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Milton Keynes road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 832 road traffic collisions in Milton Keynes in 2003, and 1,215 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2002 (862), and casualties fell from 1,253.

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

Collisions in 2003
832
Down 3% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
1,215
Down 3% on 2002
Fatal collisions
10
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Milton Keynes in 2003

1.2% of collisions in Milton Keynes in 2003 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.6% and 14% in Milton Keynes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.2%
  • Serious8610%
  • Slight73688%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal110.9%
  • Serious967.9%
  • Slight1,10891%

Milton Keynes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Milton Keynes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,011 in 2000. 2003 is highlighted, with 832, down 3% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday139 (17%)
  • Tuesday127 (15%)
  • Wednesday105 (13%)
  • Thursday133 (16%)
  • Friday136 (16%)
  • Saturday109 (13%)
  • Sunday83 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59116 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59109 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59163 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59210 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59117 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January69 (8.3%)
  • February61 (7.3%)
  • March61 (7.3%)
  • April57 (6.9%)
  • May70 (8.4%)
  • June77 (9.3%)
  • July81 (9.7%)
  • August46 (5.5%)
  • September94 (11%)
  • October77 (9.3%)
  • November62 (7.5%)
  • December77 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight605 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit195 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (2.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds689 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds96 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other11 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded19 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry588 (71%)
  • Wet or damp217 (26%)
  • Frost or ice23 (2.8%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph283 (34%)
  • 40 mph16 (1.9%)
  • 50 mph8 (1%)
  • 60 mph294 (35%)
  • 70 mph231 (28%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway425 (51%)
  • Dual carriageway243 (29%)
  • Roundabout150 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Milton Keynes in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant911 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist101 (8.3%)
  • Pedestrian79 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist56 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant34 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1042 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1561 (5%)
  • 16 to 20154 (13%)
  • 21 to 25165 (14%)
  • 26 to 35254 (21%)
  • 36 to 45216 (18%)
  • 46 to 55120 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6573 (6%)
  • 66 to 7530 (2.5%)
  • Over 7531 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded41 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider831 (68%)
  • Passenger305 (25%)
  • Pedestrian79 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,290 (80%)
  • Motorcycle103 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes74 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Milton Keynes in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Milton Keynes ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Milton Keynes had the 77th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
62nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
107th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
117th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Milton Keynes in 2003

Central Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes, MK9 3GN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Milton Keynes in 2003, with 61 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Milton Keynes with the most crashes in 2003

The M1 had the most collisions in Milton Keynes in 2003: 65, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Milton Keynes, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM16511105
2ndA509547409
3rdB4034547826
4thA421446112
5thA5284507
6thA422243802
7thA4146233300
8thB526202701
9thA513061100
10thB5655901
11thA4283400
12thB53881100

Towns in Milton Keynes: crashes in 2003

Milton Keynes itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 179.

Postcode districts in Milton Keynes: crashes in 2003

MK6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Milton Keynes in 2003: 107.

Latest crashes in Milton Keynes in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Milton Keynes in 2003, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Milton Keynes road accidents in other years