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Milton Keynes road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 862 road traffic collisions in Milton Keynes in 2002, and 1,253 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 114 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2001 (930), and casualties fell from 1,309.

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

Collisions in 2002
862
Down 7% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
1,253
Down 4% on 2001
Fatal collisions
17
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
114
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Milton Keynes in 2002

2% of collisions in Milton Keynes in 2002 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.6% and 14% in Milton Keynes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal172%
  • Serious11413%
  • Slight73185%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal201.6%
  • Serious13110%
  • Slight1,10288%

Milton Keynes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Milton Keynes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,011 in 2000. 2002 is highlighted, with 862, down 7% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday113 (13%)
  • Tuesday117 (14%)
  • Wednesday130 (15%)
  • Thursday136 (16%)
  • Friday159 (18%)
  • Saturday110 (13%)
  • Sunday97 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59108 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59104 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59136 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59241 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59155 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January65 (7.5%)
  • February69 (8%)
  • March60 (7%)
  • April77 (8.9%)
  • May66 (7.7%)
  • June49 (5.7%)
  • July73 (8.5%)
  • August66 (7.7%)
  • September91 (11%)
  • October76 (8.8%)
  • November95 (11%)
  • December75 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight582 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit248 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds661 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds129 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist14 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.5%)
  • Other18 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry548 (64%)
  • Wet or damp301 (35%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph312 (36%)
  • 40 mph28 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph284 (33%)
  • 70 mph237 (27%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway424 (49%)
  • Dual carriageway255 (30%)
  • Roundabout176 (20%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Milton Keynes in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant938 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist106 (8.5%)
  • Pedestrian80 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist51 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant24 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1030 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1558 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20189 (15%)
  • 21 to 25200 (16%)
  • 26 to 35277 (22%)
  • 36 to 45197 (16%)
  • 46 to 55123 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6561 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7527 (2.2%)
  • Over 7523 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded51 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider849 (68%)
  • Passenger324 (26%)
  • Pedestrian80 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,305 (80%)
  • Motorcycle99 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes73 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Milton Keynes in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Milton Keynes had the 74th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
65th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
75th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Milton Keynes in 2002

Central Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes, MK9 3GN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Milton Keynes in 2002, with 75 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Milton Keynes with the most crashes in 2002

The M1 had the most collisions in Milton Keynes in 2002: 60, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Milton Keynes, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1609013
2ndA421578925
3rdA5095575011
4thB4034456817
5thA5264116
6thA422243514
7thA4146152212
8thA5130101500
9thB5263301
10thA4282200
11thB5651200

Towns in Milton Keynes: crashes in 2002

Milton Keynes itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 217.

Postcode districts in Milton Keynes: crashes in 2002

MK6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Milton Keynes in 2002: 110.

Latest crashes in Milton Keynes in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Milton Keynes in 2002, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2002.

Severity

Milton Keynes road accidents in other years