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Melton road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Collisions in 2010
136
Up 8% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
194
Up 3% on 2009
Fatal collisions
6
4.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
15
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Melton in 2010

4.4% of collisions in Melton in 2010 were fatal and 11% serious, against 3.9% and 20% in Melton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal64.4%
  • Serious1511%
  • Slight11585%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal63.1%
  • Serious178.8%
  • Slight17188%

Melton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Melton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 206 in 1997. 2010 is highlighted, with 136, up 8% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (15%)
  • Tuesday31 (23%)
  • Wednesday18 (13%)
  • Thursday24 (18%)
  • Friday17 (13%)
  • Saturday17 (13%)
  • Sunday9 (6.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5923 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5918 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (5.9%)
  • February11 (8.1%)
  • March13 (9.6%)
  • April15 (11%)
  • May11 (8.1%)
  • June21 (15%)
  • July10 (7.4%)
  • August11 (8.1%)
  • September9 (6.6%)
  • October15 (11%)
  • November7 (5.1%)
  • December5 (3.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight111 (82%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (5.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds93 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (15%)
  • Fog or mist4 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other12 (8.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry84 (62%)
  • Wet or damp44 (32%)
  • Frost or ice8 (5.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph53 (39%)
  • 40 mph13 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph68 (50%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway133 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.7%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Melton in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant144 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (8.2%)
  • Pedestrian14 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant7 (3.6%)
  • Cyclist5 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 154 (2.1%)
  • 16 to 2032 (16%)
  • 21 to 2525 (13%)
  • 26 to 3529 (15%)
  • 36 to 4542 (22%)
  • 46 to 5519 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6512 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7514 (7.2%)
  • Over 758 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider135 (70%)
  • Passenger45 (23%)
  • Pedestrian14 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car191 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (7%)
  • Motorcycle17 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (2.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.2%)
  • Minibus3 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Melton in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Melton had fewer road collisions than 330 of them in 2010.

Collisions
331st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
327th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
90th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
334th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Melton with the most crashes in 2010

The A606 had the most collisions in Melton in 2010: 32, including 2 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Melton, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA606324722
2ndA607224113
3rdA6006101212
4thB6766801
5thB60474402
6thA523500
7thA461200

Towns in Melton: crashes in 2010

Melton Mowbray had the most collisions of any town in Melton in 2010: 43.

Postcode districts in Melton: crashes in 2010

LE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Melton in 2010: 72.

Latest crashes in Melton in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Melton in 2010, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2010.

Severity

Melton road accidents in other years