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Milton Keynes road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 786 road traffic collisions in Milton Keynes in 1990, and 1,071 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 113 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1989 (759), and casualties rose from 1,014.

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

Collisions in 1990
786
Up 4% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
1,071
Up 6% on 1989
Fatal collisions
17
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
113
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Milton Keynes in 1990

2.2% of collisions in Milton Keynes in 1990 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 14% in Milton Keynes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal172.2%
  • Serious11314%
  • Slight65683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal171.6%
  • Serious11911%
  • Slight93587%

Milton Keynes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Milton Keynes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,011 in 2000. 1990 is highlighted, with 786, up 4% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday104 (13%)
  • Tuesday120 (15%)
  • Wednesday113 (14%)
  • Thursday122 (16%)
  • Friday152 (19%)
  • Saturday111 (14%)
  • Sunday64 (8.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59112 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5996 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59133 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59205 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59142 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January72 (9.2%)
  • February59 (7.5%)
  • March48 (6.1%)
  • April65 (8.3%)
  • May65 (8.3%)
  • June72 (9.2%)
  • July73 (9.3%)
  • August46 (5.9%)
  • September75 (9.5%)
  • October74 (9.4%)
  • November72 (9.2%)
  • December65 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight566 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit178 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (3.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds614 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds38 (4.8%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other22 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry541 (69%)
  • Wet or damp229 (29%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph313 (40%)
  • 40 mph40 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph292 (37%)
  • 70 mph138 (18%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway476 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway185 (24%)
  • Roundabout115 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Milton Keynes in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant655 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist127 (12%)
  • Pedestrian112 (10%)
  • Cyclist94 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant33 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 531 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1067 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 1567 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20211 (20%)
  • 21 to 25163 (15%)
  • 26 to 35218 (20%)
  • 36 to 45145 (14%)
  • 46 to 5580 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6540 (3.7%)
  • 66 to 7517 (1.6%)
  • Over 759 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded23 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider683 (64%)
  • Passenger276 (26%)
  • Pedestrian112 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,152 (73%)
  • Motorcycle124 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle93 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes85 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes65 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach30 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.9%)
  • Minibus12 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Milton Keynes in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Milton Keynes had the 111th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
111th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
107th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
76th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
178th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Milton Keynes with the most crashes in 1990

The A509 had the most collisions in Milton Keynes in 1990: 52, including 4 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Milton Keynes, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA509527549
2ndA4146466314
3rdM1437247
4thA422395003
5thA5355228
6thA421345208
7thB4034243505
8thA5130192802
9thB526172006
10thA42881102

Towns in Milton Keynes: crashes in 1990

Milton Keynes itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 208.

Postcode districts in Milton Keynes: crashes in 1990

MK6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Milton Keynes in 1990: 103.

Latest crashes in Milton Keynes in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Milton Keynes in 1990, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Milton Keynes road accidents in other years