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Milton Keynes road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 977 road traffic collisions in Milton Keynes in 1997, and 1,376 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 1996 (876), and casualties rose from 1,246.

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

Collisions in 1997
977
Up 12% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
1,376
Up 10% on 1996
Fatal collisions
13
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
9.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Milton Keynes in 1997

1.3% of collisions in Milton Keynes in 1997 were fatal and 9.2% serious, against 1.6% and 14% in Milton Keynes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.3%
  • Serious909.2%
  • Slight87489%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.1%
  • Serious1017.3%
  • Slight1,26092%

Milton Keynes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Milton Keynes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,011 in 2000. 1997 is highlighted, with 977, up 12% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday145 (15%)
  • Tuesday141 (14%)
  • Wednesday177 (18%)
  • Thursday132 (14%)
  • Friday154 (16%)
  • Saturday129 (13%)
  • Sunday99 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59137 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59148 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59155 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59257 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59164 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January72 (7.4%)
  • February70 (7.2%)
  • March65 (6.7%)
  • April83 (8.5%)
  • May67 (6.9%)
  • June85 (8.7%)
  • July83 (8.5%)
  • August67 (6.9%)
  • September85 (8.7%)
  • October102 (10%)
  • November109 (11%)
  • December89 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight695 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit240 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (2.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds796 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds106 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist13 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other12 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded21 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry625 (64%)
  • Wet or damp318 (33%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded20 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph356 (36%)
  • 40 mph22 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph359 (37%)
  • 70 mph240 (25%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway537 (55%)
  • Dual carriageway229 (23%)
  • Roundabout202 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Milton Keynes in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant998 (73%)
  • Cyclist103 (7.5%)
  • Pedestrian97 (7%)
  • Motorcyclist94 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant42 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 538 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1062 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1585 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20204 (15%)
  • 21 to 25186 (14%)
  • 26 to 35336 (24%)
  • 36 to 45203 (15%)
  • 46 to 55126 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6548 (3.5%)
  • 66 to 7530 (2.2%)
  • Over 7517 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded41 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider926 (67%)
  • Passenger353 (26%)
  • Pedestrian97 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,459 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle107 (5.7%)
  • Motorcycle96 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes84 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes70 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach24 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Milton Keynes in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Milton Keynes had the 72nd most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
72nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
63rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
64th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
157th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Milton Keynes with the most crashes in 1997

The A509 had the most collisions in Milton Keynes in 1997: 78, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Milton Keynes, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5097810612
2ndA421548316
3rdB4034546614
4thM1476921
5thA422395401
6thA5354404
7thB526142311
8thA4146111402
9thA5130112201
10thA4284500
11thB5654600
12thB53881100

Towns in Milton Keynes: crashes in 1997

Milton Keynes itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 241.

Postcode districts in Milton Keynes: crashes in 1997

MK6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Milton Keynes in 1997: 124.

Latest crashes in Milton Keynes in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Milton Keynes in 1997, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Milton Keynes road accidents in other years