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Milton Keynes road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 539 road traffic collisions in Milton Keynes in 1983, and 732 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 261 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1982 (540), and casualties rose from 724.

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

Collisions in 1983
539
Level with 1982
Casualties in 1983
732
Up 1% on 1982
Fatal collisions
13
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
261
48% of collisions

Crash severity in Milton Keynes in 1983

2.4% of collisions in Milton Keynes in 1983 were fatal and 48% serious, against 1.6% and 14% in Milton Keynes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.4%
  • Serious26148%
  • Slight26549%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.8%
  • Serious35348%
  • Slight36650%

Milton Keynes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Milton Keynes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,011 in 2000. 1983 is highlighted, with 539, level with 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (14%)
  • Tuesday77 (14%)
  • Wednesday81 (15%)
  • Thursday81 (15%)
  • Friday89 (17%)
  • Saturday88 (16%)
  • Sunday47 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59124 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (7.2%)
  • February31 (5.8%)
  • March28 (5.2%)
  • April50 (9.3%)
  • May34 (6.3%)
  • June40 (7.4%)
  • July48 (8.9%)
  • August32 (5.9%)
  • September57 (11%)
  • October54 (10%)
  • November59 (11%)
  • December67 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight359 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit133 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (7.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds413 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (4.3%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (2.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other14 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry324 (60%)
  • Wet or damp196 (36%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2.6%)
  • Snow5 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph246 (46%)
  • 40 mph24 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph177 (33%)
  • 70 mph91 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway336 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway118 (22%)
  • Roundabout79 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Milton Keynes in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant332 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist173 (24%)
  • Pedestrian93 (13%)
  • Cyclist62 (8.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1031 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1540 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20184 (25%)
  • 21 to 25112 (15%)
  • 26 to 35129 (18%)
  • 36 to 4568 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5547 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6548 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.4%)
  • Over 759 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider430 (59%)
  • Passenger209 (29%)
  • Pedestrian93 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car639 (65%)
  • Motorcycle172 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach20 (2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Milton Keynes in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Milton Keynes had the 163rd most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
163rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
151st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
142nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
46th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Milton Keynes with the most crashes in 1983

The M1 had the most collisions in Milton Keynes in 1983: 46, including 1 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Milton Keynes, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM146115126
2ndA41463539116
3rdA52636015
4thA5092536110
5thA4212432013
6thA422202009
7thB4034111203
8thB52691206
9thA513081502
10thB5575804
11thA4283311
12thB40332201
13thB53882202

Towns in Milton Keynes: crashes in 1983

Milton Keynes itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 133.

Postcode districts in Milton Keynes: crashes in 1983

MK6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Milton Keynes in 1983: 73.

Latest crashes in Milton Keynes in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Milton Keynes in 1983, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Milton Keynes road accidents in other years