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Melton road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 66 road traffic collisions in Melton in 2024, and 99 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 22 were serious.

Collisions were up 20% on 2023 (55), and casualties rose from 75.

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

Collisions in 2024
66
Up 20% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
99
Up 32% on 2023
Fatal collisions
4
6.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
22
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Melton in 2024

6.1% of collisions in Melton in 2024 were fatal and 33% serious, against 3.9% and 20% in Melton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal46.1%
  • Serious2233%
  • Slight4061%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal44%
  • Serious3333%
  • Slight6263%

Melton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Melton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 206 in 1997. 2024 is highlighted, with 66, up 20% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 66
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday8 (12%)
  • Tuesday12 (18%)
  • Wednesday13 (20%)
  • Thursday8 (12%)
  • Friday5 (7.6%)
  • Saturday11 (17%)
  • Sunday9 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:599 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5913 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5910 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5916 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5913 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592 (3%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (6.1%)
  • February3 (4.5%)
  • March7 (11%)
  • April8 (12%)
  • May5 (7.6%)
  • June7 (11%)
  • July4 (6.1%)
  • August2 (3%)
  • September6 (9.1%)
  • October8 (12%)
  • November4 (6.1%)
  • December8 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight48 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4 (6.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds54 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (14%)
  • Fog or mist2 (3%)
  • Other1 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry43 (65%)
  • Wet or damp23 (35%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph18 (27%)
  • 40 mph4 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph24 (36%)
  • 60 mph20 (30%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway66 (100%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Melton in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant72 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (11%)
  • Pedestrian6 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist5 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (2%)
  • Van occupant1 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 101 (1%)
  • 11 to 153 (3%)
  • 16 to 209 (9.1%)
  • 21 to 257 (7.1%)
  • 26 to 359 (9.1%)
  • 36 to 4517 (17%)
  • 46 to 5527 (27%)
  • 56 to 6514 (14%)
  • 66 to 757 (7.1%)
  • Over 755 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider70 (71%)
  • Passenger23 (23%)
  • Pedestrian6 (6.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car86 (75%)
  • Motorcycle12 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4 (3.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Melton in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (7)

How Melton ranked among 351 areas in 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Melton had fewer road collisions than 331 of them in 2024.

Collisions
332nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
326th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
125th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
323rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Melton in 2024

Melton Warwick, Melton, LE13 0TP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Melton in 2024, with 10 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Melton with the most crashes in 2024

The A607 had the most collisions in Melton in 2024: 15, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Melton, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA607151716
2ndA606101603
3rdA600651102
4thB60473401
5thB6763402
6thA522320

Towns in Melton: crashes in 2024

Melton Mowbray had 14 collisions in 2024.

Postcode districts in Melton: crashes in 2024

LE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Melton in 2024: 36.

Latest crashes in Melton in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Melton in 2024, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2024.

Severity

Melton road accidents in other years