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Melton road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 167 road traffic collisions in Melton in 2003, and 222 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 20 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2002 (156), and casualties rose from 217.

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

Collisions in 2003
167
Up 7% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
222
Up 2% on 2002
Fatal collisions
3
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
20
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Melton in 2003

1.8% of collisions in Melton in 2003 were fatal and 12% serious, against 3.9% and 20% in Melton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.8%
  • Serious2012%
  • Slight14486%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious2411%
  • Slight19588%

Melton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Melton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 206 in 1997. 2003 is highlighted, with 167, up 7% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (18%)
  • Tuesday24 (14%)
  • Wednesday23 (14%)
  • Thursday25 (15%)
  • Friday27 (16%)
  • Saturday24 (14%)
  • Sunday14 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (21%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5920 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5938 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (6.6%)
  • February11 (6.6%)
  • March17 (10%)
  • April6 (3.6%)
  • May15 (9%)
  • June18 (11%)
  • July13 (7.8%)
  • August10 (6%)
  • September19 (11%)
  • October14 (8.4%)
  • November18 (11%)
  • December15 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight131 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds120 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry84 (50%)
  • Wet or damp67 (40%)
  • Frost or ice13 (7.8%)
  • Mud2 (1.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph59 (35%)
  • 40 mph11 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph6 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph90 (54%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway159 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (2.4%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Melton in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant157 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (11%)
  • Pedestrian19 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant9 (4.1%)
  • Cyclist4 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.4%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 103 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 157 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2041 (18%)
  • 21 to 2528 (13%)
  • 26 to 3543 (19%)
  • 36 to 4531 (14%)
  • 46 to 5529 (13%)
  • 56 to 6512 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 756 (2.7%)
  • Over 759 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider159 (72%)
  • Passenger44 (20%)
  • Pedestrian19 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car229 (78%)
  • Motorcycle26 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (1%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Melton in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Melton had fewer road collisions than 341 of them in 2003.

Collisions
342nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
340th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
338th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Melton in 2003

Melton Warwick, Melton, LE13 0TP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Melton in 2003, with 21 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Melton with the most crashes in 2003

The A607 had the most collisions in Melton in 2003: 34, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Melton, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA607345012
2ndA606222904
3rdA6006192502
4thB604781002
5thB6767810
6thA523410
7thA461100

Towns in Melton: crashes in 2003

Melton Mowbray had the most collisions of any town in Melton in 2003: 43.

Postcode districts in Melton: crashes in 2003

LE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Melton in 2003: 102.

Latest crashes in Melton in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Melton in 2003, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2003.

Severity

Melton road accidents in other years