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Milton Keynes road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 979 road traffic collisions in Milton Keynes in 1998, and 1,448 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 82 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1997 (977), and casualties rose from 1,376.

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

Collisions in 1998
979
Level with 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,448
Up 5% on 1997
Fatal collisions
14
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
82
8.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Milton Keynes in 1998

1.4% of collisions in Milton Keynes in 1998 were fatal and 8.4% serious, against 1.6% and 14% in Milton Keynes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141.4%
  • Serious828.4%
  • Slight88390%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141%
  • Serious966.6%
  • Slight1,33892%

Milton Keynes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Milton Keynes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,011 in 2000. 1998 is highlighted, with 979, level with 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday143 (15%)
  • Tuesday171 (17%)
  • Wednesday142 (15%)
  • Thursday149 (15%)
  • Friday149 (15%)
  • Saturday103 (11%)
  • Sunday122 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59149 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59139 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59167 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59252 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59158 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5975 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January76 (7.8%)
  • February75 (7.7%)
  • March83 (8.5%)
  • April69 (7%)
  • May63 (6.4%)
  • June97 (9.9%)
  • July69 (7%)
  • August75 (7.7%)
  • September65 (6.6%)
  • October86 (8.8%)
  • November127 (13%)
  • December94 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight702 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit236 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (2.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds773 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds121 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1.1%)
  • Other12 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded28 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry557 (57%)
  • Wet or damp368 (38%)
  • Frost or ice24 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded27 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph321 (33%)
  • 40 mph46 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph333 (34%)
  • 70 mph279 (28%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway515 (53%)
  • Dual carriageway255 (26%)
  • Roundabout193 (20%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Milton Keynes in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,062 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist104 (7.2%)
  • Pedestrian95 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist94 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant40 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 551 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1057 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1572 (5%)
  • 16 to 20220 (15%)
  • 21 to 25188 (13%)
  • 26 to 35326 (23%)
  • 36 to 45234 (16%)
  • 46 to 55130 (9%)
  • 56 to 6558 (4%)
  • 66 to 7538 (2.6%)
  • Over 7519 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded55 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider939 (65%)
  • Passenger414 (29%)
  • Pedestrian95 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,478 (78%)
  • Motorcycle103 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle95 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes89 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes82 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach24 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Milton Keynes in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Milton Keynes had the 71st most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
52nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
159th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Milton Keynes with the most crashes in 1998

The A509 had the most collisions in Milton Keynes in 1998: 78, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Milton Keynes, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5097812306
2ndA421589012
3rdB4034568304
4thM1569615
5thA422435823
6thA5294704
7thB526233101
8thA4146162102
9thA5130151910
10thA4282200
11thB53882400
12thB5652300

Towns in Milton Keynes: crashes in 1998

Milton Keynes itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 243.

Postcode districts in Milton Keynes: crashes in 1998

MK6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Milton Keynes in 1998: 120.

Latest crashes in Milton Keynes in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Milton Keynes in 1998, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Milton Keynes road accidents in other years