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Melton road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 54 road traffic collisions in Melton in 2020, and 70 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 12 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2019 (52), and casualties fell from 77.

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

Collisions in 2020
54
Up 4% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
70
Down 9% on 2019
Fatal collisions
1
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
12
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Melton in 2020

1.9% of collisions in Melton in 2020 were fatal and 22% serious, against 3.9% and 20% in Melton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal11.9%
  • Serious1222%
  • Slight4176%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal11.4%
  • Serious1521%
  • Slight5477%

Melton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Melton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 206 in 1997. 2020 is highlighted, with 54, up 4% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 54
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday5 (9.3%)
  • Tuesday8 (15%)
  • Wednesday9 (17%)
  • Thursday7 (13%)
  • Friday12 (22%)
  • Saturday6 (11%)
  • Sunday7 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:594 (7.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5910 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5915 (28%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5910 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:595 (9.3%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (13%)
  • February2 (3.7%)
  • March3 (5.6%)
  • April3 (5.6%)
  • May1 (1.9%)
  • June2 (3.7%)
  • July9 (17%)
  • August10 (19%)
  • September5 (9.3%)
  • October1 (1.9%)
  • November5 (9.3%)
  • December6 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight41 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4 (7.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (3.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds42 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds5 (9.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (3.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.9%)
  • Other3 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry31 (57%)
  • Wet or damp19 (35%)
  • Frost or ice4 (7.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph21 (39%)
  • 40 mph5 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph6 (11%)
  • 60 mph22 (41%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway54 (100%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Melton in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant44 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist8 (11%)
  • Cyclist4 (5.7%)
  • Pedestrian4 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant4 (5.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (1.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (4.3%)
  • 6 to 101 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 151 (1.4%)
  • 16 to 205 (7.1%)
  • 21 to 2512 (17%)
  • 26 to 3513 (19%)
  • 36 to 456 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 5511 (16%)
  • 56 to 6512 (17%)
  • 66 to 753 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider55 (79%)
  • Passenger11 (16%)
  • Pedestrian4 (5.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car67 (69%)
  • Motorcycle8 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (4.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach1 (1%)
  • Minibus1 (1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Melton in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Melton had fewer road collisions than 333 of them in 2020.

Collisions
334th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
335th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
332nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Melton in 2020

Melton Warwick, Melton, LE13 0TP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Melton in 2020, with 5 collisions.

Roads in Melton with the most crashes in 2020

The A606 and A607 had the most collisions in Melton in 2020, with 11 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Melton, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA606111301
2ndA607111704
3rdA60065610
4thA521201
5thB6761200

Towns in Melton: crashes in 2020

Melton Mowbray had the most collisions of any town in Melton in 2020: 16.

Postcode districts in Melton: crashes in 2020

LE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Melton in 2020: 24.

Latest crashes in Melton in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Melton in 2020, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Melton road accidents in other years