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MK8 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,022 road traffic collisions in the MK8 postcode district, Milton Keynes, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,479 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 114 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 11 collisions, up from 10 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,022
2,195th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,479
1.45 per collision
Fatal collisions
16
16 people killed
Serious collisions
114
137 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
11
10 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
13
11 in 2024

Road collision statistics for MK8

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal161.6%
  • Serious11411%
  • Slight89287%

What the data shows

  • MK8 had 140 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 37% fewer than the 221 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 13% of collisions in MK8 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 146 children under 16 were killed or injured in MK8, 10% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in MK8.

Where MK8 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,195th
Most casualties
2,169th
Most fatal collisions
2,259th
Most serious collisions
2,428th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday144 (14%)
  • Tuesday149 (15%)
  • Wednesday191 (19%)
  • Thursday158 (15%)
  • Friday180 (18%)
  • Saturday114 (11%)
  • Sunday86 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight733 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit229 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (3.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway718 (70%)
  • Roundabout177 (17%)
  • Dual carriageway101 (9.9%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph222 (22%)
  • 40 mph15 (1.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph652 (64%)
  • 70 mph130 (13%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds828 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds119 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Other19 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,084 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist130 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist121 (8.2%)
  • Pedestrian67 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant30 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

MK8 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in MK8, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in MK8 peaked at 46 in 1997; 2025 had 11.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 11
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251113
20241011
2023610
20221017
20212030
20201423
20191017
20181821
20172026
20162131
20151321
20142335
20131827
20123244
20112634
20102235
20092541
20081726
20072529
20062025
20053254
20042736
20033555
20023456
20013448
20003448
19994252
19983959
19974658
19963249
19953249
19943853
19932230
19922838
19912543
19902640
19892132
19882936
19871926
19861723
1985813
19841725
198358
1982914
1981612
198011
197935

Map of recent crashes in MK8

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in MK8

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in MK8

The 24 most recent collisions in MK8 happened between 30 August 2023 and 17 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in MK8

The A5 has the most collisions in MK8, 99 of 1,022 (9.7%), followed by the A422 (85).

Collisions in MK8 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA599156918
2ndA4228511104
3rdA509304002

Council area for MK8

MK8 is in Milton Keynes, where police recorded 31,262 collisions from 1979 to 2025. MK8 accounts for 3.3% of them.

Town in MK8

Of the 1,022 collisions in MK8, 340 (33%) were in Milton Keynes.