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Melton road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 67 road traffic collisions in Melton in 2021, and 102 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 10 were serious.

Collisions were up 24% on 2020 (54), and casualties rose from 70.

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

Collisions in 2021
67
Up 24% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
102
Up 46% on 2020
Fatal collisions
4
6% of collisions
Serious collisions
10
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Melton in 2021

6% of collisions in Melton in 2021 were fatal and 15% serious, against 3.9% and 20% in Melton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal46%
  • Serious1015%
  • Slight5379%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal43.9%
  • Serious1313%
  • Slight8583%

Melton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Melton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 206 in 1997. 2021 is highlighted, with 67, up 24% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 67
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday7 (10%)
  • Tuesday8 (12%)
  • Wednesday10 (15%)
  • Thursday7 (10%)
  • Friday13 (19%)
  • Saturday7 (10%)
  • Sunday15 (22%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (22%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5910 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:599 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5919 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:597 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (7.5%)
  • February4 (6%)
  • March3 (4.5%)
  • April8 (12%)
  • May5 (7.5%)
  • June9 (13%)
  • July8 (12%)
  • August4 (6%)
  • September5 (7.5%)
  • October9 (13%)
  • November3 (4.5%)
  • December4 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight56 (84%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (9%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3 (4.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds51 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1.5%)
  • Other5 (7.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry48 (72%)
  • Wet or damp17 (25%)
  • Frost or ice2 (3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph24 (36%)
  • 40 mph4 (6%)
  • 50 mph21 (31%)
  • 60 mph18 (27%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway67 (100%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Melton in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant72 (71%)
  • Cyclist9 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist9 (8.8%)
  • Pedestrian6 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant3 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 106 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 154 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 208 (7.8%)
  • 21 to 254 (3.9%)
  • 26 to 3520 (20%)
  • 36 to 4514 (14%)
  • 46 to 5513 (13%)
  • 56 to 6511 (11%)
  • 66 to 7511 (11%)
  • Over 757 (6.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider64 (63%)
  • Passenger32 (31%)
  • Pedestrian6 (5.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car86 (72%)
  • Motorcycle10 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Melton in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Melton had fewer road collisions than 332 of them in 2021.

Collisions
333rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
327th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
117th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
343rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Melton in 2021

Melton Warwick, Melton, LE13 0TP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Melton in 2021, with 12 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Melton with the most crashes in 2021

The A607 had the most collisions in Melton in 2021: 19, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Melton, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA607192502
2ndA606132023
3rdA5281800
4thB6765601
5thB60474600
6thA60063301

Towns in Melton: crashes in 2021

Melton Mowbray had 19 collisions in 2021.

Postcode districts in Melton: crashes in 2021

LE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Melton in 2021: 29.

Latest crashes in Melton in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Melton in 2021, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 19 December 2021.

Severity

Melton road accidents in other years