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MK3 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,651 road traffic collisions in the MK3 postcode district, Milton Keynes, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,128 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 271 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 13 collisions, down 43% on 2024 (23).

Collisions since 1979
1,651
1,915th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,128
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
18
18 people killed
Serious collisions
271
305 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
13
Down 43% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
18
Down 22% on 2024

Road collision statistics for MK3

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal181.1%
  • Serious27116%
  • Slight1,36282%

What the data shows

  • MK3 had 204 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 32% fewer than the 298 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in MK3 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 396 children under 16 were killed or injured in MK3, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in MK3.

Where MK3 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,915th
Most casualties
1,961st
Most fatal collisions
2,215th
Most serious collisions
2,083rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday238 (14%)
  • Tuesday238 (14%)
  • Wednesday249 (15%)
  • Thursday239 (14%)
  • Friday300 (18%)
  • Saturday216 (13%)
  • Sunday171 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,146 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit452 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown29 (1.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,261 (76%)
  • Roundabout258 (16%)
  • Dual carriageway129 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,344 (81%)
  • 40 mph27 (1.6%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph156 (9.4%)
  • 70 mph119 (7.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,323 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds177 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds34 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist19 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other57 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded15 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,136 (53%)
  • Pedestrian355 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist281 (13%)
  • Cyclist247 (12%)
  • Van occupant32 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant21 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

MK3 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in MK3, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in MK3 peaked at 59 in 1984; 2025 had 13.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 13
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251318
20242323
20232024
20221921
20212129
20201115
20193046
20182125
20172332
20162328
20153038
20142437
20132127
20122330
20113546
20103040
20093947
20082634
20073754
20063346
20053848
20044168
20033649
20024050
20014054
20004660
19993037
19984164
19973951
19963138
19953141
19944965
19933436
19923454
19914046
19905372
19895064
19884765
19874447
19864459
19854859
19845971
19834657
19825565
19814954
19803339
19795155

Map of recent crashes in MK3

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in MK3

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in MK3

The 24 most recent collisions in MK3 happened between 30 August 2024 and 15 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in MK3

The B4034 has the most collisions in MK3, 383 of 1,651 (23%), followed by the A421 (205).

Collisions in MK3 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4034383519259
2ndA421205279123
3rdA4146213325
4thA581100

Council areas covering MK3

Collisions in MK3 were recorded in 2 council areas. Milton Keynes has 1,603 of 1,651 (97%).

Collisions in MK3 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stMilton Keynes1,6032,05816264
2ndBuckinghamshire487027

Town in MK3

Of the 1,651 collisions in MK3, 1,362 (82%) were in Bletchley.