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Melton road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 66 road traffic collisions in Melton in 2017, and 86 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 17 were serious.

Collisions were down 46% on 2016 (123), and casualties fell from 175.

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

Collisions in 2017
66
Down 46% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
86
Down 51% on 2016
Fatal collisions
3
4.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
17
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Melton in 2017

4.5% of collisions in Melton in 2017 were fatal and 26% serious, against 3.9% and 20% in Melton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal34.5%
  • Serious1726%
  • Slight4670%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal33.5%
  • Serious2023%
  • Slight6373%

Melton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Melton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 206 in 1997. 2017 is highlighted, with 66, down 46% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 66
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12 (18%)
  • Tuesday9 (14%)
  • Wednesday16 (24%)
  • Thursday5 (7.6%)
  • Friday11 (17%)
  • Saturday6 (9.1%)
  • Sunday7 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:598 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5914 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5918 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:598 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (7.6%)
  • February2 (3%)
  • March7 (11%)
  • April5 (7.6%)
  • May5 (7.6%)
  • June3 (4.5%)
  • July3 (4.5%)
  • August8 (12%)
  • September7 (11%)
  • October4 (6.1%)
  • November10 (15%)
  • December7 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight44 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (14%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds49 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds7 (11%)
  • Fog or mist2 (3%)
  • Other4 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (6.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry39 (59%)
  • Wet or damp24 (36%)
  • Frost or ice2 (3%)
  • Snow1 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph24 (36%)
  • 40 mph4 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph7 (11%)
  • 60 mph31 (47%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway64 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1.5%)
  • Roundabout1 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Melton in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant61 (71%)
  • Pedestrian13 (15%)
  • Cyclist4 (4.7%)
  • Motorcyclist3 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant2 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 101 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 153 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2012 (14%)
  • 21 to 2512 (14%)
  • 26 to 3519 (22%)
  • 36 to 4510 (12%)
  • 46 to 5510 (12%)
  • 56 to 658 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 757 (8.1%)
  • Over 752 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider54 (63%)
  • Passenger19 (22%)
  • Pedestrian13 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car94 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach3 (2.4%)
  • Motorcycle3 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Melton in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Melton had fewer road collisions than 342 of them in 2017.

Collisions
343rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
345th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
335th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Melton in 2017

Melton Warwick, Melton, LE13 0TP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Melton in 2017, with 10 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Melton with the most crashes in 2017

The A606 had the most collisions in Melton in 2017: 10, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Melton, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA606101503
2ndA60791000
3rdA600681012
4thB6765703
5thB60473301
6thA522310

Towns in Melton: crashes in 2017

Melton Mowbray had the most collisions of any town in Melton in 2017: 23.

Postcode districts in Melton: crashes in 2017

LE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Melton in 2017: 38.

Latest crashes in Melton in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Melton in 2017, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2017.

Severity

Melton road accidents in other years