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Melton road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 181 road traffic collisions in Melton in 2004, and 272 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 18 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2003 (167), and casualties rose from 222.

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

Collisions in 2004
181
Up 8% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
272
Up 23% on 2003
Fatal collisions
11
6.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
18
9.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Melton in 2004

6.1% of collisions in Melton in 2004 were fatal and 9.9% serious, against 3.9% and 20% in Melton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal116.1%
  • Serious189.9%
  • Slight15284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal114%
  • Serious238.5%
  • Slight23888%

Melton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Melton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 206 in 1997. 2004 is highlighted, with 181, up 8% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (12%)
  • Tuesday25 (14%)
  • Wednesday24 (13%)
  • Thursday21 (12%)
  • Friday30 (17%)
  • Saturday29 (16%)
  • Sunday30 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5921 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5946 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (8.3%)
  • February14 (7.7%)
  • March15 (8.3%)
  • April14 (7.7%)
  • May16 (8.8%)
  • June15 (8.3%)
  • July10 (5.5%)
  • August13 (7.2%)
  • September13 (7.2%)
  • October17 (9.4%)
  • November14 (7.7%)
  • December25 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight134 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (7.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds144 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry89 (49%)
  • Wet or damp80 (44%)
  • Oil or diesel5 (2.8%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.2%)
  • Mud2 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph72 (40%)
  • 40 mph9 (5%)
  • 50 mph5 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph95 (52%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway174 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.1%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Melton in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant203 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (8.1%)
  • Pedestrian16 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist14 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 157 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2045 (17%)
  • 21 to 2534 (13%)
  • 26 to 3546 (17%)
  • 36 to 4541 (15%)
  • 46 to 5533 (12%)
  • 56 to 6527 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3.7%)
  • Over 758 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider181 (67%)
  • Passenger75 (28%)
  • Pedestrian16 (5.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car244 (77%)
  • Motorcycle22 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (3.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Melton in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Melton had fewer road collisions than 332 of them in 2004.

Collisions
333rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
326th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
334th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Melton in 2004

Melton Warwick, Melton, LE13 0TP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Melton in 2004, with 35 collisions, 3 of them fatal.

Roads in Melton with the most crashes in 2004

The A606 had the most collisions in Melton in 2004: 48, including 4 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Melton, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA606487647
2ndA607365532
3rdA6006162312
4thB676121701
5thA5271201
6thB60471210

Towns in Melton: crashes in 2004

Melton Mowbray had 58 collisions in 2004.

Postcode districts in Melton: crashes in 2004

LE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Melton in 2004: 87.

Latest crashes in Melton in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Melton in 2004, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2004.

Severity

Melton road accidents in other years