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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 2005215M02859

Slight
52.6363, -2.0527
2 vehicles 1 casualty
NISSAN ALMERA (4y) AUDI A4 (1y)
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Accident 200504B002005

Serious
54.0773, -2.7718
8 vehicles 9 casualties
CITROEN XSARA (3y) Car ROVER 200 SERIES Car VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT (3y) FORD FOCUS (4y) FORD PUMA VOLKSWAGEN POLO (2y)
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Accident 2005215M01846

Slight
52.7766, -2.1180
1 vehicle 1 casualty
MERCEDES SPRINTER (1y)
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Accident 200504C002005

Slight
53.6231, -2.6887
3 vehicles 1 casualty
VOLVO Model Missing (1y) Car PEUGEOT 206
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Accident 2005070501256

Slight
53.1181, -2.3360
4 vehicles 2 casualties
SKODA OCTAVIA (2y) FORD FOCUS (2y) AUDI A4 (3y) Vehicle
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Accident 200504B000705

Serious
54.0773, -2.7718
1 vehicle 1 casualty
ALFA ROMEO 156
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Accident 200504C001605

Slight
53.7444, -2.6500
1 vehicle 1 casualty
FORD PUMA (3y)
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Accident 2005030000078

Serious
54.8033, -2.8722
4 vehicles 2 casualties
MAN Model Missing (1y) BEDFORD Model Missing MERCEDES Model Missing (3y) RENAULT Model Missing (1y)
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Accident 2005030000077

Slight
54.6996, -2.7912
1 vehicle 1 casualty
FORD TRANSIT (3y)
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Accident 2005070500145

Slight
53.0739, -2.3364
2 vehicles 1 casualty
MAN Model Missing Car
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Accident 2005070500133

Slight
53.0782, -2.3388
4 vehicles 1 casualty
Van / Goods 3.5 tonnes mgw or under MAZDA MX-5 (1y) VAUXHALL ASTRA MAZDA 6 (1y)
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Accident 2005215M01210

Slight
53.0216, -2.3218
9 vehicles 4 casualties
TOYOTA CELICA Car PEUGEOT 205 VOLKSWAGEN POLO RENAULT LAGUNA (1y) RENAULT CLIO (2y) HONDA CIVIC (2y) RENAULT MEGANE (4y) HONDA CIVIC
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Accident 2005215M01661

Slight
53.0251, -2.3220
1 vehicle 2 casualties
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY (2y)
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Accident 200504B005905

Slight
54.0468, -2.7664
1 vehicle 1 casualty
RENAULT LAGUNA (4y)
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Accident 2005070500120

Slight
53.1023, -2.3411
3 vehicles 4 casualties
MITSUBISHI CARISMA VAUXHALL VECTRA (1y) VAUXHALL ASTRA
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Accident 2005030000074

Serious
54.7577, -2.8235
5 vehicles 4 casualties
LAND ROVER FREELANDER PEUGEOT 205 Car VAUXHALL CORSA (1y) FORD FOCUS (3y)
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Accident 2005030000061

Slight
54.5114, -2.6511
1 vehicle 3 casualties
VOLVO Model Missing (3y)
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Accident 200506X918144

Serious
53.5513, -2.7011
1 vehicle 1 casualty
Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over
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Accident 2005030000060

Serious
54.9060, -2.8904
1 vehicle 2 casualties
MERCEDES Model Missing (2y)
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Accident 2005030000075

Slight
54.4775, -2.6318
1 vehicle 1 casualty
MAN Model Missing (2y)
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