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Melton road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 121 road traffic collisions in Melton in 2011, and 181 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 15 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2010 (136), and casualties fell from 194.

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

Collisions in 2011
121
Down 11% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
181
Down 7% on 2010
Fatal collisions
5
4.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
15
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Melton in 2011

4.1% of collisions in Melton in 2011 were fatal and 12% serious, against 3.9% and 20% in Melton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal54.1%
  • Serious1512%
  • Slight10183%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52.8%
  • Serious179.4%
  • Slight15988%

Melton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Melton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 206 in 1997. 2011 is highlighted, with 121, down 11% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (14%)
  • Tuesday11 (9.1%)
  • Wednesday20 (17%)
  • Thursday19 (16%)
  • Friday16 (13%)
  • Saturday19 (16%)
  • Sunday19 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5917 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5932 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5918 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (6.6%)
  • February10 (8.3%)
  • March11 (9.1%)
  • April11 (9.1%)
  • May8 (6.6%)
  • June10 (8.3%)
  • July11 (9.1%)
  • August6 (5%)
  • September13 (11%)
  • October9 (7.4%)
  • November14 (12%)
  • December10 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight91 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds95 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.7%)
  • Other4 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry76 (63%)
  • Wet or damp44 (36%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph46 (38%)
  • 40 mph7 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph7 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph61 (50%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway120 (99%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Melton in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant122 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (13%)
  • Pedestrian11 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist9 (5%)
  • Van occupant6 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 107 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 157 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2019 (10%)
  • 21 to 2521 (12%)
  • 26 to 3535 (19%)
  • 36 to 4532 (18%)
  • 46 to 5523 (13%)
  • 56 to 6517 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 755 (2.8%)
  • Over 758 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider129 (71%)
  • Passenger41 (23%)
  • Pedestrian11 (6.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car160 (71%)
  • Motorcycle24 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Melton in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Melton had fewer road collisions than 337 of them in 2011.

Collisions
338th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
331st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
332nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Melton in 2011

Melton Warwick, Melton, LE13 0TP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Melton in 2011, with 22 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Melton with the most crashes in 2011

The A607 had the most collisions in Melton in 2011: 28, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Melton, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA607284311
2ndA606243812
3rdB67691413
4thA600681202
5thB60477801
6thA522300

Towns in Melton: crashes in 2011

Melton Mowbray had the most collisions of any town in Melton in 2011: 34.

Postcode districts in Melton: crashes in 2011

LE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Melton in 2011: 58.

Latest crashes in Melton in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Melton in 2011, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 22 December 2011.

Severity

Melton road accidents in other years