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Milton Keynes road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 674 road traffic collisions in Milton Keynes in 2012, and 1,060 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2011 (672), and casualties rose from 961.

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

Collisions in 2012
674
Level with 2011
Casualties in 2012
1,060
Up 10% on 2011
Fatal collisions
9
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Milton Keynes in 2012

1.3% of collisions in Milton Keynes in 2012 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.6% and 14% in Milton Keynes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.3%
  • Serious8112%
  • Slight58487%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.9%
  • Serious898.4%
  • Slight96191%

Milton Keynes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Milton Keynes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,011 in 2000. 2012 is highlighted, with 674, level with 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday96 (14%)
  • Tuesday92 (14%)
  • Wednesday92 (14%)
  • Thursday116 (17%)
  • Friday116 (17%)
  • Saturday86 (13%)
  • Sunday76 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5999 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5998 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59114 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59173 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59107 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (9.1%)
  • February48 (7.1%)
  • March60 (8.9%)
  • April61 (9.1%)
  • May56 (8.3%)
  • June50 (7.4%)
  • July57 (8.5%)
  • August43 (6.4%)
  • September59 (8.8%)
  • October50 (7.4%)
  • November70 (10%)
  • December59 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight467 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit173 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds553 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds94 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry434 (64%)
  • Wet or damp230 (34%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.9%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph213 (32%)
  • 40 mph25 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph214 (32%)
  • 70 mph221 (33%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway358 (53%)
  • Dual carriageway218 (32%)
  • Roundabout95 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Milton Keynes in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant787 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (7.2%)
  • Pedestrian61 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist50 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant32 (3%)
  • Van occupant32 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1029 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1537 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 20127 (12%)
  • 21 to 25150 (14%)
  • 26 to 35236 (22%)
  • 36 to 45183 (17%)
  • 46 to 55135 (13%)
  • 56 to 6571 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7537 (3.5%)
  • Over 7524 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider712 (67%)
  • Passenger287 (27%)
  • Pedestrian61 (5.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,013 (78%)
  • Motorcycle77 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car41 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Milton Keynes in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Milton Keynes had the 51st most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
51st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
34th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
66th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Milton Keynes in 2012

Central Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes, MK9 3GN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Milton Keynes in 2012, with 51 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Milton Keynes with the most crashes in 2012

The A421 had the most collisions in Milton Keynes in 2012: 54, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Milton Keynes, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA421547914
2ndM1429324
3rdB4034416920
4thA509345205
5thA422232902
6thA4146222902
7thA5222904
8thA5130111802
9thB5264700
10thB5653400
11thA4281300
12thB53881101

Towns in Milton Keynes: crashes in 2012

Milton Keynes itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 169.

Postcode districts in Milton Keynes: crashes in 2012

MK9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Milton Keynes in 2012: 69.

Latest crashes in Milton Keynes in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Milton Keynes in 2012, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Milton Keynes road accidents in other years