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Melton road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 110 road traffic collisions in Melton in 2006, and 150 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 19 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2005 (131), and casualties fell from 191.

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

Collisions in 2006
110
Down 16% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
150
Down 21% on 2005
Fatal collisions
6
5.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
19
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Melton in 2006

5.5% of collisions in Melton in 2006 were fatal and 17% serious, against 3.9% and 20% in Melton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal65.5%
  • Serious1917%
  • Slight8577%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal85.3%
  • Serious2114%
  • Slight12181%

Melton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Melton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 206 in 1997. 2006 is highlighted, with 110, down 16% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006: 110
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday10 (9.1%)
  • Tuesday22 (20%)
  • Wednesday17 (15%)
  • Thursday14 (13%)
  • Friday19 (17%)
  • Saturday13 (12%)
  • Sunday15 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5911 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5915 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5920 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5926 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (26%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594 (3.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (10%)
  • February5 (4.5%)
  • March11 (10%)
  • April5 (4.5%)
  • May8 (7.3%)
  • June9 (8.2%)
  • July8 (7.3%)
  • August11 (10%)
  • September11 (10%)
  • October12 (11%)
  • November10 (9.1%)
  • December9 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight84 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds80 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other5 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry62 (56%)
  • Wet or damp47 (43%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph40 (36%)
  • 40 mph5 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph8 (7.3%)
  • 60 mph57 (52%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway107 (97%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Melton in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant102 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (11%)
  • Pedestrian12 (8%)
  • Cyclist8 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant6 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (2%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 157 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2023 (15%)
  • 21 to 2522 (15%)
  • 26 to 3528 (19%)
  • 36 to 4522 (15%)
  • 46 to 5519 (13%)
  • 56 to 6510 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 755 (3.3%)
  • Over 756 (4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider99 (66%)
  • Passenger39 (26%)
  • Pedestrian12 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car144 (73%)
  • Motorcycle17 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (4.1%)
  • Minibus2 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Melton in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (7)

How Melton ranked among 351 areas in 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Melton had fewer road collisions than 343 of them in 2006.

Collisions
344th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
344th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
340th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Melton in 2006

Melton Warwick, Melton, LE13 0TP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Melton in 2006, with 10 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Melton with the most crashes in 2006

The A607 had the most collisions in Melton in 2006: 26, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Melton, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA607263305
2ndA606213223
3rdA6006101513
4thB60474700
5thB6764711
6thA461100
7thA521101

Towns in Melton: crashes in 2006

Melton Mowbray had the most collisions of any town in Melton in 2006: 27.

Postcode districts in Melton: crashes in 2006

LE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Melton in 2006: 60.

Latest crashes in Melton in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Melton in 2006, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2006.

Severity

Melton road accidents in other years