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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 2005215M36911

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52.7768, -2.1180
2 vehicles 3 casualties
Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over NISSAN MICRA
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Accident 2005215M36914

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52.6384, -2.0541
6 vehicles 1 casualty
SCANIA Model Missing IVECO-FORD Model Missing FORD TRANSIT IVECO-FORD Model Missing Car SCANIA Model Missing (2y)
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Accident 2005215M37488

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52.6841, -2.0991
3 vehicles 2 casualties
DAF TRUCKS FTG 95XF (3y) FODEN Model Missing MERCEDES ML CLASS
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Accident 2005030003761

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54.1764, -2.7350
2 vehicles 1 casualty
FIAT PUNTO MAN Model Missing
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Accident 200504TA05105

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53.9581, -2.7542
3 vehicles 1 casualty
Car VOLKSWAGEN GOLF VAUXHALL VECTRA
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Accident 2005215M36902

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52.7004, -2.1040
2 vehicles 2 casualties
CITROEN SYNERGIE Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over
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Accident 200520Z039601

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52.5065, -1.8236
4 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD FIESTA Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over CITROEN XSARA (3y) VOLVO Model Missing (1y)
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Accident 2005070505236

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53.0782, -2.3388
4 vehicles 1 casualty
VOLVO Model Missing (4y) FORD FOCUS IVECO-FORD Model Missing FORD TRANSIT
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Accident 2005230597085

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52.4775, -1.7081
1 vehicle 1 casualty
MG ZR (3y)
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Accident 2005215M36933

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52.7379, -2.0985
3 vehicles 1 casualty
DAF TRUCKS FA 45LF FORD FOCUS (1y) FORD MONDEO
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Accident 2005215M36628

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52.9727, -2.2260
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Car VOLVO S80
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Accident 2005215M36641

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52.6709, -2.0760
2 vehicles 2 casualties
VAUXHALL VECTRA PEUGEOT 406
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Accident 2005070505133

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53.1720, -2.3602
4 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD FOCUS (3y) FORD FIESTA Car VOLVO Model Missing (4y)
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Accident 200520Z041101

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52.5580, -1.9780
2 vehicles 1 casualty
MAN Model Missing (1y) CITROEN C3
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Accident 2005330508608

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52.4059, -1.2057
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Car AUDI A6
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Accident 2005070505086

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53.3252, -2.4550
3 vehicles 1 casualty
ROVER METRO FORD KA (1y) VAUXHALL CAVALIER
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Accident 200520Z039301

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52.5526, -1.9340
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Car SUZUKI SV 650
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Accident 200520Z039001

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52.5706, -2.0115
2 vehicles 1 casualty
VAUXHALL ASTRA (4y) CITROEN SAXO (4y)
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Accident 200504TA05100

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53.7444, -2.6500
4 vehicles 2 casualties
PEUGEOT 306 VAUXHALL ZAFIRA (2y) Car FORD GALAXY
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Accident 200504TA05097

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53.6588, -2.6912
2 vehicles 2 casualties
Car FORD FIESTA
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