447323
2ndA607426116
3rdB676131710
4thA6006121201
5thB6047101401
6thA5271211

Towns in Melton: crashes in 1997

Melton Mowbray had 62 collisions in 1997.

Postcode districts in Melton: crashes in 1997

LE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Melton in 1997: 95.

Latest crashes in Melton in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Melton in 1997, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 28 December 1997.

Severity

Melton road accidents in other years