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Milton Keynes road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 31,262 road traffic collisions in Milton Keynes from 1979 to 2025, and 44,434 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 502 were fatal and 4,425 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 266 collisions, down 16% on 2024 (317), and casualties fell from 396 to 339.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
31,262
90th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
44,434
1.42 per collision
Fatal collisions
502
1.6% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
266
Down 16% on 2024

Crash severity in Milton Keynes

1.6% of collisions in Milton Keynes from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal5021.6%
  • Serious4,42514%
  • Slight26,33584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal5571.3%
  • Serious5,23112%
  • Slight38,64687%

Milton Keynes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Milton Keynes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,011 in 2000. In 2025 there were 266, down 16% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 266
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025266339
2024317396
2023293361
2022345464
2021328434
2020312404
2019463683
2018513743
2017544809
2016601865
2015641921
20146871,049
20137071,122
20126741,060
2011672961
2010648976
20097111,051
20087631,126
20077981,186
20069041,308
20058681,325
20048341,201
20038321,215
20028621,253
20019301,309
20001,0111,456
19999541,389
19989791,448
19979771,376
19968761,246
19957861,125
19947941,103
1993681935
19927331,014
1991673991
19907861,071
19897591,014
1988691925
19877651,019
1986682908
1985642852
1984609784
1983539732
1982540724
1981484684
1980306429
1979482648

When and where crashes happen in Milton Keynes

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday4,451 (14%)
  • Tuesday4,653 (15%)
  • Wednesday4,699 (15%)
  • Thursday4,750 (15%)
  • Friday5,341 (17%)
  • Saturday4,115 (13%)
  • Sunday3,253 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591,019 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59647 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:594,358 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:594,135 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:595,429 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:597,875 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:595,179 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592,620 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January2,539 (8.1%)
  • February2,262 (7.2%)
  • March2,397 (7.7%)
  • April2,356 (7.5%)
  • May2,402 (7.7%)
  • June2,555 (8.2%)
  • July2,677 (8.6%)
  • August2,379 (7.6%)
  • September2,774 (8.9%)
  • October2,926 (9.4%)
  • November3,175 (10%)
  • December2,820 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight21,995 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7,373 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,108 (3.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown617 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit138 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded31 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds25,253 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds3,433 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds588 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds448 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist303 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds148 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds35 (0.1%)
  • Other658 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded396 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry20,758 (66%)
  • Wet or damp9,451 (30%)
  • Frost or ice652 (2.1%)
  • Snow144 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep25 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel10 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud6 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded216 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph32 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph11,564 (37%)
  • 40 mph1,345 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph84 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph9,983 (32%)
  • 70 mph8,244 (26%)
  • Not recorded10 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway17,494 (56%)
  • Dual carriageway8,910 (29%)
  • Roundabout4,513 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road256 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded89 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Milton Keynes

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant30,262 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist4,586 (10%)
  • Pedestrian3,476 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist2,993 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant1,041 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)620 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant548 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant536 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant194 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant106 (0.2%)
  • Other23 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded49 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51,082 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 101,684 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 152,208 (5%)
  • 16 to 206,915 (16%)
  • 21 to 256,230 (14%)
  • 26 to 359,434 (21%)
  • 36 to 456,775 (15%)
  • 46 to 554,515 (10%)
  • 56 to 652,518 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 751,244 (2.8%)
  • Over 75765 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1,064 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider29,271 (66%)
  • Passenger11,687 (26%)
  • Pedestrian3,476 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car45,241 (76%)
  • Motorcycle4,607 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle3,049 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2,468 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2,386 (4%)
  • Bus or coach777 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car717 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle281 (0.5%)
  • Minibus176 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)57 (0.1%)
  • Other79 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded69 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Milton Keynes

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Milton Keynes

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Milton Keynes ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Milton Keynes had the 90th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
90th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
80th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
76th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
141st
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
87thWarrington31,78643,3154174,520
88thEast Suffolk31,55242,0305086,583
89thOldham31,50442,4033854,136
90thMilton Keynes (this area)31,26244,4345024,425
91stBarnsley31,16342,5985555,380
92ndGuildford31,03242,8473865,164
93rdSouth Gloucestershire31,00341,7096365,532

Accident hotspots in Milton Keynes

Central Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes, MK9 3GN area is the busiest accident hotspot in Milton Keynes, with 1,097 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 4 of them fatal.

Roads in Milton Keynes with the most crashes

The M1 had the most collisions in Milton Keynes from 1979 to 2025: 2,183, including 73 fatal and 278 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Milton Keynes, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM12,1833,85773278
2ndA5091,9422,69531250
3rdA4211,9032,71137229
4thB40341,5642,25913186
5thA4221,2931,76526156
6thA41461,1021,49315176
7thA51,0721,59156195
8thA5130447656970
9thB5264335841373
10thA428141212937
11thB56596151015
12thB53884055017
13thA8003223508
14thB5572235011
15thB4033141812
16thB30341101
17thB40431100
18thB41461100
19thB51301200

Towns in Milton Keynes

Milton Keynes itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 7,943.

Postcode districts in Milton Keynes

MK6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Milton Keynes from 1979 to 2025: 3,772.

Latest crashes in Milton Keynes

Of the latest 24 crashes in Milton Keynes, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The most recent was on 30 December 2025.

Severity