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Melton road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 123 road traffic collisions in Melton in 2016, and 175 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 21 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2015 (113), and casualties rose from 160.

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

Collisions in 2016
123
Up 9% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
175
Up 9% on 2015
Fatal collisions
9
7.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
21
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Melton in 2016

7.3% of collisions in Melton in 2016 were fatal and 17% serious, against 3.9% and 20% in Melton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal97.3%
  • Serious2117%
  • Slight9376%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal105.7%
  • Serious2715%
  • Slight13879%

Melton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Melton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 206 in 1997. 2016 is highlighted, with 123, up 9% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (19%)
  • Tuesday19 (15%)
  • Wednesday14 (11%)
  • Thursday14 (11%)
  • Friday22 (18%)
  • Saturday17 (14%)
  • Sunday14 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5922 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5923 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (9.8%)
  • February5 (4.1%)
  • March9 (7.3%)
  • April12 (9.8%)
  • May11 (8.9%)
  • June15 (12%)
  • July7 (5.7%)
  • August14 (11%)
  • September9 (7.3%)
  • October8 (6.5%)
  • November14 (11%)
  • December7 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight100 (81%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5 (4.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds86 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (3.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other3 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry68 (55%)
  • Wet or damp51 (41%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph45 (37%)
  • 40 mph7 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph7 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph64 (52%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway120 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.8%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Melton in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant124 (71%)
  • Pedestrian20 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist8 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 106 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1510 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2018 (10%)
  • 21 to 2526 (15%)
  • 26 to 3531 (18%)
  • 36 to 4525 (14%)
  • 46 to 5523 (13%)
  • 56 to 6517 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 758 (4.6%)
  • Over 756 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider105 (60%)
  • Passenger50 (29%)
  • Pedestrian20 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car170 (76%)
  • Motorcycle15 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (2.7%)
  • Ridden horse4 (1.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Melton in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Melton had fewer road collisions than 326 of them in 2016.

Collisions
327th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
320th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
326th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Melton in 2016

Melton Warwick, Melton, LE13 0TP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Melton in 2016, with 17 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Melton with the most crashes in 2016

The A607 had the most collisions in Melton in 2016: 27, including 3 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Melton, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA607274233
2ndA606263616
3rdA6006131602
4thB67661011
5thA525610
6thB60473501

Towns in Melton: crashes in 2016

Melton Mowbray had 35 collisions in 2016.

Postcode districts in Melton: crashes in 2016

LE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Melton in 2016: 60.

Latest crashes in Melton in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Melton in 2016, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2016.

Severity

Melton road accidents in other years