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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 200420Z041101

Slight
52.5353, -1.9024
1 vehicle 1 casualty
VAUXHALL CORSA
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Accident 2004230497118

Slight
52.4362, -1.4182
3 vehicles 1 casualty
MAZDA 323 ROVER 400 SERIES VOLVO Model Missing
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Accident 2004230497110

Slight
52.4682, -1.6315
1 vehicle 1 casualty
VAUXHALL VECTRA (2y)
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Accident 2004030003216

Slight
54.6431, -2.7379
3 vehicles 2 casualties
ROVER 400 SERIES SUZUKI VITARA SCANIA Model Missing (1y)
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Accident 2004214M30727

Slight
52.7658, -2.1108
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over VAUXHALL CAVALIER
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Accident 200406X911762

Slight
53.5311, -2.6982
1 vehicle 1 casualty
Van / Goods 3.5 tonnes mgw or under
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Accident 2004230497085

Serious
52.4713, -1.5435
2 vehicles 3 casualties
FORD FOCUS (2y) NISSAN Model Missing
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Accident 2004230497086

Slight
52.4346, -1.3551
2 vehicles 4 casualties
Vehicle VAUXHALL ASTRA
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Accident 2004030003200

Slight
54.6465, -2.7441
2 vehicles 4 casualties
MG ZT CITROEN XSARA
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Accident 2004030003199

Slight
54.6523, -2.7603
2 vehicles 1 casualty
ROVER METRO VAUXHALL ASTRA (2y)
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Accident 200420Z040301

Serious
52.5810, -2.0138
2 vehicles 1 casualty
MAZDA MX-3 LEYLAND DAF FTG 85CF
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Accident 2004030003198

Slight
54.8327, -2.8898
2 vehicles 4 casualties
PEUGEOT 406 (4y) PEUGEOT 307
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Accident 2004214M30939

Serious
52.7574, -2.1024
1 vehicle 1 casualty
TOYOTA PREVIA
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Accident 2004214M31103

Slight
52.6723, -2.0794
2 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD KA (3y) Vehicle
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Accident 2004070404978

Slight
53.2721, -2.3987
3 vehicles 1 casualty
Vehicle AUDI S3 (2y) AUDI A8
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Accident 2004070404974

Serious
53.4146, -2.5404
2 vehicles 1 casualty
PEUGEOT PARTNER (3y) SCANIA Model Missing (3y)
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Accident 2004070404956

Slight
53.1727, -2.3610
3 vehicles 1 casualty
MERCEDES SPRINTER MERCEDES 200 NISSAN MICRA (4y)
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Accident 2004214M30880

Slight
52.9651, -2.2217
5 vehicles 1 casualty
CITROEN ZX MERCEDES A CLASS (1y) FORD FOCUS (2y) FORD MAVERICK (2y) ROVER 25 (2y)
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Accident 2004030003196

Serious
54.8285, -2.8896
2 vehicles 1 casualty
VAUXHALL MOVANO (3y) FODEN Model Missing (4y)
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Accident 2004214M30560

Slight
52.6987, -2.1047
3 vehicles 1 casualty
TOYOTA COROLLA VOLKSWAGEN POLO FORD FOCUS
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