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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 2014074016965

Slight
53.1595, -2.3514
1 vehicle 1 casualty
VOLKSWAGEN SCIROCCO (3y)
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Slight
53.1560, -2.3492
1 vehicle 1 casualty
VAUXHALL ASTRA
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Accident 201404TA14012

Slight
54.0714, -2.7713
1 vehicle 1 casualty
NISSAN MICRA
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Accident 2014074015813

Slight
53.2081, -2.3882
2 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD FIESTA (1y) VOLVO Model Missing
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Accident 201420Z000504

Slight
52.5651, -1.9982
2 vehicles 2 casualties
Car HONDA ACCORD
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Accident 2014214000552

Slight
52.9146, -2.1964
6 vehicles 1 casualty
Car VOLVO S60 (3y) SAAB 9-3 (4y) FORD FOCUS (2y) RENAULT CLIO VOLKSWAGEN POLO
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Accident 201404TA14022

Slight
53.7537, -2.6403
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over NISSAN ALMERA
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Accident 2014074012707

Slight
53.4017, -2.5134
6 vehicles 3 casualties
VAUXHALL ASTRA MAN Model Missing (3y) TOYOTA COROLLA FORD FOCUS MAZDA 6 (4y) Car
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Accident 201404DF14004

Slight
53.8094, -2.7004
1 vehicle 1 casualty
RENAULT CLIO
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Accident 201420Z000484

Slight
52.5527, -1.9358
3 vehicles 2 casualties
Van / Goods 3.5 tonnes mgw or under RENAULT CLIO VAUXHALL INSIGNIA (3y)
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Accident 201404TA14010

Slight
53.7382, -2.6504
4 vehicles 1 casualty
RENAULT MEGANE NISSAN MICRA (3y) VAUXHALL INSIGNIA (3y) FIAT 500 (1y)
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Accident 2014236511814

Slight
52.4680, -1.6258
2 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD FIESTA (1y) Van / Goods 3.5 tonnes mgw or under
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Accident 201404TA14004

Serious
53.7664, -2.6365
1 vehicle 1 casualty
LML STAR (2y)
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Accident 201420Z000434

Slight
52.5163, -1.8697
3 vehicles 2 casualties
DAF TRUCKS Model Missing TOYOTA CELICA MERCEDES SPRINTER (4y)
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Accident 2014074011323

Serious
53.3197, -2.4341
2 vehicles 2 casualties
FORD KA (4y) HONDA CIVIC
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Accident 201404TA14009

Serious
53.9240, -2.7582
1 vehicle 2 casualties
VAUXHALL CORSA
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Accident 201420Z000464

Slight
52.5263, -1.8890
4 vehicles 2 casualties
RENAULT TRUCKS Model Missing (3y) MERCEDES Model Missing (4y) Car Car
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Accident 2014074010998

Slight
53.0716, -2.3354
2 vehicles 1 casualty
PEUGEOT 206 MERCEDES Model Missing (3y)
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Accident 201420Z000404

Slight
52.5050, -1.8348
3 vehicles 1 casualty
NISSAN MICRA RENAULT MEGANE FORD TRANSIT
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Accident 2014236504714

Slight
52.4755, -1.7091
1 vehicle 1 casualty
FIAT 500 (3y)
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