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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 2014074378277

Serious
53.0823, -2.3409
4 vehicles 6 casualties
Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over TOYOTA HILUX ALFA ROMEO MITO VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
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Accident 2014074378118

Slight
53.2297, -2.3964
4 vehicles 1 casualty
AUDI A3 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF FORD FIESTA VAUXHALL ZAFIRA
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Accident 20142140X0004

Slight
52.7636, -2.1080
2 vehicles 2 casualties
DAF TRUCKS Model Missing (3y) SEAT LEON
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Accident 20142140X0038

Slight
52.9616, -2.2207
2 vehicles 1 casualty
FIAT STILO VOLKSWAGEN GOLF (2y)
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Accident 201423M066920

Serious
52.4374, -1.4092
2 vehicles 3 casualties
SEAT IBIZA SEAT IBIZA
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Accident 201420Z500064

Slight
52.5522, -1.9371
1 vehicle 1 casualty
CITROEN C4
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Accident 201423N026880

Slight
52.5302, -1.7299
1 vehicle 1 casualty
FORD FIESTA (2y)
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Accident 2014074376080

Slight
53.0995, -2.3419
2 vehicles 2 casualties
Car (2y) MERCEDES C CLASS
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Accident 2014074376044

Slight
53.1064, -2.3392
3 vehicles 2 casualties
MERCEDES SLK CLASS PEUGEOT 208 FORD FOCUS (3y)
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Accident 201404WB14109

Serious
54.0163, -2.7825
1 vehicle 1 casualty
VOLVO Model Missing
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Accident 20142140X0010

Slight
52.6703, -2.0759
2 vehicles 1 casualty
NISSAN NOTE (3y) DAF TRUCKS Model Missing (1y)
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Accident 2014074373110

Slight
53.1300, -2.3359
2 vehicles 1 casualty
AUDI A3 BMW 6 SERIES
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Accident 201423M066878

Slight
52.4766, -1.6800
2 vehicles 1 casualty
FIAT PUNTO MAN Model Missing
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Accident 2014214006712

Slight
53.0613, -2.3321
3 vehicles 2 casualties
SEAT TOLEDO (1y) VAUXHALL CORSA (2y) MERCEDES C CLASS (1y)
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Accident 201404SC14098

Slight
53.6874, -2.6789
2 vehicles 1 casualty
RENAULT SCENIC AUDI A4
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Accident 201404SA14168

Slight
53.8122, -2.7051
2 vehicles 1 casualty
SCANIA Model Missing TOYOTA COROLLA
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Accident 201423M066887

Slight
52.4776, -1.6857
2 vehicles 1 casualty
VOLKSWAGEN SHARAN FORD FOCUS (3y)
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Accident 201404SC14102

Slight
53.6803, -2.6837
3 vehicles 1 casualty
MINI ONE (4y) VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT (3y) SCANIA Model Missing (2y)
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Accident 201404SC14100

Slight
53.6341, -2.6917
2 vehicles 1 casualty
TOYOTA STARLET PEUGEOT 307
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Accident 201420Z004764

Slight
52.5053, -1.8497
2 vehicles 1 casualty
PEUGEOT 307 MERCEDES C CLASS
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