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Milton Keynes road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 642 road traffic collisions in Milton Keynes in 1985, and 852 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 141 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1984 (609), and casualties rose from 784.

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

Collisions in 1985
642
Up 5% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
852
Up 9% on 1984
Fatal collisions
12
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
141
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Milton Keynes in 1985

1.9% of collisions in Milton Keynes in 1985 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.6% and 14% in Milton Keynes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.9%
  • Serious14122%
  • Slight48976%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.5%
  • Serious16419%
  • Slight67579%

Milton Keynes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Milton Keynes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,011 in 2000. 1985 is highlighted, with 642, up 5% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday89 (14%)
  • Tuesday106 (17%)
  • Wednesday94 (15%)
  • Thursday89 (14%)
  • Friday96 (15%)
  • Saturday91 (14%)
  • Sunday77 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5990 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59116 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59138 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5995 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5979 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (6.2%)
  • February38 (5.9%)
  • March34 (5.3%)
  • April35 (5.5%)
  • May56 (8.7%)
  • June52 (8.1%)
  • July51 (7.9%)
  • August70 (11%)
  • September62 (9.7%)
  • October72 (11%)
  • November67 (10%)
  • December65 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight440 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit161 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (5.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds467 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds33 (5.1%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other24 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry395 (62%)
  • Wet or damp215 (33%)
  • Frost or ice27 (4.2%)
  • Snow5 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph278 (43%)
  • 40 mph20 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph230 (36%)
  • 70 mph110 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway402 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway124 (19%)
  • Roundabout110 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Milton Keynes in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant436 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist194 (23%)
  • Pedestrian110 (13%)
  • Cyclist73 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1046 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1565 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20200 (23%)
  • 21 to 25144 (17%)
  • 26 to 35159 (19%)
  • 36 to 4580 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5567 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6530 (3.5%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2%)
  • Over 7513 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider507 (60%)
  • Passenger235 (28%)
  • Pedestrian110 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car817 (68%)
  • Motorcycle183 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.2%)
  • Minibus7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Milton Keynes in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Milton Keynes had the 131st most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
131st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
129th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
147th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
171st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Milton Keynes with the most crashes in 1985

The M1 had the most collisions in Milton Keynes in 1985: 61, including 3 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Milton Keynes, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM16110837
2ndA4146404907
3rdA509364407
4thA421263507
5thA422253517
6thA5223317
7thA5130192705
8thB526152104
9thB4034121502
10thA4287713
11thB40332300

Towns in Milton Keynes: crashes in 1985

Milton Keynes itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 150.

Postcode districts in Milton Keynes: crashes in 1985

MK16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Milton Keynes in 1985: 86.

Latest crashes in Milton Keynes in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Milton Keynes in 1985, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1985.

Severity

Milton Keynes road accidents in other years