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Melton road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 52 road traffic collisions in Melton in 2019, and 77 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 10 were serious.

Collisions were down 24% on 2018 (68), and casualties fell from 96.

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

Collisions in 2019
52
Down 24% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
77
Down 20% on 2018
Fatal collisions
4
7.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
10
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Melton in 2019

7.7% of collisions in Melton in 2019 were fatal and 19% serious, against 3.9% and 20% in Melton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal47.7%
  • Serious1019%
  • Slight3873%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal45.2%
  • Serious1114%
  • Slight6281%

Melton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Melton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 206 in 1997. 2019 is highlighted, with 52, down 24% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 52
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday11 (21%)
  • Tuesday12 (23%)
  • Wednesday2 (3.8%)
  • Thursday7 (13%)
  • Friday13 (25%)
  • Saturday3 (5.8%)
  • Sunday4 (7.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:596 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5911 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5913 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5911 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:596 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (9.6%)
  • February4 (7.7%)
  • March4 (7.7%)
  • April3 (5.8%)
  • May6 (12%)
  • June5 (9.6%)
  • July6 (12%)
  • August3 (5.8%)
  • September1 (1.9%)
  • October6 (12%)
  • November3 (5.8%)
  • December6 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight41 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2 (3.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds37 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1.9%)
  • Other3 (5.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry34 (65%)
  • Wet or damp17 (33%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph22 (42%)
  • 40 mph3 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph24 (46%)
  • 70 mph1 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway49 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (3.8%)
  • Roundabout1 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Melton in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant54 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (14%)
  • Pedestrian9 (12%)
  • Cyclist2 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 102 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 151 (1.3%)
  • 16 to 206 (7.8%)
  • 21 to 254 (5.2%)
  • 26 to 3518 (23%)
  • 36 to 4514 (18%)
  • 46 to 5510 (13%)
  • 56 to 659 (12%)
  • 66 to 757 (9.1%)
  • Over 753 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider47 (61%)
  • Passenger21 (27%)
  • Pedestrian9 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car81 (78%)
  • Motorcycle10 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (2.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (1.9%)
  • Pedal cycle2 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach1 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Melton in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 and the 6 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 (6)

How Melton ranked among 351 areas in 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Melton had fewer road collisions than 342 of them in 2019.

Collisions
343rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
342nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
345th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Melton in 2019

Melton Warwick, Melton, LE13 0TP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Melton in 2019, with 11 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Melton with the most crashes in 2019

The A607 had the most collisions in Melton in 2019: 12, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Melton, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA607121203
2ndA60691012
3rdA60065801
4thA5241011
5thB6763612
6thB60472300
7thA461500

Towns in Melton: crashes in 2019

Melton Mowbray had the most collisions of any town in Melton in 2019: 19.

Postcode districts in Melton: crashes in 2019

LE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Melton in 2019: 22.

Latest crashes in Melton in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Melton in 2019, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2019.

Severity

Melton road accidents in other years