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Milton Keynes road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 759 road traffic collisions in Milton Keynes in 1989, and 1,014 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 113 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1988 (691), and casualties rose from 925.

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

Collisions in 1989
759
Up 10% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,014
Up 10% on 1988
Fatal collisions
9
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
113
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Milton Keynes in 1989

1.2% of collisions in Milton Keynes in 1989 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.6% and 14% in Milton Keynes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.2%
  • Serious11315%
  • Slight63784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.3%
  • Serious12312%
  • Slight87887%

Milton Keynes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Milton Keynes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,011 in 2000. 1989 is highlighted, with 759, up 10% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday107 (14%)
  • Tuesday115 (15%)
  • Wednesday110 (14%)
  • Thursday134 (18%)
  • Friday121 (16%)
  • Saturday107 (14%)
  • Sunday65 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59127 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5985 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59123 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59188 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59129 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5972 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January64 (8.4%)
  • February56 (7.4%)
  • March63 (8.3%)
  • April62 (8.2%)
  • May65 (8.6%)
  • June63 (8.3%)
  • July69 (9.1%)
  • August51 (6.7%)
  • September59 (7.8%)
  • October64 (8.4%)
  • November84 (11%)
  • December59 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight549 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit175 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (4.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds568 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds94 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other24 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry469 (62%)
  • Wet or damp272 (36%)
  • Frost or ice14 (1.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph306 (40%)
  • 40 mph30 (4%)
  • 60 mph298 (39%)
  • 70 mph124 (16%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway453 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway153 (20%)
  • Roundabout145 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Milton Keynes in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant616 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist161 (16%)
  • Pedestrian86 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist75 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant34 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)28 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1046 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1541 (4%)
  • 16 to 20208 (21%)
  • 21 to 25199 (20%)
  • 26 to 35192 (19%)
  • 36 to 45121 (12%)
  • 46 to 5570 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6545 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7530 (3%)
  • Over 755 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded24 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider671 (66%)
  • Passenger257 (25%)
  • Pedestrian86 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,098 (71%)
  • Motorcycle157 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes85 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes82 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle78 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach22 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Milton Keynes in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Milton Keynes had the 117th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
117th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
112th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
216th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
182nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Milton Keynes with the most crashes in 1989

The A4146 had the most collisions in Milton Keynes in 1989: 48, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Milton Keynes, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4146486214
2ndA421466617
3rdA509465404
4thM1446618
5thA422345101
6thA5304316
7thB4034293707
8thA5130152102
9thB52681210
10thA4284702
11thB53882200
12thB5652300

Towns in Milton Keynes: crashes in 1989

Milton Keynes itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 186.

Postcode districts in Milton Keynes: crashes in 1989

MK6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Milton Keynes in 1989: 93.

Latest crashes in Milton Keynes in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Milton Keynes in 1989, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Milton Keynes road accidents in other years