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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 200405DH00617

Slight
53.4680, -2.6313
2 vehicles 1 casualty
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Accident 2004230496373

Serious
52.4711, -1.5589
2 vehicles 2 casualties
BMW 3 SERIES SCANIA Model Missing
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Accident 200420Z022401

Slight
52.5107, -1.7486
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Van / Goods 3.5 tonnes mgw or under PEUGEOT 306
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Accident 2004070402747

Slight
53.2792, -2.3970
2 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD ESCORT MERCEDES A CLASS (1y)
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Accident 200404D032404

Slight
54.0979, -2.7665
4 vehicles 4 casualties
Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over SCANIA Model Missing Vehicle Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over
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Accident 2004070402746

Slight
53.3569, -2.5068
1 vehicle 2 casualties
FORD PUMA (4y)
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Accident 2004214M16928

Slight
53.0666, -2.3329
2 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD FIESTA VAUXHALL ASTRA (1y)
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Accident 2004070402734

Slight
53.3311, -2.4739
1 vehicle 1 casualty
FIAT PUNTO
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Accident 200404D033904

Slight
53.7468, -2.6478
3 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD KA (1y) HONDA ACCORD (2y) MITSUBISHI SHOGUN
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Accident 200420Z022201

Serious
52.5134, -1.7549
2 vehicles 2 casualties
Vehicle MERCEDES C CLASS
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Accident 2004230496073

Slight
52.4650, -1.5016
2 vehicles 2 casualties
Vehicle FORD ESCORT
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Accident 200404D030304

Slight
53.8089, -2.7046
2 vehicles 2 casualties
FORD KA FORD ESCORT
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Accident 2004214M16339

Slight
52.9728, -2.2260
6 vehicles 5 casualties
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF (2y) VAUXHALL ASTRA Vehicle PEUGEOT 406 FIAT BRAVA RENAULT CLIO (4y)
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Accident 2004214M16347

Slight
52.9736, -2.2263
3 vehicles 1 casualty
TOYOTA YARIS (4y) CHRYSLER Model Missing VOLKSWAGEN BORA (2y)
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Accident 200404C044304

Serious
53.7130, -2.6671
1 vehicle 1 casualty
RENAULT CLIO
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Accident 2004030001653

Serious
54.5156, -2.6534
10 vehicles 6 casualties
IVECO-FORD Model Missing MERCEDES Model Missing CITROEN XSARA VAUXHALL VECTRA MERCEDES Model Missing (3y) ROVER 400 SERIES Vehicle Vehicle DAF TRUCKS FTG 95XF (1y) IVECO-FORD Model Missing
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Accident 2004030001802

Serious
54.7129, -2.7956
2 vehicles 3 casualties
FORD ESCORT Vehicle
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Accident 2004030001692

Serious
54.9305, -2.9449
1 vehicle 1 casualty
MCC SMART (1y)
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Accident 2004214M16191

Slight
52.7717, -2.1148
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over Vehicle
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Accident 2004214M16178

Slight
52.8905, -2.1743
2 vehicles 1 casualty
FODEN Model Missing VAUXHALL VECTRA (4y)
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