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Milton Keynes road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 682 road traffic collisions in Milton Keynes in 1986, and 908 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 126 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1985 (642), and casualties rose from 852.

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

Collisions in 1986
682
Up 6% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
908
Up 7% on 1985
Fatal collisions
9
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
126
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Milton Keynes in 1986

1.3% of collisions in Milton Keynes in 1986 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.6% and 14% in Milton Keynes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.3%
  • Serious12618%
  • Slight54780%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.3%
  • Serious14015%
  • Slight75683%

Milton Keynes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Milton Keynes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,011 in 2000. 1986 is highlighted, with 682, up 6% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (12%)
  • Tuesday102 (15%)
  • Wednesday99 (15%)
  • Thursday87 (13%)
  • Friday129 (19%)
  • Saturday93 (14%)
  • Sunday87 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59120 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59188 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59119 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5975 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (7%)
  • February36 (5.3%)
  • March41 (6%)
  • April64 (9.4%)
  • May52 (7.6%)
  • June47 (6.9%)
  • July60 (8.8%)
  • August61 (8.9%)
  • September53 (7.8%)
  • October83 (12%)
  • November69 (10%)
  • December68 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight464 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit179 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds525 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other22 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry428 (63%)
  • Wet or damp232 (34%)
  • Frost or ice18 (2.6%)
  • Snow4 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph295 (43%)
  • 40 mph25 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph239 (35%)
  • 70 mph121 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway425 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway143 (21%)
  • Roundabout111 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Milton Keynes in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant481 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist174 (19%)
  • Pedestrian123 (14%)
  • Cyclist83 (9.1%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1041 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1559 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20207 (23%)
  • 21 to 25157 (17%)
  • 26 to 35154 (17%)
  • 36 to 4597 (11%)
  • 46 to 5575 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6545 (5%)
  • 66 to 7524 (2.6%)
  • Over 757 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider566 (62%)
  • Passenger219 (24%)
  • Pedestrian123 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car930 (71%)
  • Motorcycle168 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle83 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach27 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Milton Keynes in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Milton Keynes had the 124th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
124th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
123rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
219th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
191st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Milton Keynes with the most crashes in 1986

The M1 had the most collisions in Milton Keynes in 1986: 56, including 4 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Milton Keynes, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1569744
2ndA4146485707
3rdA422425719
4thA509405405
5thA421375017
6thA5212826
7thB4034152104
8thA513071302
9thB52671502
10thA4283300
11thB53882201
12thB40331200

Towns in Milton Keynes: crashes in 1986

Milton Keynes itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 169.

Postcode districts in Milton Keynes: crashes in 1986

MK16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Milton Keynes in 1986: 83.

Latest crashes in Milton Keynes in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Milton Keynes in 1986, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1986.

Severity

Milton Keynes road accidents in other years