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Melton road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 190 road traffic collisions in Melton in 1998, and 267 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 19 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1997 (206), and casualties fell from 293.

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

Collisions in 1998
190
Down 8% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
267
Down 9% on 1997
Fatal collisions
7
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
19
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Melton in 1998

3.7% of collisions in Melton in 1998 were fatal and 10% serious, against 3.9% and 20% in Melton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.7%
  • Serious1910%
  • Slight16486%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal83%
  • Serious259.4%
  • Slight23488%

Melton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Melton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 206 in 1997. 1998 is highlighted, with 190, down 8% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (21%)
  • Tuesday24 (13%)
  • Wednesday33 (17%)
  • Thursday24 (13%)
  • Friday22 (12%)
  • Saturday27 (14%)
  • Sunday20 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (6.3%)
  • February12 (6.3%)
  • March12 (6.3%)
  • April15 (7.9%)
  • May17 (8.9%)
  • June15 (7.9%)
  • July15 (7.9%)
  • August10 (5.3%)
  • September16 (8.4%)
  • October20 (11%)
  • November21 (11%)
  • December25 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight136 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds124 (65%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other18 (9.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp102 (54%)
  • Dry83 (44%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1.1%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph59 (31%)
  • 40 mph14 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph112 (59%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway177 (93%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.6%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (2.1%)
  • Roundabout4 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Melton in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant190 (71%)
  • Pedestrian24 (9%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (4.1%)
  • Cyclist9 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1517 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2062 (23%)
  • 21 to 2524 (9%)
  • 26 to 3549 (18%)
  • 36 to 4538 (14%)
  • 46 to 5526 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6515 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7513 (4.9%)
  • Over 754 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider153 (57%)
  • Passenger90 (34%)
  • Pedestrian24 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car237 (73%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (7.7%)
  • Motorcycle24 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (2.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Melton in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Melton had fewer road collisions than 338 of them in 1998.

Collisions
339th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
339th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
169th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
341st
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Melton with the most crashes in 1998

The A607 had the most collisions in Melton in 1998: 60, including 3 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Melton, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA607609237
2ndA606344312
3rdA600691200
4thB67671100
5thB60475500
6thA462200
7thA521100

Towns in Melton: crashes in 1998

Melton Mowbray had the most collisions of any town in Melton in 1998: 52.

Postcode districts in Melton: crashes in 1998

LE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Melton in 1998: 103.

Latest crashes in Melton in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Melton in 1998, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Melton road accidents in other years