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Milton Keynes road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 482 road traffic collisions in Milton Keynes in 1979, and 648 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 115 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 31,262 collisions in Milton Keynes.

Collisions in 1979
482
Casualties in 1979
648
Fatal collisions
9
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
115
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Milton Keynes in 1979

1.9% of collisions in Milton Keynes in 1979 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.6% and 14% in Milton Keynes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.9%
  • Serious11524%
  • Slight35874%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.5%
  • Serious13321%
  • Slight50578%

Milton Keynes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Milton Keynes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,011 in 2000. 1979 is highlighted, with 482.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (13%)
  • Tuesday48 (10%)
  • Wednesday73 (15%)
  • Thursday78 (16%)
  • Friday79 (16%)
  • Saturday74 (15%)
  • Sunday66 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5969 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (6.8%)
  • February14 (2.9%)
  • March44 (9.1%)
  • April36 (7.5%)
  • May33 (6.8%)
  • June32 (6.6%)
  • July33 (6.8%)
  • August49 (10%)
  • September57 (12%)
  • October47 (9.8%)
  • November50 (10%)
  • December54 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight319 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit113 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds353 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (8.7%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Other36 (7.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry286 (59%)
  • Wet or damp162 (34%)
  • Frost or ice23 (4.8%)
  • Snow11 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph229 (48%)
  • 40 mph19 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph5 (1%)
  • 60 mph162 (34%)
  • 70 mph65 (13%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway339 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway82 (17%)
  • Roundabout57 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Milton Keynes in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant331 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist138 (21%)
  • Pedestrian80 (12%)
  • Cyclist40 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1548 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20138 (21%)
  • 21 to 2587 (13%)
  • 26 to 35139 (21%)
  • 36 to 4572 (11%)
  • 46 to 5549 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6530 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.2%)
  • Over 757 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded22 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider377 (58%)
  • Passenger191 (29%)
  • Pedestrian80 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car569 (64%)
  • Motorcycle148 (17%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes56 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach22 (2.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Milton Keynes in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Milton Keynes

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Milton Keynes ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Milton Keynes had fewer road collisions than 206 of them in 1979.

Collisions
207th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
208th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
261st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
260th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Milton Keynes with the most crashes in 1979

The A422 had the most collisions in Milton Keynes in 1979: 59, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Milton Keynes, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4225972011
2ndM15294213
3rdA54871213
4thA421424618
5thA4146253715
6thA509182606
7thA5130152105
8thA8003121504
9thB5263411
10thB5573701
11thA4282301
12thB53882202
13thB40331100

Towns in Milton Keynes: crashes in 1979

Bletchley had the most collisions of any town in Milton Keynes in 1979: 115.

Postcode districts in Milton Keynes: crashes in 1979

MK16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Milton Keynes in 1979: 70.

Latest crashes in Milton Keynes in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Milton Keynes in 1979, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Milton Keynes road accidents in other years