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Milton Keynes road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 641 road traffic collisions in Milton Keynes in 2015, and 921 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2014 (687), and casualties fell from 1,049.

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

Collisions in 2015
641
Down 7% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
921
Down 12% on 2014
Fatal collisions
6
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Milton Keynes in 2015

0.9% of collisions in Milton Keynes in 2015 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.6% and 14% in Milton Keynes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious7612%
  • Slight55987%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious839%
  • Slight83290%

Milton Keynes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Milton Keynes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,011 in 2000. 2015 is highlighted, with 641, down 7% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday114 (18%)
  • Tuesday105 (16%)
  • Wednesday93 (15%)
  • Thursday101 (16%)
  • Friday91 (14%)
  • Saturday77 (12%)
  • Sunday60 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59105 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5986 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59106 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59176 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5999 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (6.7%)
  • February46 (7.2%)
  • March47 (7.3%)
  • April47 (7.3%)
  • May50 (7.8%)
  • June44 (6.9%)
  • July72 (11%)
  • August56 (8.7%)
  • September60 (9.4%)
  • October62 (9.7%)
  • November57 (8.9%)
  • December57 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight458 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit143 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (3.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds550 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (9.8%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry461 (72%)
  • Wet or damp175 (27%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph210 (33%)
  • 40 mph33 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph174 (27%)
  • 70 mph223 (35%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway364 (57%)
  • Dual carriageway272 (42%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.5%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Milton Keynes in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant649 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist74 (8%)
  • Pedestrian73 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist54 (5.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant27 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1021 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1539 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2094 (10%)
  • 21 to 2598 (11%)
  • 26 to 35223 (24%)
  • 36 to 45176 (19%)
  • 46 to 55135 (15%)
  • 56 to 6565 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7531 (3.4%)
  • Over 7522 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider640 (69%)
  • Passenger208 (23%)
  • Pedestrian73 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car960 (78%)
  • Motorcycle77 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Milton Keynes in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Milton Keynes had the 57th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
51st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Milton Keynes in 2015

Central Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes, MK9 3GN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Milton Keynes in 2015, with 42 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Milton Keynes with the most crashes in 2015

The M1 had the most collisions in Milton Keynes in 2015: 46, including 3 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Milton Keynes, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1468333
2ndA421446105
3rdB4034396106
4thA509364916
5thA422232702
6thA5233013
7thA4146172201
8thA513071000
9thB5264701
10thB5653400
11thA4281100
12thB53881100

Towns in Milton Keynes: crashes in 2015

Milton Keynes itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 161.

Postcode districts in Milton Keynes: crashes in 2015

MK6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Milton Keynes in 2015: 80.

Latest crashes in Milton Keynes in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Milton Keynes in 2015, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Milton Keynes road accidents in other years