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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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Slight
53.4942, -2.6566
2 vehicles 1 casualty
HONDA CIVIC (3y) MERCEDES ML CLASS (1y)
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Accident 200920Z016601

Slight
52.5503, -1.9228
3 vehicles 2 casualties
BMW 1 SERIES (1y) PEUGEOT 106 MERCEDES E CLASS
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Accident 2009030001712

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54.5717, -2.6909
2 vehicles 1 casualty
MERCEDES E CLASS VAUXHALL CORSA
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53.3582, -2.5081
3 vehicles 4 casualties
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Accident 2009070207221

Slight
53.3326, -2.4775
1 vehicle 2 casualties
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY
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Accident 200920Z017101

Slight
52.5052, -1.8481
4 vehicles 5 casualties
VOLKSWAGEN CRAFTER (1y) PEUGEOT BOXER (2y) LEXUS GS300 CITROEN C4 (2y)
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Accident 2009070206816

Slight
53.4171, -2.5436
2 vehicles 3 casualties
VAUXHALL ASTRA RENAULT MASTER (3y)
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Accident 200920Z019301

Serious
52.4807, -1.7198
3 vehicles 2 casualties
RENAULT MEGANE Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over Car
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Accident 2009219005119

Slight
53.0631, -2.3323
2 vehicles 1 casualty
PEUGEOT 107 Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over
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Accident 200920Z016901

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52.5144, -1.7621
3 vehicles 1 casualty
Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over PEUGEOT 308 VOLKSWAGEN POLO (2y)
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Accident 2009219005209

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52.7470, -2.0998
4 vehicles 1 casualty
Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over PEUGEOT 206 MERCEDES ML CLASS (4y) LDV MAXUS (1y)
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Accident 200920Z016301

Slight
52.5099, -1.8601
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Car PEUGEOT 406
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Accident 2009070203170

Slight
53.3787, -2.5063
2 vehicles 1 casualty
IVECO Model Missing (4y) VAUXHALL CORSA
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Accident 2009030002072

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54.7579, -2.8245
2 vehicles 2 casualties
Car SUZUKI GSX 1400
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Accident 2009219005030

Slight
52.7992, -2.1535
2 vehicles 6 casualties
CITROEN C15 VAUXHALL ZAFIRA
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Accident 200904TA09126

Serious
53.7284, -2.6502
1 vehicle 1 casualty
HYUNDAI TUCSON (2y)
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Accident 2009230995883

Slight
52.4707, -1.5408
2 vehicles 1 casualty
VOLVO Model Missing VOLKSWAGEN POLO (1y)
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Accident 200905DD33248

Slight
53.4719, -2.6336
2 vehicles 1 casualty
PEUGEOT 405 Car
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Accident 200906X018181

Slight
53.5301, -2.6985
3 vehicles 1 casualty
Car Car Car
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Accident 2009219005052

Slight
52.7799, -2.1205
2 vehicles 1 casualty
PEUGEOT 406 Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over
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