Skip to main content
CrashStats

Melton road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 181 road traffic collisions in Melton in 2000, and 259 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 26 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1999 (197), and casualties fell from 307.

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

Collisions in 2000
181
Down 8% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
259
Down 16% on 1999
Fatal collisions
6
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
26
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Melton in 2000

3.3% of collisions in Melton in 2000 were fatal and 14% serious, against 3.9% and 20% in Melton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal63.3%
  • Serious2614%
  • Slight14982%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal83.1%
  • Serious2911%
  • Slight22286%

Melton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Melton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 206 in 1997. 2000 is highlighted, with 181, down 8% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (15%)
  • Tuesday27 (15%)
  • Wednesday26 (14%)
  • Thursday26 (14%)
  • Friday42 (23%)
  • Saturday20 (11%)
  • Sunday13 (7.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5920 (11%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (9.4%)
  • February11 (6.1%)
  • March12 (6.6%)
  • April23 (13%)
  • May9 (5%)
  • June12 (6.6%)
  • July18 (9.9%)
  • August18 (9.9%)
  • September13 (7.2%)
  • October17 (9.4%)
  • November15 (8.3%)
  • December16 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight128 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds116 (64%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Other12 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded11 (6.1%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp91 (50%)
  • Dry80 (44%)
  • Snow5 (2.8%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)
  • Mud1 (0.6%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph71 (39%)
  • 40 mph7 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph100 (55%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway166 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (5.5%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Melton in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant183 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (12%)
  • Pedestrian19 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist11 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1513 (5%)
  • 16 to 2054 (21%)
  • 21 to 2532 (12%)
  • 26 to 3549 (19%)
  • 36 to 4531 (12%)
  • 46 to 5526 (10%)
  • 56 to 6519 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7514 (5.4%)
  • Over 758 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider176 (68%)
  • Passenger64 (25%)
  • Pedestrian19 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car241 (75%)
  • Motorcycle30 (9.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (3.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Melton in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 in Melton

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Melton ranked among 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Melton had fewer road collisions than 340 of them in 2000.

Collisions
341st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
340th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
335th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Melton with the most crashes in 2000

The A607 had the most collisions in Melton in 2000: 48, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Melton, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA607486917
2ndA606304533
3rdA6006121501
4thB60476701
5thA524800
6thB6764501
7thA462200

Towns in Melton: crashes in 2000

Melton Mowbray had the most collisions of any town in Melton in 2000: 55.

Postcode districts in Melton: crashes in 2000

LE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Melton in 2000: 98.

Latest crashes in Melton in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Melton in 2000, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2000.

Severity

Melton road accidents in other years