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Melton road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 129 road traffic collisions in Melton in 2013, and 170 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 14 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 2012 (112), and casualties rose from 147.

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

Collisions in 2013
129
Up 15% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
170
Up 16% on 2012
Fatal collisions
5
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
14
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Melton in 2013

3.9% of collisions in Melton in 2013 were fatal and 11% serious, against 3.9% and 20% in Melton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal53.9%
  • Serious1411%
  • Slight11085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52.9%
  • Serious169.4%
  • Slight14988%

Melton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Melton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 206 in 1997. 2013 is highlighted, with 129, up 15% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (12%)
  • Tuesday20 (16%)
  • Wednesday13 (10%)
  • Thursday18 (14%)
  • Friday18 (14%)
  • Saturday20 (16%)
  • Sunday25 (19%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5923 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5930 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5918 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (7%)
  • February10 (7.8%)
  • March11 (8.5%)
  • April7 (5.4%)
  • May3 (2.3%)
  • June10 (7.8%)
  • July12 (9.3%)
  • August11 (8.5%)
  • September17 (13%)
  • October17 (13%)
  • November14 (11%)
  • December8 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight93 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds90 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (3.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2.3%)
  • Other5 (3.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry70 (54%)
  • Wet or damp52 (40%)
  • Frost or ice5 (3.9%)
  • Snow2 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph43 (33%)
  • 40 mph8 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph5 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph73 (57%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway126 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.6%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Melton in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant118 (69%)
  • Pedestrian19 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (11%)
  • Van occupant6 (3.5%)
  • Cyclist4 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 154 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2020 (12%)
  • 21 to 2527 (16%)
  • 26 to 3527 (16%)
  • 36 to 4525 (15%)
  • 46 to 5529 (17%)
  • 56 to 6513 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 758 (4.7%)
  • Over 758 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider112 (66%)
  • Passenger39 (23%)
  • Pedestrian19 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car171 (76%)
  • Motorcycle18 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (3.5%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Melton in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Melton had fewer road collisions than 327 of them in 2013.

Collisions
328th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
323rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
96th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
335th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Melton in 2013

Melton Warwick, Melton, LE13 0TP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Melton in 2013, with 18 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Melton with the most crashes in 2013

The A606 and A607 had the most collisions in Melton in 2013, with 23 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Melton, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA606233502
2ndA607233102
3rdB676141523
4thA6006101210
5thB604771010
6thA523301

Towns in Melton: crashes in 2013

Melton Mowbray had the most collisions of any town in Melton in 2013: 40.

Postcode districts in Melton: crashes in 2013

LE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Melton in 2013: 68.

Latest crashes in Melton in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Melton in 2013, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2013.

Severity

Melton road accidents in other years