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Milton Keynes road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 328 road traffic collisions in Milton Keynes in 2021, and 434 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2020 (312), and casualties rose from 404.

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

Collisions in 2021
328
Up 5% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
434
Up 7% on 2020
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Milton Keynes in 2021

0.9% of collisions in Milton Keynes in 2021 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 14% in Milton Keynes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious4714%
  • Slight27885%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious5112%
  • Slight37987%

Milton Keynes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Milton Keynes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,011 in 2000. 2021 is highlighted, with 328, up 5% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 328
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (15%)
  • Tuesday55 (17%)
  • Wednesday49 (15%)
  • Thursday41 (13%)
  • Friday55 (17%)
  • Saturday43 (13%)
  • Sunday36 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (3.7%)
  • February17 (5.2%)
  • March18 (5.5%)
  • April31 (9.5%)
  • May29 (8.8%)
  • June26 (7.9%)
  • July38 (12%)
  • August20 (6.1%)
  • September31 (9.5%)
  • October35 (11%)
  • November45 (14%)
  • December26 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight231 (70%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown82 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (3.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds290 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (8.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry263 (80%)
  • Wet or damp63 (19%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph104 (32%)
  • 40 mph41 (13%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph86 (26%)
  • 70 mph94 (29%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway194 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway123 (38%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.5%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Milton Keynes in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant324 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist26 (6%)
  • Pedestrian24 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1524 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2042 (9.7%)
  • 21 to 2554 (12%)
  • 26 to 35109 (25%)
  • 36 to 4574 (17%)
  • 46 to 5556 (13%)
  • 56 to 6537 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3%)
  • Over 7511 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider318 (73%)
  • Passenger92 (21%)
  • Pedestrian24 (5.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car499 (79%)
  • Motorcycle35 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)5 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Milton Keynes in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Milton Keynes had the 93rd most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
93rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
93rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
162nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
183rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Milton Keynes in 2021

Bletchley Park & Fenny Stratford, Milton Keynes, MK2 2PP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Milton Keynes in 2021, with 17 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Milton Keynes with the most crashes in 2021

The M1 had the most collisions in Milton Keynes in 2021: 29, including 2 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Milton Keynes, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1293822
2ndB4034202408
3rdA421183204
4thA5152314
5thA509141802
6thA42291100
7thA41463401
8thB5263501
9thA51302301
10thA4281101

Towns in Milton Keynes: crashes in 2021

Milton Keynes itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 65.

Postcode districts in Milton Keynes: crashes in 2021

MK6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Milton Keynes in 2021: 45.

Latest crashes in Milton Keynes in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Milton Keynes in 2021, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Milton Keynes road accidents in other years