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MK16 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,127 road traffic collisions in the MK16 postcode district, Milton Keynes, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,721 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 88 were fatal and 488 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 21 collisions, up from 12 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
3,127
1,259th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,721
1.51 per collision
Fatal collisions
88
106 people killed
Serious collisions
488
635 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
21
12 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
31
13 in 2024

Road collision statistics for MK16

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal882.8%
  • Serious48816%
  • Slight2,55182%

What the data shows

  • MK16 had 293 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 54% fewer than the 643 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in MK16 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 453 children under 16 were killed or injured in MK16, 9.8% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in MK16.

Where MK16 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,259th
Most casualties
1,079th
Most fatal collisions
404th
Most serious collisions
1,522nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday427 (14%)
  • Tuesday449 (14%)
  • Wednesday434 (14%)
  • Thursday420 (13%)
  • Friday558 (18%)
  • Saturday404 (13%)
  • Sunday435 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,184 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit554 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting325 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown47 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit16 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,774 (57%)
  • Dual carriageway1,057 (34%)
  • Roundabout246 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road45 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph772 (25%)
  • 40 mph71 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph19 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph1,126 (36%)
  • 70 mph1,136 (36%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,540 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds319 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds60 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds57 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist41 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.2%)
  • Other56 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded33 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,404 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist388 (8.2%)
  • Pedestrian258 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist206 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant164 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)145 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant74 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant49 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

MK16 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in MK16, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in MK16 peaked at 110 in 2000; 2025 had 21.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 21
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252131
20241213
20232228
20223442
20212531
20201721
20193849
20184667
20174389
20163548
20154979
20144984
20135586
20124785
20115068
20106190
20095496
200883136
200787150
2006108177
200595143
200488125
200396133
200285122
200195132
2000110170
1999106134
1998110181
199796140
19967497
199577110
199473119
199365117
19927294
199172118
199076108
198975110
198889123
198785132
198686134
198586125
198472115
19836287
19827298
198158116
19804665
197970103

Map of recent crashes in MK16

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in MK16

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in MK16

The 24 most recent collisions in MK16 happened between 21 October 2024 and 17 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in MK16

The M1 has the most collisions in MK16, 945 of 3,127 (30%), followed by the A509 (528).

Collisions in MK16 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM19451,70629118
2ndA5095287701675
3rdB5264516121377
4thA4222634071653
5thA5130192413

Council areas covering MK16

Collisions in MK16 were recorded in 3 council areas. Milton Keynes has 3,090 of 3,127 (99%).

Collisions in MK16 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stMilton Keynes3,0904,65986478
2ndWest Northamptonshire304828
3rdCentral Bedfordshire6701

Towns in MK16

Collisions in MK16 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Newport Pagnell (807) and Milton Keynes (98).