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Milton Keynes road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 306 road traffic collisions in Milton Keynes in 1980, and 429 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were down 37% on 1979 (482), and casualties fell from 648.

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

Collisions in 1980
306
Down 37% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
429
Down 34% on 1979
Fatal collisions
6
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Milton Keynes in 1980

2% of collisions in Milton Keynes in 1980 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.6% and 14% in Milton Keynes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62%
  • Serious5217%
  • Slight24881%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious7117%
  • Slight35182%

Milton Keynes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Milton Keynes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,011 in 2000. 1980 is highlighted, with 306, down 37% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980: 306
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (14%)
  • Tuesday50 (16%)
  • Wednesday45 (15%)
  • Thursday27 (8.8%)
  • Friday60 (20%)
  • Saturday47 (15%)
  • Sunday35 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (10%)
  • February43 (14%)
  • March37 (12%)
  • April14 (4.6%)
  • May14 (4.6%)
  • June23 (7.5%)
  • July23 (7.5%)
  • August21 (6.9%)
  • September27 (8.8%)
  • October29 (9.5%)
  • November24 (7.8%)
  • December19 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight202 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (7.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds223 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other19 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry176 (58%)
  • Wet or damp116 (38%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph137 (45%)
  • 40 mph8 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph113 (37%)
  • 70 mph46 (15%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway211 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (18%)
  • Roundabout39 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Milton Keynes in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant248 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist81 (19%)
  • Pedestrian47 (11%)
  • Cyclist31 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1027 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 1519 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2095 (22%)
  • 21 to 2570 (16%)
  • 26 to 3582 (19%)
  • 36 to 4559 (14%)
  • 46 to 5530 (7%)
  • 56 to 6519 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 756 (1.4%)
  • Over 754 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider257 (60%)
  • Passenger125 (29%)
  • Pedestrian47 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car430 (68%)
  • Motorcycle84 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Milton Keynes in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Milton Keynes had fewer road collisions than 308 of them in 1980.

Collisions
309th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
300th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
302nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
337th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Milton Keynes with the most crashes in 1980

The M1 had the most collisions in Milton Keynes in 1980: 41, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Milton Keynes, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1417825
2ndA5304107
3rdA422273514
4thA421212903
5thA4146182205
6thA5130151912
7thA800371503
8thB5267900
9thA5095602
10thB5573700
11thA4281100
12thB53881101

Towns in Milton Keynes: crashes in 1980

Bletchley had the most collisions of any town in Milton Keynes in 1980: 68.

Postcode districts in Milton Keynes: crashes in 1980

MK16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Milton Keynes in 1980: 46.

Latest crashes in Milton Keynes in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Milton Keynes in 1980, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1980.

Severity

Milton Keynes road accidents in other years