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Milton Keynes road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 868 road traffic collisions in Milton Keynes in 2005, and 1,325 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 83 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2004 (834), and casualties rose from 1,201.

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

Collisions in 2005
868
Up 4% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
1,325
Up 10% on 2004
Fatal collisions
19
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
9.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Milton Keynes in 2005

2.2% of collisions in Milton Keynes in 2005 were fatal and 9.6% serious, against 1.6% and 14% in Milton Keynes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal192.2%
  • Serious839.6%
  • Slight76688%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal251.9%
  • Serious977.3%
  • Slight1,20391%

Milton Keynes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Milton Keynes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,011 in 2000. 2005 is highlighted, with 868, up 4% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday121 (14%)
  • Tuesday137 (16%)
  • Wednesday135 (16%)
  • Thursday138 (16%)
  • Friday159 (18%)
  • Saturday94 (11%)
  • Sunday84 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59113 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59114 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59120 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59225 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59160 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5985 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January79 (9.1%)
  • February47 (5.4%)
  • March73 (8.4%)
  • April65 (7.5%)
  • May64 (7.4%)
  • June70 (8.1%)
  • July59 (6.8%)
  • August66 (7.6%)
  • September80 (9.2%)
  • October83 (9.6%)
  • November93 (11%)
  • December89 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight597 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit242 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds726 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (8.3%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Other12 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded28 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry578 (67%)
  • Wet or damp244 (28%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.5%)
  • Snow5 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded27 (3.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph248 (29%)
  • 40 mph16 (1.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph271 (31%)
  • 70 mph332 (38%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway474 (55%)
  • Dual carriageway371 (43%)
  • Roundabout14 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Milton Keynes in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,001 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist84 (6.3%)
  • Pedestrian69 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist63 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)31 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant27 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1034 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1574 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20174 (13%)
  • 21 to 25184 (14%)
  • 26 to 35268 (20%)
  • 36 to 45230 (17%)
  • 46 to 55141 (11%)
  • 56 to 6579 (6%)
  • 66 to 7536 (2.7%)
  • Over 7527 (2%)
  • Not recorded46 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider888 (67%)
  • Passenger368 (28%)
  • Pedestrian69 (5.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,293 (78%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes99 (6%)
  • Motorcycle87 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car33 (2%)
  • Bus or coach15 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Milton Keynes in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Milton Keynes ranked among 351 areas in 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Milton Keynes had the 56th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
56th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
38th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Milton Keynes in 2005

Central Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes, MK9 3GN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Milton Keynes in 2005, with 56 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Milton Keynes with the most crashes in 2005

The M1 had the most collisions in Milton Keynes in 2005: 75, including 4 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Milton Keynes, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM17513945
2ndB4034609304
3rdA4215911137
4thA509486322
5thA422436605
6thA5314333
7thA4146243701
8thA5130112001
9thB526101201
10thA4282200
11thB5652200

Towns in Milton Keynes: crashes in 2005

Milton Keynes itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 202.

Postcode districts in Milton Keynes: crashes in 2005

MK6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Milton Keynes in 2005: 108.

Latest crashes in Milton Keynes in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Milton Keynes in 2005, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 29 December 2005.

Milton Keynes road accidents in other years