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Melton road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 112 road traffic collisions in Melton in 2012, and 147 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 9 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2011 (121), and casualties fell from 181.

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

Collisions in 2012
112
Down 7% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
147
Down 19% on 2011
Fatal collisions
4
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
9
8% of collisions

Crash severity in Melton in 2012

3.6% of collisions in Melton in 2012 were fatal and 8% serious, against 3.9% and 20% in Melton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal43.6%
  • Serious98%
  • Slight9988%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42.7%
  • Serious117.5%
  • Slight13290%

Melton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Melton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 206 in 1997. 2012 is highlighted, with 112, down 7% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 112
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (14%)
  • Tuesday12 (11%)
  • Wednesday22 (20%)
  • Thursday15 (13%)
  • Friday16 (14%)
  • Saturday10 (8.9%)
  • Sunday21 (19%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (21%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5920 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5923 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5913 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (4.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (6.3%)
  • February10 (8.9%)
  • March10 (8.9%)
  • April8 (7.1%)
  • May14 (13%)
  • June7 (6.3%)
  • July10 (8.9%)
  • August11 (9.8%)
  • September15 (13%)
  • October6 (5.4%)
  • November9 (8%)
  • December5 (4.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight93 (83%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (6.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds86 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.9%)
  • Other4 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry68 (61%)
  • Wet or damp40 (36%)
  • Frost or ice4 (3.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph53 (47%)
  • 40 mph5 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph7 (6.3%)
  • 60 mph47 (42%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway110 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.9%)
  • 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 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant98 (67%)
  • Pedestrian20 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (10%)
  • Cyclist4 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 106 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 158 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2026 (18%)
  • 21 to 2516 (11%)
  • 26 to 3516 (11%)
  • 36 to 4523 (16%)
  • 46 to 559 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6523 (16%)
  • 66 to 7512 (8.2%)
  • Over 752 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider89 (61%)
  • Passenger38 (26%)
  • Pedestrian20 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car150 (78%)
  • Motorcycle18 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (3.1%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Melton in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (7)

How Melton ranked among 351 areas in 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Melton had fewer road collisions than 338 of them in 2012.

Collisions
339th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
339th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
343rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Melton in 2012

Melton Warwick, Melton, LE13 0TP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Melton in 2012, with 24 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Melton with the most crashes in 2012

The A607 had the most collisions in Melton in 2012: 28, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Melton, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA607284103
2ndA606273300
3rdA600671111
4thB60476610
5thB6764410
6thA523300

Towns in Melton: crashes in 2012

Melton Mowbray had the most collisions of any town in Melton in 2012: 41.

Postcode districts in Melton: crashes in 2012

LE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Melton in 2012: 54.

Latest crashes in Melton in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Melton in 2012, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 25 December 2012.

Severity

Melton road accidents in other years