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Milton Keynes road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 484 road traffic collisions in Milton Keynes in 1981, and 684 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 175 were serious.

Collisions were up 58% on 1980 (306), and casualties rose from 429.

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

Collisions in 1981
484
Up 58% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
684
Up 59% on 1980
Fatal collisions
21
4.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
175
36% of collisions

Crash severity in Milton Keynes in 1981

4.3% of collisions in Milton Keynes in 1981 were fatal and 36% serious, against 1.6% and 14% in Milton Keynes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal214.3%
  • Serious17536%
  • Slight28860%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal243.5%
  • Serious23534%
  • Slight42562%

Milton Keynes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Milton Keynes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,011 in 2000. 1981 is highlighted, with 484, up 58% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (15%)
  • Tuesday54 (11%)
  • Wednesday57 (12%)
  • Thursday73 (15%)
  • Friday98 (20%)
  • Saturday80 (17%)
  • Sunday50 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59120 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5978 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (9.5%)
  • February39 (8.1%)
  • March38 (7.9%)
  • April21 (4.3%)
  • May34 (7%)
  • June36 (7.4%)
  • July40 (8.3%)
  • August44 (9.1%)
  • September43 (8.9%)
  • October48 (9.9%)
  • November54 (11%)
  • December41 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight321 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit115 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (8.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds350 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (3.7%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other27 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry280 (58%)
  • Wet or damp175 (36%)
  • Frost or ice18 (3.7%)
  • Snow9 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph218 (45%)
  • 40 mph15 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph5 (1%)
  • 60 mph157 (32%)
  • 70 mph89 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway325 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway97 (20%)
  • Roundabout60 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Milton Keynes in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant373 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist148 (22%)
  • Pedestrian77 (11%)
  • Cyclist48 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1033 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1562 (9.1%)
  • 16 to 20172 (25%)
  • 21 to 2590 (13%)
  • 26 to 35103 (15%)
  • 36 to 4579 (12%)
  • 46 to 5552 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6538 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7518 (2.6%)
  • Over 757 (1%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider395 (58%)
  • Passenger212 (31%)
  • Pedestrian77 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car623 (68%)
  • Motorcycle148 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Milton Keynes in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Milton Keynes had fewer road collisions than 196 of them in 1981.

Collisions
197th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
184th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
61st
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
135th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Milton Keynes with the most crashes in 1981

The M1 had the most collisions in Milton Keynes in 1981: 54, including 4 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Milton Keynes, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM154103419
2ndA41464147018
3rdA421293708
4thA422244256
5thA5092131012
6thA5163326
7thB526112125
8thA513081004
9thB40334510
10thA80033501
11thB53883301
12thB5573302
13thA4282301
14thB5652202

Towns in Milton Keynes: crashes in 1981

Milton Keynes itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 113.

Postcode districts in Milton Keynes: crashes in 1981

MK16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Milton Keynes in 1981: 58.

Latest crashes in Milton Keynes in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Milton Keynes in 1981, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Milton Keynes road accidents in other years