Crap Towns / Melksham / Roads
How dangerous are the roads in Melksham?
There were 2.1 fatal or serious road collisions per 10,000 people a year in Melksham from 2021 to 2025, 13% lower than the typical town's 2.4. In 2025 it was 2.1, up from 1.5 in 2021.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1.5 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 2.1 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
| 2025 | 2.1 | 2.5 |
| Town | Distance | Collisions per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Devizes | 10.5 km | 2.5 |
| Bath | 16.4 km | 2.3 |
| Frome | 20.8 km | 2.3 |
| Bradford-on-Avon | 8.9 km | 2.1 |
| Melksham | – | 2.1 |
| Warminster | 19.4 km | 2.0 |
| Westbury | 13.2 km | 1.9 |
| Trowbridge | 7.4 km | 1.8 |
| Chippenham | 9.2 km | 1.7 |
| Corsham | 7.4 km | 1.5 |
| Calne | 11.7 km | 1.5 |
| The typical town | – | 2.4 |