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A6 road traffic accidents

56,878 collisions recorded
1979 to 2024

The A6 appears in 56,878 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1979 and 2024, involving 77,968 casualties. Of these collisions, 1,176 were fatal and 9,824 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2024 were up 1% on 2023.

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All Severities Fatal Serious Slight
Fatal
1,176
Serious
9,824
Casualties
77,968
2024 485
2023 481
2022 480
2021 438
2020 397
2019 488
2018 546
2017 614
2016 612
2015 615
2014 726
2013 723
2012 735
2011 871
2010 880
2009 1,019
2008 1,111
2007 1,046
2006 1,134
2005 1,161
2004 1,227
2003 1,275
2002 1,352
2001 1,353
2000 1,457
1999 1,482
1998 1,609
1997 1,638
1996 1,591
1995 1,611
1994 1,657
1993 1,602
1992 1,639
1991 1,618
1990 1,762
1989 1,809
1988 1,691
1987 1,818
1986 1,809
1985 1,796
1984 1,811
1983 1,702
1982 1,740
1981 1,652
1980 1,846
1979 1,769

Manchester

2,559 recorded here

Stockport

2,468 recorded here

Salford

2,233 recorded here

Lancaster

2,156 recorded here

Preston North

2,136 recorded here

Leicester

1,681 recorded here

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Manchester

1,807 recorded along the A6

Leicester

1,186 recorded along the A6

Stockport

1,156 recorded along the A6

Lancaster

947 recorded along the A6

Preston (Preston)

833 recorded along the A6

Derby

824 recorded along the A6

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