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Melton road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 73 road traffic collisions in Melton in 2022, and 96 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2021 (67), and casualties fell from 102.

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

Collisions in 2022
73
Up 9% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
96
Down 6% on 2021
Fatal collisions
2
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Melton in 2022

2.7% of collisions in Melton in 2022 were fatal and 34% serious, against 3.9% and 20% in Melton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal22.7%
  • Serious2534%
  • Slight4663%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal22.1%
  • Serious3536%
  • Slight5961%

Melton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Melton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 206 in 1997. 2022 is highlighted, with 73, up 9% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 73
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12 (16%)
  • Tuesday6 (8.2%)
  • Wednesday9 (12%)
  • Thursday10 (14%)
  • Friday19 (26%)
  • Saturday6 (8.2%)
  • Sunday11 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (4.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:599 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:599 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5918 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5916 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:598 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (15%)
  • February4 (5.5%)
  • March6 (8.2%)
  • April4 (5.5%)
  • May8 (11%)
  • June7 (9.6%)
  • July5 (6.8%)
  • August6 (8.2%)
  • September3 (4.1%)
  • October4 (5.5%)
  • November8 (11%)
  • December7 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight47 (64%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (6.8%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5 (6.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds57 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (16%)
  • Fog or mist2 (2.7%)
  • Other2 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry44 (60%)
  • Wet or damp28 (38%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph28 (38%)
  • 40 mph3 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph17 (23%)
  • 60 mph25 (34%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway73 (100%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Melton in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant70 (73%)
  • Pedestrian11 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (10%)
  • Van occupant3 (3.1%)
  • Cyclist2 (2.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 103 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 152 (2.1%)
  • 16 to 2013 (14%)
  • 21 to 257 (7.3%)
  • 26 to 3516 (17%)
  • 36 to 4514 (15%)
  • 46 to 558 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6512 (13%)
  • 66 to 754 (4.2%)
  • Over 7510 (10%)
  • Not recorded3 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider56 (58%)
  • Passenger29 (30%)
  • Pedestrian11 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car99 (79%)
  • Motorcycle10 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (2.4%)
  • Pedal cycle2 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Melton in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Melton had fewer road collisions than 326 of them in 2022.

Collisions
327th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
327th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
238th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
310th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Melton in 2022

Melton Warwick, Melton, LE13 0TP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Melton in 2022, with 9 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Melton with the most crashes in 2022

The A606 had the most collisions in Melton in 2022: 14, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Melton, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA606142824
2ndA607131405
3rdA60066702
4thB60474401
5thA522301
6thB6761101

Towns in Melton: crashes in 2022

Melton Mowbray had the most collisions of any town in Melton in 2022: 21.

Postcode districts in Melton: crashes in 2022

LE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Melton in 2022: 42.

Latest crashes in Melton in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Melton in 2022, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 19 December 2022.

Severity

Melton road accidents in other years