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M6 road traffic accidents

36,370 collisions recorded
1979 to 2025

The M6 appears in 36,370 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1979 and 2025, involving 61,671 casualties. Of these collisions, 1,017 were fatal and 5,258 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 7% on 2024.

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All Severities Fatal Serious Slight
Fatal
1,017
Serious
5,258
Casualties
61,671
2025 402
2024 377
2023 331
2022 366
2021 347
2020 263
2019 393
2018 515
2017 524
2016 640
2015 685
2014 715
2013 696
2012 638
2011 670
2010 793
2009 728
2008 861
2007 916
2006 961
2005 1,017
2004 1,122
2003 993
2002 1,058
2001 1,074
2000 1,252
1999 1,179
1998 1,247
1997 1,270
1996 1,050
1995 940
1994 987
1993 966
1992 937
1991 872
1990 932
1989 929
1988 753
1987 767
1986 688
1985 631
1984 695
1983 592
1982 628
1981 623
1980 669
1979 678

Stafford

1,976 recorded here

Birmingham North West

1,938 recorded here

Warrington

1,621 recorded here

Birmingham

1,599 recorded here

Walsall

1,547 recorded here

Cheshire East

1,279 recorded here

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Birmingham

1,119 recorded along the M6

Walsall

170 recorded along the M6

Willenhall

122 recorded along the M6

Wednesbury

94 recorded along the M6

Keresley Newlands

82 recorded along the M6

Leyland

81 recorded along the M6

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Recent Accidents

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Accident 2018200308823

Slight
52.5521, -1.9675
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over AUDI Q2
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Slight
53.9368, -2.7565
2 vehicles 1 casualty
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Accident 2018200320383

Slight
52.5368, -1.9042
2 vehicles 1 casualty
VOLVO Model Missing (3y) BMW 1 SERIES (2y)
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Accident 2018070157743

Slight
53.2082, -2.3885
3 vehicles 1 casualty
BMW 3 SERIES (2y) ROVER 45 DAF TRUCKS Model Missing (3y)
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Accident 201804SA18253

Serious
53.7185, -2.6569
2 vehicles 2 casualties
RENAULT KANGOO FORD TRANSIT (2y)
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Accident 201804SA18224

Serious
53.7663, -2.6361
2 vehicles 4 casualties
BMW 1 SERIES TOYOTA YARIS
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Accident 2018230297574

Slight
52.4711, -1.5611
5 vehicles 3 casualties
FORD FOCUS SCANIA Model Missing (3y) AUDI Q7 (4y) SCANIA Model Missing SCANIA Model Missing (2y)
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Accident 2018230298222

Slight
52.4216, -1.3042
2 vehicles 1 casualty
CITROEN BERLINGO SCANIA Model Missing (1y)
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Accident 201804WB18120

Serious
53.8888, -2.7446
1 vehicle 1 casualty
RENAULT SCENIC
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Accident 2018200303304

Slight
52.5869, -2.0138
2 vehicles 1 casualty
SCANIA Model Missing (1y) FORD FIESTA
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Accident 2018070151022

Slight
53.4306, -2.5645
3 vehicles 3 casualties
BMW 4 SERIES (3y) VAUXHALL CORSA JAGUAR XE SERIES (3y)
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Accident 2018200298572

Slight
52.5334, -1.9007
2 vehicles 1 casualty
JAGUAR XE SERIES (2y) MERCEDES A CLASS (3y)
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Accident 2018070149094

Slight
53.4014, -2.5137
2 vehicles 1 casualty
PEUGEOT 206 MAN Model Missing (4y)
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Accident 2018070146900

Serious
53.1641, -2.3548
3 vehicles 2 casualties
Goods over 3.5t. and under 7.5t PEUGEOT BOXER (4y) VOLVO Model Missing
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Accident 2018210300880

Slight
52.6788, -2.0911
2 vehicles 1 casualty
HONDA CB500F (4y) AUDI Q3
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Accident 201804SA18210

Slight
53.7976, -2.6831
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Triumph THRUXTON (2y) SUBARU LEGACY
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Accident 2018070142101

Serious
53.2854, -2.3951
4 vehicles 1 casualty
DAF TRUCKS Model Missing (2y) MAN Model Missing (4y) SCANIA Model Missing (1y) DAF TRUCKS Model Missing (3y)
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Accident 2018200320381

Slight
52.5099, -1.8603
2 vehicles 1 casualty
CITROEN C1 (3y) Goods vehicle - unknown weight
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Accident 2018200311483

Slight
52.4916, -1.7330
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Van / Goods 3.5 tonnes mgw or under MERCEDES SPRINTER (1y)
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Accident 2018210299880

Slight
52.9745, -2.2262
3 vehicles 4 casualties
MERCEDES GLA CLASS (2y) MERCEDES C CLASS (4y) FORD TRANSIT CONNECT
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