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LE13 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,481 road traffic collisions in the LE13 postcode district, Melton, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,101 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 54 were fatal and 401 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 22 collisions, up from 18 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
2,481
1,522nd of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,101
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
54
60 people killed
Serious collisions
401
446 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
22
18 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
24
Up 14% on 2024

Road collision statistics for LE13

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal542.2%
  • Serious40116%
  • Slight2,02682%

What the data shows

  • LE13 had 241 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 46% fewer than the 448 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in LE13 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 562 children under 16 were killed or injured in LE13, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in LE13.

Where LE13 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,522nd
Most casualties
1,624th
Most fatal collisions
1,074th
Most serious collisions
1,758th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday319 (13%)
  • Tuesday420 (17%)
  • Wednesday323 (13%)
  • Thursday365 (15%)
  • Friday419 (17%)
  • Saturday372 (15%)
  • Sunday263 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,918 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit469 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting80 (3.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,291 (92%)
  • One way street or slip road84 (3.4%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (2.4%)
  • Roundabout39 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 30 mph2,013 (81%)
  • 40 mph192 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph20 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph253 (10%)
  • 70 mph1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,981 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds289 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds29 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds26 (1%)
  • Fog or mist18 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Other83 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded37 (1.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,475 (48%)
  • Pedestrian699 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist455 (15%)
  • Cyclist319 (10%)
  • Van occupant47 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant34 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)31 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

LE13 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in LE13, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in LE13 peaked at 82 in 1983; 2025 had 22.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 22
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252224
20241821
20231621
20222329
20212230
20202331
20192025
20182834
20172427
20164553
20154353
20143750
20134451
20124758
20114576
20104967
20095997
20084256
20075061
20063239
20054959
20046886
20035164
20025470
20015566
20006276
19997196
19986081
199775106
199678108
19955363
19947389
19935461
19927689
19915362
19906580
19896993
19887284
19877495
19866672
19856785
19847790
19838293
19827584
19817789
19807285
19796472

Map of recent crashes in LE13

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in LE13

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in LE13

The 24 most recent collisions in LE13 happened between 23 December 2024 and 5 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in LE13

The A606 has the most collisions in LE13, 692 of 2,481 (28%), followed by the A607 (653).

Collisions in LE13 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA60669284815103
2ndA60765387214109
3rdB6047195268629
4thA6006127170524
5thB676374816

Council area for LE13

LE13 is in Melton, where police recorded 6,708 collisions from 1979 to 2025. LE13 accounts for 37% of them.

Town in LE13

Of the 2,481 collisions in LE13, 2,087 (84%) were in Melton Mowbray.