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Milton Keynes road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 317 road traffic collisions in Milton Keynes in 2024, and 396 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2023 (293), and casualties rose from 361.

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

Collisions in 2024
317
Up 8% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
396
Up 10% on 2023
Fatal collisions
6
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Milton Keynes in 2024

1.9% of collisions in Milton Keynes in 2024 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.6% and 14% in Milton Keynes from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.9%
  • Serious3712%
  • Slight27486%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious399.8%
  • Slight35189%

Milton Keynes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Milton Keynes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,011 in 2000. 2024 is highlighted, with 317, up 8% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 317
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (13%)
  • Tuesday43 (14%)
  • Wednesday43 (14%)
  • Thursday53 (17%)
  • Friday53 (17%)
  • Saturday48 (15%)
  • Sunday37 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (6.6%)
  • February22 (6.9%)
  • March20 (6.3%)
  • April22 (6.9%)
  • May21 (6.6%)
  • June27 (8.5%)
  • July27 (8.5%)
  • August24 (7.6%)
  • September32 (10%)
  • October40 (13%)
  • November30 (9.5%)
  • December31 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight224 (71%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown45 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds264 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry241 (76%)
  • Wet or damp73 (23%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph148 (47%)
  • 40 mph19 (6%)
  • 60 mph79 (25%)
  • 70 mph67 (21%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway205 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway78 (25%)
  • Roundabout25 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Milton Keynes in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant231 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (12%)
  • Pedestrian36 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist31 (7.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1513 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2044 (11%)
  • 21 to 2543 (11%)
  • 26 to 3585 (21%)
  • 36 to 4569 (17%)
  • 46 to 5552 (13%)
  • 56 to 6535 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.8%)
  • Over 7513 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider286 (72%)
  • Passenger74 (19%)
  • Pedestrian36 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car412 (71%)
  • Motorcycle51 (8.8%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (5.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)14 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Milton Keynes in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Milton Keynes had the 98th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
98th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
107th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
70th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
249th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Milton Keynes in 2024

Central Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes, MK9 3GN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Milton Keynes in 2024, with 24 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Milton Keynes with the most crashes in 2024

The A421 had the most collisions in Milton Keynes in 2024: 21, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Milton Keynes, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA421212703
2ndB4034182203
3rdA5121220
4thA509121302
5thA4146101400
6thM1101320
7thB5263300
8thA4221100
9thB30341101
10thB41461100

Towns in Milton Keynes: crashes in 2024

Milton Keynes itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 88.

Postcode districts in Milton Keynes: crashes in 2024

MK6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Milton Keynes in 2024: 45.

Latest crashes in Milton Keynes in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Milton Keynes in 2024, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Milton Keynes road accidents in other years