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Milton Keynes road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 765 road traffic collisions in Milton Keynes in 1987, and 1,019 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 110 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 1986 (682), and casualties rose from 908.

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

Collisions in 1987
765
Up 12% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
1,019
Up 12% on 1986
Fatal collisions
22
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
110
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Milton Keynes in 1987

2.9% of collisions in Milton Keynes in 1987 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 14% in Milton Keynes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal222.9%
  • Serious11014%
  • Slight63383%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal232.3%
  • Serious13113%
  • Slight86585%

Milton Keynes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Milton Keynes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,011 in 2000. 1987 is highlighted, with 765, up 12% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday94 (12%)
  • Tuesday119 (16%)
  • Wednesday127 (17%)
  • Thursday99 (13%)
  • Friday133 (17%)
  • Saturday112 (15%)
  • Sunday81 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5993 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59101 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59141 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59170 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59138 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5986 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (7.7%)
  • February44 (5.8%)
  • March57 (7.5%)
  • April57 (7.5%)
  • May50 (6.5%)
  • June62 (8.1%)
  • July67 (8.8%)
  • August64 (8.4%)
  • September90 (12%)
  • October81 (11%)
  • November65 (8.5%)
  • December69 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight539 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit184 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (4.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds584 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds113 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Other19 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry466 (61%)
  • Wet or damp270 (35%)
  • Frost or ice18 (2.4%)
  • Snow10 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph372 (49%)
  • 40 mph31 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph242 (32%)
  • 70 mph109 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway478 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway165 (22%)
  • Roundabout118 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Milton Keynes in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant579 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist174 (17%)
  • Pedestrian109 (11%)
  • Cyclist92 (9%)
  • Van occupant37 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 545 (4.4%)
  • 6 to 1055 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1562 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20204 (20%)
  • 21 to 25161 (16%)
  • 26 to 35176 (17%)
  • 36 to 45145 (14%)
  • 46 to 5575 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6553 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7526 (2.6%)
  • Over 7513 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider650 (64%)
  • Passenger260 (26%)
  • Pedestrian109 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,092 (71%)
  • Motorcycle174 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle95 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes76 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach33 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Milton Keynes in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Milton Keynes had the 103rd most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
103rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
97th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
46th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
202nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Milton Keynes with the most crashes in 1987

The A4146 had the most collisions in Milton Keynes in 1987: 61, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Milton Keynes, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4146617719
2ndM16012527
3rdA509455119
4thA421324637
5thA53147210
6thA422253503
7thB4034252703
8thA5130162103
9thB526162431
10thB5652500
11thB53881100

Towns in Milton Keynes: crashes in 1987

Milton Keynes itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 229.

Postcode districts in Milton Keynes: crashes in 1987

MK6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Milton Keynes in 1987: 100.

Latest crashes in Milton Keynes in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Milton Keynes in 1987, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1987.

Severity

Milton Keynes road accidents in other years