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Melton road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 197 road traffic collisions in Melton in 1999, and 307 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1998 (190), and casualties rose from 267.

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

Collisions in 1999
197
Up 4% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
307
Up 15% on 1998
Fatal collisions
8
4.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Melton in 1999

4.1% of collisions in Melton in 1999 were fatal and 16% serious, against 3.9% and 20% in Melton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal84.1%
  • Serious3116%
  • Slight15880%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.6%
  • Serious4715%
  • Slight25282%

Melton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Melton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 206 in 1997. 1999 is highlighted, with 197, up 4% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (13%)
  • Tuesday34 (17%)
  • Wednesday26 (13%)
  • Thursday21 (11%)
  • Friday32 (16%)
  • Saturday26 (13%)
  • Sunday33 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5935 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (9.6%)
  • February16 (8.1%)
  • March13 (6.6%)
  • April17 (8.6%)
  • May15 (7.6%)
  • June20 (10%)
  • July16 (8.1%)
  • August15 (7.6%)
  • September21 (11%)
  • October17 (8.6%)
  • November12 (6.1%)
  • December16 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight149 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds135 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other12 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (3%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp95 (48%)
  • Dry93 (47%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.5%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (1.5%)
  • Mud1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph54 (27%)
  • 40 mph22 (11%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph118 (60%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway191 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.5%)
  • Roundabout2 (1%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Melton in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant220 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (9.8%)
  • Van occupant14 (4.6%)
  • Cyclist13 (4.2%)
  • Pedestrian10 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (2%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 158 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2053 (17%)
  • 21 to 2537 (12%)
  • 26 to 3580 (26%)
  • 36 to 4550 (16%)
  • 46 to 5515 (4.9%)
  • 56 to 6527 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4.9%)
  • Over 7510 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider216 (70%)
  • Passenger81 (26%)
  • Pedestrian10 (3.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car275 (73%)
  • Motorcycle30 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (3.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Melton in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Melton had fewer road collisions than 336 of them in 1999.

Collisions
337th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
331st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
324th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Melton with the most crashes in 1999

The A607 had the most collisions in Melton in 1999: 63, including 3 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Melton, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA607639638
2ndA606345204
3rdA6006142401
4thB676121614
5thA523802
6thB60472400

Towns in Melton: crashes in 1999

Melton Mowbray had the most collisions of any town in Melton in 1999: 55.

Postcode districts in Melton: crashes in 1999

LE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Melton in 1999: 96.

Latest crashes in Melton in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Melton in 1999, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Melton road accidents in other years