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Milton Keynes road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 763 road traffic collisions in Milton Keynes in 2008, and 1,126 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2007 (798), and casualties fell from 1,186.

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

Collisions in 2008
763
Down 4% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
1,126
Down 5% on 2007
Fatal collisions
8
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
9.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Milton Keynes in 2008

1% of collisions in Milton Keynes in 2008 were fatal and 9.3% serious, against 1.6% and 14% in Milton Keynes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81%
  • Serious719.3%
  • Slight68490%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious786.9%
  • Slight1,04092%

Milton Keynes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Milton Keynes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,011 in 2000. 2008 is highlighted, with 763, down 4% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday106 (14%)
  • Tuesday121 (16%)
  • Wednesday128 (17%)
  • Thursday114 (15%)
  • Friday124 (16%)
  • Saturday102 (13%)
  • Sunday68 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5926 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59110 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59115 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59139 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59167 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59141 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January78 (10%)
  • February59 (7.7%)
  • March44 (5.8%)
  • April52 (6.8%)
  • May56 (7.3%)
  • June73 (9.6%)
  • July70 (9.2%)
  • August53 (6.9%)
  • September64 (8.4%)
  • October75 (9.8%)
  • November77 (10%)
  • December62 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight535 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit189 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (3.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds611 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds93 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other19 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry499 (65%)
  • Wet or damp227 (30%)
  • Frost or ice29 (3.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph263 (34%)
  • 40 mph28 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph207 (27%)
  • 70 mph263 (34%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway349 (46%)
  • Dual carriageway205 (27%)
  • Roundabout194 (25%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Milton Keynes in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant827 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist96 (8.5%)
  • Pedestrian68 (6%)
  • Cyclist64 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant23 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2%)
  • 6 to 1042 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1554 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20157 (14%)
  • 21 to 25152 (13%)
  • 26 to 35221 (20%)
  • 36 to 45206 (18%)
  • 46 to 55143 (13%)
  • 56 to 6573 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7525 (2.2%)
  • Over 7521 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider756 (67%)
  • Passenger302 (27%)
  • Pedestrian68 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,158 (78%)
  • Motorcycle93 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes60 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach20 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (1.2%)
  • Minibus7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Milton Keynes in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Milton Keynes had the 48th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
38th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Milton Keynes in 2008

Central Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes, MK9 3GN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Milton Keynes in 2008, with 73 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Milton Keynes with the most crashes in 2008

The A509 had the most collisions in Milton Keynes in 2008: 55, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Milton Keynes, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA509558225
2ndA421507913
3rdM1499002
4thB4034426813
5thA422304205
6thA5242813
7thA4146213102
8thA5130111701
9thB526111702
10thB5654400
11thB5571300

Towns in Milton Keynes: crashes in 2008

Milton Keynes itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 197.

Postcode districts in Milton Keynes: crashes in 2008

MK6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Milton Keynes in 2008: 96.

Latest crashes in Milton Keynes in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Milton Keynes in 2008, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Milton Keynes road accidents in other years