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Milton Keynes road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 609 road traffic collisions in Milton Keynes in 1984, and 784 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 166 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1983 (539), and casualties rose from 732.

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

Collisions in 1984
609
Up 13% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
784
Up 7% on 1983
Fatal collisions
11
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
166
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Milton Keynes in 1984

1.8% of collisions in Milton Keynes in 1984 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.6% and 14% in Milton Keynes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.8%
  • Serious16627%
  • Slight43271%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.4%
  • Serious19224%
  • Slight58174%

Milton Keynes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Milton Keynes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,011 in 2000. 1984 is highlighted, with 609, up 13% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (14%)
  • Tuesday74 (12%)
  • Wednesday83 (14%)
  • Thursday98 (16%)
  • Friday113 (19%)
  • Saturday90 (15%)
  • Sunday66 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5979 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5989 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59102 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59152 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5993 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (7.9%)
  • February48 (7.9%)
  • March36 (5.9%)
  • April44 (7.2%)
  • May49 (8%)
  • June52 (8.5%)
  • July42 (6.9%)
  • August50 (8.2%)
  • September51 (8.4%)
  • October57 (9.4%)
  • November70 (11%)
  • December62 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight437 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit135 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (5.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds474 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds26 (4.3%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other22 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry360 (59%)
  • Wet or damp227 (37%)
  • Frost or ice20 (3.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph279 (46%)
  • 40 mph18 (3%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph230 (38%)
  • 70 mph79 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway417 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway104 (17%)
  • Roundabout86 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Milton Keynes in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant366 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist190 (24%)
  • Cyclist99 (13%)
  • Pedestrian90 (11%)
  • Van occupant23 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1044 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1561 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20232 (30%)
  • 21 to 2598 (13%)
  • 26 to 35150 (19%)
  • 36 to 4562 (7.9%)
  • 46 to 5542 (5.4%)
  • 56 to 6539 (5%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.2%)
  • Over 759 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider509 (65%)
  • Passenger185 (24%)
  • Pedestrian90 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car754 (65%)
  • Motorcycle180 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle97 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach21 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Milton Keynes in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 in Milton Keynes

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Milton Keynes ranked among 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Milton Keynes had the 147th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
147th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
151st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
180th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
132nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Milton Keynes with the most crashes in 1984

The A4146 had the most collisions in Milton Keynes in 1984: 48, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Milton Keynes, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA41464857014
2ndM14473216
3rdA422304915
4thA509273725
5thA421213115
6thA5172206
7thB4034152002
8thB526131403
9thA513081015
10thA4285703
11thB53882301
12thB40331101
13thB5651100

Towns in Milton Keynes: crashes in 1984

Milton Keynes itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 134.

Postcode districts in Milton Keynes: crashes in 1984

MK16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Milton Keynes in 1984: 72.

Latest crashes in Milton Keynes in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Milton Keynes in 1984, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1984.

Severity

Milton Keynes road accidents in other years