Skip to main content
CrashStats

Melton road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 113 road traffic collisions in Melton in 2015, and 160 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2014 (121), and casualties fell from 170.

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

Collisions in 2015
113
Down 7% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
160
Down 6% on 2014
Fatal collisions
6
5.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Melton in 2015

5.3% of collisions in Melton in 2015 were fatal and 21% serious, against 3.9% and 20% in Melton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal65.3%
  • Serious2421%
  • Slight8373%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal63.8%
  • Serious2918%
  • Slight12578%

Melton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Melton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 206 in 1997. 2015 is highlighted, with 113, down 7% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (15%)
  • Tuesday16 (14%)
  • Wednesday19 (17%)
  • Thursday13 (12%)
  • Friday17 (15%)
  • Saturday18 (16%)
  • Sunday13 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5923 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5910 (8.8%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594 (3.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (11%)
  • February5 (4.4%)
  • March7 (6.2%)
  • April9 (8%)
  • May11 (9.7%)
  • June10 (8.8%)
  • July7 (6.2%)
  • August13 (12%)
  • September12 (11%)
  • October14 (12%)
  • November9 (8%)
  • December4 (3.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight89 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds83 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (4.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other2 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry79 (70%)
  • Wet or damp31 (27%)
  • Snow2 (1.8%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph37 (33%)
  • 40 mph9 (8%)
  • 50 mph3 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph64 (57%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway110 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.8%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Melton in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant108 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (12%)
  • Pedestrian16 (10%)
  • Cyclist8 (5%)
  • Van occupant6 (3.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 151 (0.6%)
  • 16 to 2027 (17%)
  • 21 to 2517 (11%)
  • 26 to 3529 (18%)
  • 36 to 4521 (13%)
  • 46 to 5526 (16%)
  • 56 to 6516 (10%)
  • 66 to 756 (3.8%)
  • Over 7511 (6.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider110 (69%)
  • Passenger34 (21%)
  • Pedestrian16 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car137 (74%)
  • Motorcycle19 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (2.7%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Melton in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Melton had fewer road collisions than 331 of them in 2015.

Collisions
332nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
328th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
305th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Melton in 2015

Melton Warwick, Melton, LE13 0TP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Melton in 2015, with 18 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Melton with the most crashes in 2015

The A606 had the most collisions in Melton in 2015: 18, including 2 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Melton, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA606183221
2ndA607162314
3rdA6006111804
4thB6047101202
5thB6765511
6thA522200
7thA461200
8thA471200

Towns in Melton: crashes in 2015

Melton Mowbray had 33 collisions in 2015.

Postcode districts in Melton: crashes in 2015

LE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Melton in 2015: 56.

Latest crashes in Melton in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Melton in 2015, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 14 December 2015.

Severity

Melton road accidents in other years