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Melton road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 126 road traffic collisions in Melton in 2009, and 189 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 20 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2008 (128), and casualties rose from 179.

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

Collisions in 2009
126
Down 2% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
189
Up 6% on 2008
Fatal collisions
4
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
20
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Melton in 2009

3.2% of collisions in Melton in 2009 were fatal and 16% serious, against 3.9% and 20% in Melton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal43.2%
  • Serious2016%
  • Slight10281%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42.1%
  • Serious2011%
  • Slight16587%

Melton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Melton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 206 in 1997. 2009 is highlighted, with 126, down 2% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13 (10%)
  • Tuesday17 (13%)
  • Wednesday17 (13%)
  • Thursday23 (18%)
  • Friday24 (19%)
  • Saturday18 (14%)
  • Sunday14 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5918 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5924 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (7.9%)
  • February8 (6.3%)
  • March11 (8.7%)
  • April5 (4%)
  • May10 (7.9%)
  • June8 (6.3%)
  • July9 (7.1%)
  • August16 (13%)
  • September9 (7.1%)
  • October5 (4%)
  • November16 (13%)
  • December19 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight89 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds87 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.8%)
  • Other13 (10%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry64 (51%)
  • Wet or damp52 (41%)
  • Frost or ice6 (4.8%)
  • Snow4 (3.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph57 (45%)
  • 40 mph11 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph57 (45%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway122 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.8%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Melton in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant107 (57%)
  • Pedestrian27 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (10%)
  • Cyclist7 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant6 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 156 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2053 (28%)
  • 21 to 2519 (10%)
  • 26 to 3518 (9.5%)
  • 36 to 4529 (15%)
  • 46 to 5525 (13%)
  • 56 to 6515 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7511 (5.8%)
  • Over 755 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider114 (60%)
  • Passenger48 (25%)
  • Pedestrian27 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car161 (76%)
  • Motorcycle20 (9.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Melton in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Melton had fewer road collisions than 337 of them in 2009.

Collisions
338th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
335th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
320th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Melton in 2009

Melton Warwick, Melton, LE13 0TP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Melton in 2009, with 31 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Melton with the most crashes in 2009

The A606 had the most collisions in Melton in 2009: 27, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Melton, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA606273524
2ndA607255503
3rdA6006111602
4thB604781101
5thB6766702
6thA522310

Towns in Melton: crashes in 2009

Melton Mowbray had the most collisions of any town in Melton in 2009: 51.

Postcode districts in Melton: crashes in 2009

LE13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Melton in 2009: 59.

Latest crashes in Melton in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Melton in 2009, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Melton road accidents in other years