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Milton Keynes road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 540 road traffic collisions in Milton Keynes in 1982, and 724 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 271 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 1981 (484), and casualties rose from 684.

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

Collisions in 1982
540
Up 12% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
724
Up 6% on 1981
Fatal collisions
20
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
271
50% of collisions

Crash severity in Milton Keynes in 1982

3.7% of collisions in Milton Keynes in 1982 were fatal and 50% serious, against 1.6% and 14% in Milton Keynes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal203.7%
  • Serious27150%
  • Slight24946%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal202.8%
  • Serious36751%
  • Slight33747%

Milton Keynes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Milton Keynes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,011 in 2000. 1982 is highlighted, with 540, up 12% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (13%)
  • Tuesday82 (15%)
  • Wednesday70 (13%)
  • Thursday85 (16%)
  • Friday93 (17%)
  • Saturday74 (14%)
  • Sunday64 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59103 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (7.6%)
  • February31 (5.7%)
  • March40 (7.4%)
  • April37 (6.9%)
  • May42 (7.8%)
  • June48 (8.9%)
  • July53 (9.8%)
  • August38 (7%)
  • September30 (5.6%)
  • October62 (11%)
  • November52 (9.6%)
  • December66 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight372 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit132 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (5.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds413 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (3.9%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other21 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry328 (61%)
  • Wet or damp187 (35%)
  • Frost or ice20 (3.7%)
  • Snow5 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph254 (47%)
  • 40 mph17 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph182 (34%)
  • 70 mph85 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway359 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway112 (21%)
  • Roundabout65 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Milton Keynes in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant368 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist163 (23%)
  • Pedestrian86 (12%)
  • Cyclist62 (8.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1039 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1541 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20191 (26%)
  • 21 to 2598 (14%)
  • 26 to 35144 (20%)
  • 36 to 4579 (11%)
  • 46 to 5542 (5.8%)
  • 56 to 6534 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7520 (2.8%)
  • Over 758 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider455 (63%)
  • Passenger183 (25%)
  • Pedestrian86 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car660 (66%)
  • Motorcycle163 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Milton Keynes in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Milton Keynes had the 171st most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
171st
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
173rd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
72nd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
58th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Milton Keynes with the most crashes in 1982

The M1 had the most collisions in Milton Keynes in 1982: 50, including 3 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Milton Keynes, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM15093326
2ndA41463251120
3rdA5092734117
4thA421202317
5thA52023212
6thB5261821012
7thA422172226
8thA5130101708
9thA42871133
10thB5577704
11thB5653301
12thB40332300

Towns in Milton Keynes: crashes in 1982

Milton Keynes itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 120.

Postcode districts in Milton Keynes: crashes in 1982

MK16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Milton Keynes in 1982: 71.

Latest crashes in Milton Keynes in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Milton Keynes in 1982, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Milton Keynes road accidents in other years