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Milton Keynes road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 691 road traffic collisions in Milton Keynes in 1988, and 925 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 113 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1987 (765), and casualties fell from 1,019.

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

Collisions in 1988
691
Down 10% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
925
Down 9% on 1987
Fatal collisions
18
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
113
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Milton Keynes in 1988

2.6% of collisions in Milton Keynes in 1988 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 14% in Milton Keynes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal182.6%
  • Serious11316%
  • Slight56081%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal192.1%
  • Serious13114%
  • Slight77584%

Milton Keynes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Milton Keynes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,011 in 2000. 1988 is highlighted, with 691, down 10% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday101 (15%)
  • Tuesday100 (14%)
  • Wednesday86 (12%)
  • Thursday117 (17%)
  • Friday117 (17%)
  • Saturday105 (15%)
  • Sunday65 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59102 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5990 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59123 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59145 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59121 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (7.5%)
  • February54 (7.8%)
  • March59 (8.5%)
  • April50 (7.2%)
  • May64 (9.3%)
  • June58 (8.4%)
  • July57 (8.2%)
  • August43 (6.2%)
  • September59 (8.5%)
  • October57 (8.2%)
  • November75 (11%)
  • December63 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight490 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit170 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (3.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds540 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (3.6%)
  • Fog or mist16 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other23 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry447 (65%)
  • Wet or damp221 (32%)
  • Frost or ice19 (2.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph297 (43%)
  • 40 mph34 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph234 (34%)
  • 70 mph117 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway407 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway162 (23%)
  • Roundabout115 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Milton Keynes in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant523 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist134 (14%)
  • Pedestrian109 (12%)
  • Cyclist74 (8%)
  • Van occupant47 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)27 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 539 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 1051 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1553 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20195 (21%)
  • 21 to 25165 (18%)
  • 26 to 35177 (19%)
  • 36 to 45101 (11%)
  • 46 to 5574 (8%)
  • 56 to 6535 (3.8%)
  • 66 to 7513 (1.4%)
  • Over 7511 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider567 (61%)
  • Passenger249 (27%)
  • Pedestrian109 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car930 (69%)
  • Motorcycle139 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes87 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle75 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes71 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach20 (1.5%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Milton Keynes in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Milton Keynes had the 123rd most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
123rd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
120th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
64th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
189th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Milton Keynes with the most crashes in 1988

The M1 had the most collisions in Milton Keynes in 1988: 68, including 5 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Milton Keynes, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM16810358
2ndA4146456029
3rdA509405709
4thA422334816
5thA5264124
6thA421222414
7thB4034223303
8thA513091201
9thB5267901
10thA4284402
11thB5651401

Towns in Milton Keynes: crashes in 1988

Milton Keynes itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 203.

Postcode districts in Milton Keynes: crashes in 1988

MK16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Milton Keynes in 1988: 89.

Latest crashes in Milton Keynes in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Milton Keynes in 1988, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Milton Keynes road accidents in other years