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Milton Keynes road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 834 road traffic collisions in Milton Keynes in 2004, and 1,201 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 83 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2003 (832), and casualties fell from 1,215.

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

Collisions in 2004
834
Level with 2003
Casualties in 2004
1,201
Down 1% on 2003
Fatal collisions
15
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Milton Keynes in 2004

1.8% of collisions in Milton Keynes in 2004 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.6% and 14% in Milton Keynes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151.8%
  • Serious8310%
  • Slight73688%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.3%
  • Serious957.9%
  • Slight1,09091%

Milton Keynes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Milton Keynes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,011 in 2000. 2004 is highlighted, with 834, level with 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday123 (15%)
  • Tuesday120 (14%)
  • Wednesday122 (15%)
  • Thursday132 (16%)
  • Friday146 (18%)
  • Saturday103 (12%)
  • Sunday88 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59116 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59115 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59146 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59199 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59142 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5968 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January78 (9.4%)
  • February53 (6.4%)
  • March66 (7.9%)
  • April59 (7.1%)
  • May68 (8.2%)
  • June79 (9.5%)
  • July60 (7.2%)
  • August83 (10%)
  • September64 (7.7%)
  • October80 (9.6%)
  • November75 (9%)
  • December69 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight584 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit218 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds670 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds109 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other15 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry564 (68%)
  • Wet or damp248 (30%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.6%)
  • Snow4 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph291 (35%)
  • 40 mph21 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph248 (30%)
  • 70 mph273 (33%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway390 (47%)
  • Dual carriageway260 (31%)
  • Roundabout171 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Milton Keynes in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant899 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist87 (7.2%)
  • Pedestrian79 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist60 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1045 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1559 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20168 (14%)
  • 21 to 25164 (14%)
  • 26 to 35230 (19%)
  • 36 to 45208 (17%)
  • 46 to 55110 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6569 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7536 (3%)
  • Over 7527 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded71 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider790 (66%)
  • Passenger332 (28%)
  • Pedestrian79 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,262 (79%)
  • Motorcycle87 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes78 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle15 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach12 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Milton Keynes in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Milton Keynes ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Milton Keynes had the 70th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
70th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
56th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
36th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Milton Keynes in 2004

Central Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes, MK9 3GN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Milton Keynes in 2004, with 50 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Milton Keynes with the most crashes in 2004

The A421 had the most collisions in Milton Keynes in 2004: 69, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Milton Keynes, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA421699014
2ndM16612758
3rdB4034528009
4thA509477123
5thA4146303801
6thA5294601
7thA422243211
8thB526101211
9thA4285701
10thA51305601
11thB53882202
12thB5652201

Towns in Milton Keynes: crashes in 2004

Milton Keynes itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 215.

Postcode districts in Milton Keynes: crashes in 2004

MK6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Milton Keynes in 2004: 114.

Latest crashes in Milton Keynes in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Milton Keynes in 2004, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Milton Keynes road accidents in other years