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Milton Keynes road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 930 road traffic collisions in Milton Keynes in 2001, and 1,309 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2000 (1,011), and casualties fell from 1,456.

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

Collisions in 2001
930
Down 8% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
1,309
Down 10% on 2000
Fatal collisions
13
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
9.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Milton Keynes in 2001

1.4% of collisions in Milton Keynes in 2001 were fatal and 9.8% serious, against 1.6% and 14% in Milton Keynes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.4%
  • Serious919.8%
  • Slight82689%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131%
  • Serious1178.9%
  • Slight1,17990%

Milton Keynes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Milton Keynes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,011 in 2000. 2001 is highlighted, with 930, down 8% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday130 (14%)
  • Tuesday141 (15%)
  • Wednesday147 (16%)
  • Thursday127 (14%)
  • Friday161 (17%)
  • Saturday119 (13%)
  • Sunday105 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59121 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59132 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59171 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59226 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59150 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5987 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January90 (9.7%)
  • February71 (7.6%)
  • March67 (7.2%)
  • April74 (8%)
  • May63 (6.8%)
  • June82 (8.8%)
  • July86 (9.2%)
  • August64 (6.9%)
  • September82 (8.8%)
  • October86 (9.2%)
  • November80 (8.6%)
  • December85 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight652 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit235 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (3.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds743 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds97 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other16 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded45 (4.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry610 (66%)
  • Wet or damp293 (32%)
  • Frost or ice19 (2%)
  • Snow5 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph298 (32%)
  • 40 mph25 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph281 (30%)
  • 70 mph325 (35%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway420 (45%)
  • Dual carriageway267 (29%)
  • Roundabout236 (25%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Milton Keynes in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,010 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist91 (7%)
  • Pedestrian74 (5.7%)
  • Cyclist68 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant18 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1066 (5%)
  • 11 to 1565 (5%)
  • 16 to 20182 (14%)
  • 21 to 25162 (12%)
  • 26 to 35310 (24%)
  • 36 to 45194 (15%)
  • 46 to 55131 (10%)
  • 56 to 6560 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7527 (2.1%)
  • Over 7520 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded55 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider886 (68%)
  • Passenger349 (27%)
  • Pedestrian74 (5.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,435 (80%)
  • Motorcycle100 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes73 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle68 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.3%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Milton Keynes in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Milton Keynes

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Milton Keynes ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Milton Keynes had the 71st most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
68th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Milton Keynes in 2001

Central Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes, MK9 3GN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Milton Keynes in 2001, with 84 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Milton Keynes with the most crashes in 2001

The M1 had the most collisions in Milton Keynes in 2001: 76, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Milton Keynes, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM17611814
2ndA509627805
3rdA421618326
4thA422527104
5thB4034497205
6thA4146283603
7thA5172624
8thA5130142321
9thB526101311
10thB56541100
11thA4282500
12thB53881100

Towns in Milton Keynes: crashes in 2001

Milton Keynes itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 237.

Postcode districts in Milton Keynes: crashes in 2001

MK6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Milton Keynes in 2001: 124.

Latest crashes in Milton Keynes in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Milton Keynes in 2001, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Milton Keynes road accidents in other years