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Milton Keynes road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 463 road traffic collisions in Milton Keynes in 2019, and 683 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2018 (513), and casualties fell from 743.

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

Collisions in 2019
463
Down 10% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
683
Down 8% on 2018
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Milton Keynes in 2019

0.6% of collisions in Milton Keynes in 2019 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.6% and 14% in Milton Keynes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious5512%
  • Slight40587%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious578.3%
  • Slight62391%

Milton Keynes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Milton Keynes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,011 in 2000. 2019 is highlighted, with 463, down 10% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (14%)
  • Tuesday66 (14%)
  • Wednesday81 (17%)
  • Thursday73 (16%)
  • Friday71 (15%)
  • Saturday65 (14%)
  • Sunday43 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (8.9%)
  • February32 (6.9%)
  • March38 (8.2%)
  • April26 (5.6%)
  • May28 (6%)
  • June46 (9.9%)
  • July45 (9.7%)
  • August39 (8.4%)
  • September38 (8.2%)
  • October42 (9.1%)
  • November56 (12%)
  • December32 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight326 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit114 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (2.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds393 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry340 (73%)
  • Wet or damp123 (27%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph175 (38%)
  • 40 mph26 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph109 (24%)
  • 70 mph150 (32%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway266 (57%)
  • Dual carriageway187 (40%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.1%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Milton Keynes in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant483 (71%)
  • Cyclist61 (8.9%)
  • Pedestrian50 (7.3%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant28 (4.1%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1529 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2056 (8.2%)
  • 21 to 2575 (11%)
  • 26 to 35144 (21%)
  • 36 to 45109 (16%)
  • 46 to 5592 (13%)
  • 56 to 6572 (11%)
  • 66 to 7529 (4.2%)
  • Over 7516 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded24 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider453 (66%)
  • Passenger180 (26%)
  • Pedestrian50 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car689 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle37 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car31 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Milton Keynes in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Milton Keynes ranked among 351 areas in 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Milton Keynes had the 73rd most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
73rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
62nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
172nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Milton Keynes in 2019

Central Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes, MK9 3GN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Milton Keynes in 2019, with 30 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Milton Keynes with the most crashes in 2019

The A421 had the most collisions in Milton Keynes in 2019: 50, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Milton Keynes, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA421506507
2ndM1325302
3rdA509283902
4thB4034193203
5thA422152003
6thA5132612
7thA4146111702
8thB5266600
9thA51303600
10thA4282200
11thB53881100
12thB5651100

Towns in Milton Keynes: crashes in 2019

Milton Keynes itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 128.

Postcode districts in Milton Keynes: crashes in 2019

MK6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Milton Keynes in 2019: 65.

Latest crashes in Milton Keynes in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Milton Keynes in 2019, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2019.

Severity

Milton Keynes road accidents in other years