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Melton road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 201 road traffic collisions in Melton in 2001, and 282 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2000 (181), and casualties rose from 259.

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

Collisions in 2001
201
Up 11% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
282
Up 9% on 2000
Fatal collisions
7
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Melton in 2001

3.5% of collisions in Melton in 2001 were fatal and 16% serious, against 3.9% and 20% in Melton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.5%
  • Serious3316%
  • Slight16180%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.5%
  • Serious3713%
  • Slight23884%

Melton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Melton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 206 in 1997. 2001 is highlighted, with 201, up 11% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (17%)
  • Tuesday29 (14%)
  • Wednesday34 (17%)
  • Thursday19 (9.5%)
  • Friday29 (14%)
  • Saturday26 (13%)
  • Sunday30 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5941 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (4.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (10%)
  • February14 (7%)
  • March20 (10%)
  • April15 (7.5%)
  • May22 (11%)
  • June16 (8%)
  • July14 (7%)
  • August16 (8%)
  • September17 (8.5%)
  • October13 (6.5%)
  • November21 (10%)
  • December13 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight153 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds144 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (15%)
  • Fog or mist6 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other11 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry95 (47%)
  • Wet or damp90 (45%)
  • Frost or ice9 (4.5%)
  • Mud3 (1.5%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (1.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph64 (32%)
  • 40 mph9 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (1%)
  • 60 mph125 (62%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway193 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (2%)
  • Roundabout2 (1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Melton in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant208 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (8.9%)
  • Pedestrian24 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant9 (3.2%)
  • Cyclist8 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (2.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1518 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2038 (13%)
  • 21 to 2531 (11%)
  • 26 to 3570 (25%)
  • 36 to 4544 (16%)
  • 46 to 5524 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6523 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7513 (4.6%)
  • Over 757 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider192 (68%)
  • Passenger66 (23%)
  • Pedestrian24 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car254 (76%)
  • Motorcycle25 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (2.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Melton in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 7 busiest accident hotspots in Melton

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (7)

How Melton ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Melton had fewer road collisions than 333 of them in 2001.

Collisions
334th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
335th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
167th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
315th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Melton in 2001

Melton Warwick, Melton, LE13 0TP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Melton in 2001, with 18 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Melton with the most crashes in 2001

The A607 had the most collisions in Melton in 2001: 49, including 5 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Melton, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA607498256
2ndA606395918
3rdB676202603
4thA6006192403
5thB60477901
6thA523401
7thA421100
8thA461200

Towns in Melton: crashes in 2001

Melton Mowbray had the most collisions of any town in Melton in 2001: 42.

Postcode districts in Melton: crashes in 2001

LE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Melton in 2001: 121.

Latest crashes in Melton in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Melton in 2001, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2001.

Severity

Melton road accidents in other years