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Milton Keynes road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 544 road traffic collisions in Milton Keynes in 2017, and 809 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2016 (601), and casualties fell from 865.

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

Collisions in 2017
544
Down 9% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
809
Down 6% on 2016
Fatal collisions
5
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Milton Keynes in 2017

0.9% of collisions in Milton Keynes in 2017 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.6% and 14% in Milton Keynes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious6913%
  • Slight47086%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.5%
  • Serious8110%
  • Slight71689%

Milton Keynes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Milton Keynes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,011 in 2000. 2017 is highlighted, with 544, down 9% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (13%)
  • Tuesday87 (16%)
  • Wednesday87 (16%)
  • Thursday104 (19%)
  • Friday77 (14%)
  • Saturday52 (9.6%)
  • Sunday65 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5991 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59147 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (8.3%)
  • February41 (7.5%)
  • March47 (8.6%)
  • April55 (10%)
  • May45 (8.3%)
  • June37 (6.8%)
  • July38 (7%)
  • August51 (9.4%)
  • September46 (8.5%)
  • October45 (8.3%)
  • November53 (9.7%)
  • December41 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight395 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit113 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (4.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds476 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (8.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry392 (72%)
  • Wet or damp146 (27%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph168 (31%)
  • 40 mph50 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph140 (26%)
  • 70 mph182 (33%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway321 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway218 (40%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.6%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Milton Keynes in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant567 (70%)
  • Pedestrian61 (7.5%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist49 (6.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant30 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.6%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1023 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1526 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2082 (10%)
  • 21 to 25113 (14%)
  • 26 to 35180 (22%)
  • 36 to 45128 (16%)
  • 46 to 55115 (14%)
  • 56 to 6565 (8%)
  • 66 to 7534 (4.2%)
  • Over 7516 (2%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider550 (68%)
  • Passenger198 (24%)
  • Pedestrian61 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car783 (76%)
  • Motorcycle50 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car34 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Milton Keynes in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Milton Keynes had the 65th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
65th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
57th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
99th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Milton Keynes in 2017

Bletchley Park & Fenny Stratford, Milton Keynes, MK2 2PP area and Walton, Milton Keynes, MK10 0AA area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Milton Keynes in 2017, with 27 collisions each.

Roads in Milton Keynes with the most crashes in 2017

The B4034 had the most collisions in Milton Keynes in 2017: 46, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Milton Keynes, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4034467314
2ndA421395703
3rdM1368125
4thA509273605
5thA4146222702
6thA422202703
7thA5183303
8thB52691011
9thA51306900
10thA4285602
11thB53881301
12thB5651100

Towns in Milton Keynes: crashes in 2017

Milton Keynes itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 130.

Postcode districts in Milton Keynes: crashes in 2017

MK6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Milton Keynes in 2017: 84.

Latest crashes in Milton Keynes in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Milton Keynes in 2017, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Milton Keynes road accidents in other years