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Woburn Sands road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 226 road traffic collisions in Woburn Sands, Milton Keynes, from 1979 to 2025, and 282 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 39 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, down from 3 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
226
1,822nd of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
282
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
39
42 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
4 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Woburn Sands

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious3917%
  • Slight18682%

What the data shows

  • Woburn Sands had 24 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 37% fewer than the 38 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in Woburn Sands were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 40 children under 16 were killed or injured in Woburn Sands, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in Woburn Sands.

Where Woburn Sands ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,822nd
Most casualties
1,881st
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
1,999th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (11%)
  • Tuesday40 (18%)
  • Wednesday34 (15%)
  • Thursday35 (15%)
  • Friday37 (16%)
  • Saturday27 (12%)
  • Sunday28 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight167 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway216 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph182 (81%)
  • 40 mph38 (17%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds186 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant159 (56%)
  • Pedestrian51 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (16%)
  • Cyclist21 (7.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Woburn Sands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Woburn Sands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Woburn Sands peaked at 13 in 1994; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202434
202322
202223
202111
202066
201936
201833
201711
201611
201545
201445
201356
201244
201145
201037
200923
200833
2007810
200611
200511
200434
200333
200267
200157
200022
1999813
199856
199733
199645
199599
19941316
199367
19921013
199157
199055
19891015
198858
19871012
1986712
19851011
19841011
198367
198289
198123
198033
197955

Map of recent crashes in Woburn Sands

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Woburn Sands

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Woburn Sands

The 24 most recent collisions in Woburn Sands happened between 11 November 2016 and 30 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Woburn Sands

The A5130 has the most collisions in Woburn Sands, 164 of 226 (73%), followed by the B557 (5).

Collisions in Woburn Sands on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5130164213126
2ndB5575602

Council areas covering Woburn Sands

Collisions in Woburn Sands were recorded in 2 council areas. Milton Keynes has 201 of 226 (89%).

Collisions in Woburn Sands by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stMilton Keynes201256134
2ndCentral Bedfordshire242504

Postcode district for Woburn Sands

All 226 collisions in Woburn Sands were in the MK17 postcode district.