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Melbourne (South Derbyshire) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 199 road traffic collisions in Melbourne, South Derbyshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 249 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 44 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 4 collisions, up from 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
199
1,952nd of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
249
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
44
45 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Melbourne

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious4422%
  • Slight15377%

What the data shows

  • Melbourne had 21 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 38% fewer than the 34 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in Melbourne were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Melbourne are between 6pm and 9pm, with 20% of collisions.
  • 24 children under 16 were killed or injured in Melbourne, 10% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Melbourne ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,952nd
Most casualties
2,006th
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
1,873rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (12%)
  • Tuesday19 (9.5%)
  • Wednesday20 (10%)
  • Thursday36 (18%)
  • Friday32 (16%)
  • Saturday30 (15%)
  • Sunday38 (19%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight136 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway194 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph149 (75%)
  • 40 mph15 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph34 (17%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds158 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant119 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (21%)
  • Pedestrian50 (20%)
  • Cyclist16 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Melbourne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Melbourne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Melbourne peaked at 12 in 1980; 2025 had 4.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202545
202422
202311
202211
202113
202000
201922
201833
201744
201633
201522
201411
201311
20121012
201111
201011
200946
200856
200736
200666
200556
200469
200369
200257
2001811
200011
199956
199868
199733
199645
199534
199499
19931012
199223
199133
1990710
198948
198856
198746
198667
198558
198444
198345
198222
1981810
19801212
197979

Map of recent crashes in Melbourne

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Melbourne

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Melbourne

The 24 most recent collisions in Melbourne happened between 21 August 2014 and 5 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Melbourne

Of the 199 collisions in Melbourne, 43 were on the B587.

Collisions in Melbourne on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB5874358013

Council area for Melbourne

Melbourne is in South Derbyshire, where police recorded 11,939 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Melbourne accounts for 1.7% of them.

Postcode district for Melbourne

All 199 collisions in Melbourne were in the DE73 postcode district.