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Melton road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 55 road traffic collisions in Melton in 2023, and 75 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 18 were serious.

Collisions were down 25% on 2022 (73), and casualties fell from 96.

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

Collisions in 2023
55
Down 25% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
75
Down 22% on 2022
Fatal collisions
3
5.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
18
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Melton in 2023

5.5% of collisions in Melton in 2023 were fatal and 33% serious, against 3.9% and 20% in Melton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal35.5%
  • Serious1833%
  • Slight3462%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal34%
  • Serious2331%
  • Slight4965%

Melton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Melton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 206 in 1997. 2023 is highlighted, with 55, down 25% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 55
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday10 (18%)
  • Tuesday8 (15%)
  • Wednesday6 (11%)
  • Thursday8 (15%)
  • Friday8 (15%)
  • Saturday8 (15%)
  • Sunday7 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:599 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:594 (7.3%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5911 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5911 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5910 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January3 (5.5%)
  • February4 (7.3%)
  • March4 (7.3%)
  • April2 (3.6%)
  • May7 (13%)
  • June5 (9.1%)
  • July9 (16%)
  • August3 (5.5%)
  • September7 (13%)
  • October5 (9.1%)
  • November5 (9.1%)
  • December1 (1.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight38 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (3.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds40 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (22%)
  • Other3 (5.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry30 (55%)
  • Wet or damp24 (44%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph18 (33%)
  • 40 mph2 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph9 (16%)
  • 60 mph26 (47%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway53 (96%)
  • Roundabout2 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Melton in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant50 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (16%)
  • Cyclist6 (8%)
  • Pedestrian6 (8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 103 (4%)
  • 11 to 152 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2015 (20%)
  • 21 to 258 (11%)
  • 26 to 3510 (13%)
  • 36 to 455 (6.7%)
  • 46 to 559 (12%)
  • 56 to 6513 (17%)
  • 66 to 752 (2.7%)
  • Over 755 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider53 (71%)
  • Passenger16 (21%)
  • Pedestrian6 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car76 (75%)
  • Motorcycle11 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (1%)
  • Minibus1 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Melton in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Melton had fewer road collisions than 334 of them in 2023.

Collisions
335th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
335th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
174th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
331st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Melton in 2023

Melton Egerton, Melton, LE13 0PX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Melton in 2023, with 6 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Melton with the most crashes in 2023

The A606 and A607 had the most collisions in Melton in 2023, with 6 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Melton, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6066712
2ndA60761000
3rdA60064801
4thB60474411
5thB6763300
6thA521101

Towns in Melton: crashes in 2023

Melton Mowbray had the most collisions of any town in Melton in 2023: 13.

Postcode districts in Melton: crashes in 2023

LE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Melton in 2023: 24.

Latest crashes in Melton in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Melton in 2023, 2 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 17 December 2023.

Severity

Melton road accidents in other years