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Melton road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 145 road traffic collisions in Melton in 2007, and 208 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 19 were serious.

Collisions were up 32% on 2006 (110), and casualties rose from 150.

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

Collisions in 2007
145
Up 32% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
208
Up 39% on 2006
Fatal collisions
8
5.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
19
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Melton in 2007

5.5% of collisions in Melton in 2007 were fatal and 13% serious, against 3.9% and 20% in Melton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal85.5%
  • Serious1913%
  • Slight11881%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal83.8%
  • Serious2713%
  • Slight17383%

Melton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Melton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 206 in 1997. 2007 is highlighted, with 145, up 32% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (13%)
  • Tuesday24 (17%)
  • Wednesday16 (11%)
  • Thursday19 (13%)
  • Friday25 (17%)
  • Saturday22 (15%)
  • Sunday20 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5932 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (4.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (9%)
  • February11 (7.6%)
  • March14 (9.7%)
  • April7 (4.8%)
  • May10 (6.9%)
  • June11 (7.6%)
  • July8 (5.5%)
  • August13 (9%)
  • September22 (15%)
  • October14 (9.7%)
  • November12 (8.3%)
  • December10 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight114 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (8.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds100 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other6 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry77 (53%)
  • Wet or damp67 (46%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph55 (38%)
  • 40 mph8 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph5 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph76 (52%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway137 (94%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.1%)
  • Roundabout3 (2.1%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Melton in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant156 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (9.1%)
  • Pedestrian12 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist8 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 158 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2040 (19%)
  • 21 to 2525 (12%)
  • 26 to 3539 (19%)
  • 36 to 4529 (14%)
  • 46 to 5522 (11%)
  • 56 to 6517 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 756 (2.9%)
  • Over 758 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider149 (72%)
  • Passenger47 (23%)
  • Pedestrian12 (5.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car195 (75%)
  • Motorcycle21 (8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Melton in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 and the 6 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 (6)

How Melton ranked among 351 areas in 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Melton had fewer road collisions than 337 of them in 2007.

Collisions
338th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
337th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
339th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Melton in 2007

Melton Warwick, Melton, LE13 0TP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Melton in 2007, with 22 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Melton with the most crashes in 2007

The A607 had the most collisions in Melton in 2007: 22, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Melton, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA607223815
2ndA606182223
3rdA6006152012
4thB676131511
5thB604791202
6thA5271210
7thA461100

Towns in Melton: crashes in 2007

Melton Mowbray had the most collisions of any town in Melton in 2007: 39.

Postcode districts in Melton: crashes in 2007

LE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Melton in 2007: 75.

Latest crashes in Melton in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Melton in 2007, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Melton road accidents in other years