Revealed: Milton Keynes' worst road accident hotspots where hundreds have been killed or injured

The MK Citizen has analysed government data to come up with the worst roads in the city for serious crashes.

The two biggest hotspots are the M1 through MK and the B4034, which is the road that runs from Buckingham to Bletchley, incorporating part of the city's grid road system.

Each of these was the scene of 185 accidents causing death or injury between 2014 and 2018.

The third worst hotspot is the A509, which runs from Olney to south of Newport Pagnell. Here there were 174 serious accidents over the same period.

Next is the A5 Milton Keynes stretch, which saw 112 bad accidents, followed by the A422, where there were 111 crashes.

The A4146 was the scene of 84 accidents, while the A5130 and B526 saw 30 apiece.

The statistics, which do not include non-injury accidents, have prompted road safety charity Brake to call for more action to catch and punish dangerous drivers.

A spokesman for the charity said there needed to be “greater investment in road traffic enforcement" so that people who endanger themselves and all other road users, are caught and prosecuted.

The spokesman also said there were steps drivers could take to prevent accidents, such as slowing down, not using mobile phones when driving and getting their eyesight tested regularly.

Statistics show serious crashes are more likely to happen on a Friday and in the hour between 5pm and 6pm. Drivers are more likely to be male and be aged between 26 and 35.

Between January 1 2014 and December 31 2018, there were more than 670,000 accidents causing injury or death on Britain’s roads.

On the biggest roads, A-roads and motorways, this is an average of 10.4 accidents per mile.

Government figures show the country worst accident hotspot is the A501 through City of London, while the M4 in Slough is the motorway stretch with the highest number of serious crashes per mile;

The Department for Transport say busier roads will have a higher number of accidents but that “vital improvements” were being made to the road networks.

A spokesperson said: “We are committed to improving road safety across the country, and the Safer Roads Fund will provide vital improvements to the 50 most dangerous stretches of road in England.

“In addition, we launched a Road Safety Action Plan last year which set out more than 70 measures to reduce the number of people killed and injured on our roads.”

The DfT say allocation of crime-fighting resources to catch dangerous drivers is a matter for chief constables, in conjunction with police and crime commissioners.