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Milton Keynes road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 601 road traffic collisions in Milton Keynes in 2016, and 865 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2015 (641), and casualties fell from 921.

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

Collisions in 2016
601
Down 6% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
865
Down 6% on 2015
Fatal collisions
7
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Milton Keynes in 2016

1.2% of collisions in Milton Keynes in 2016 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.6% and 14% in Milton Keynes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious9015%
  • Slight50484%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.9%
  • Serious9911%
  • Slight75888%

Milton Keynes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Milton Keynes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,011 in 2000. 2016 is highlighted, with 601, down 6% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (15%)
  • Tuesday109 (18%)
  • Wednesday99 (16%)
  • Thursday86 (14%)
  • Friday100 (17%)
  • Saturday54 (9%)
  • Sunday65 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59112 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59158 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59102 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January58 (9.7%)
  • February39 (6.5%)
  • March50 (8.3%)
  • April41 (6.8%)
  • May44 (7.3%)
  • June60 (10%)
  • July56 (9.3%)
  • August44 (7.3%)
  • September50 (8.3%)
  • October55 (9.2%)
  • November58 (9.7%)
  • December46 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight418 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit145 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (4.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds528 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (8.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Other5 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry431 (72%)
  • Wet or damp164 (27%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph208 (35%)
  • 40 mph45 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph160 (27%)
  • 70 mph183 (30%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway370 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway221 (37%)
  • Roundabout6 (1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Milton Keynes in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant605 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (8.8%)
  • Pedestrian62 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist58 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1025 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1536 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2095 (11%)
  • 21 to 25106 (12%)
  • 26 to 35179 (21%)
  • 36 to 45154 (18%)
  • 46 to 55112 (13%)
  • 56 to 6578 (9%)
  • 66 to 7536 (4.2%)
  • Over 7523 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider584 (68%)
  • Passenger219 (25%)
  • Pedestrian62 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car853 (76%)
  • Motorcycle79 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (2%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Milton Keynes in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Milton Keynes had the 65th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
65th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
53rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
56th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Milton Keynes in 2016

Central Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes, MK9 3GN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Milton Keynes in 2016, with 35 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Milton Keynes with the most crashes in 2016

The A421 had the most collisions in Milton Keynes in 2016: 37, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Milton Keynes, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA421375104
2ndA509324315
3rdB4034324303
4thM1305014
5thA5263915
6thA422232711
7thA4146162402
8thA51306701
9thB5264500
10thB5653401
11thA4282200

Towns in Milton Keynes: crashes in 2016

Milton Keynes itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 142.

Postcode districts in Milton Keynes: crashes in 2016

MK6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Milton Keynes in 2016: 81.

Latest crashes in Milton Keynes in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Milton Keynes in 2016, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Milton Keynes road accidents in other years