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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 2004214M04219

Slight
52.6776, -2.0890
1 vehicle 1 casualty
DAF TRUCKS FT 85CF
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Accident 200420Z006601

Slight
52.5087, -1.8093
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over ROVER 200 SERIES
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Accident 2004030000500

Slight
54.5646, -2.6845
1 vehicle 2 casualties
MAN Model Missing (4y)
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Accident 200404D006704

Slight
53.7576, -2.6372
2 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD ESCORT MERCEDES C CLASS (2y)
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Accident 2004230495230

Slight
52.4710, -1.5423
3 vehicles 1 casualty
NISSAN PRIMERA (1y) VAUXHALL ASTRA (3y) NISSAN ALMERA
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Accident 2004070400510

Slight
53.1854, -2.3726
2 vehicles 1 casualty
ERF Model Missing FORD TRANSIT
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Accident 2004214M03901

Slight
52.8905, -2.1742
1 vehicle 1 casualty
FORD FIESTA
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Accident 2004030000302

Fatal
54.9029, -2.8883
2 vehicles 1 casualty
BMW 3 SERIES (1y) FORD MONDEO (2y)
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Accident 2004214M04133

Serious
52.6528, -2.0616
1 vehicle 1 casualty
FORD FIESTA
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Accident 200404D006304

Slight
53.7860, -2.6535
7 vehicles 2 casualties
BMW Model Missing (4y) VAUXHALL CORSA MG MGF (4y) VAUXHALL VECTRA (4y) VOLKSWAGEN GOLF PEUGEOT 405 CITROEN XSARA (2y)
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Accident 200404B005904

Slight
53.7957, -2.7035
1 vehicle 1 casualty
BMW 3 SERIES
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Accident 2004070400496

Slight
53.3989, -2.5073
2 vehicles 1 casualty
SCANIA Model Missing (1y) RENAULT LAGUNA
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Accident 2004070400501

Slight
53.4374, -2.5798
5 vehicles 3 casualties
IVECO Model Missing (1y) CITROEN ZX Vehicle FIAT PUNTO (1y) FORD MONDEO
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Accident 200404B006304

Serious
54.0147, -2.7821
4 vehicles 5 casualties
VAUXHALL NOVA RENAULT KANGOO (2y) FORD FOCUS (3y) FORD MONDEO (3y)
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Accident 200404D005804

Slight
53.7945, -2.6754
2 vehicles 2 casualties
MAN Model Missing (1y) VAUXHALL CORSA
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Accident 2004070400464

Slight
53.4242, -2.5536
3 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD KA (4y) CITROEN ZX Vehicle
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Accident 2004070400446

Slight
53.4182, -2.5440
3 vehicles 2 casualties
IVECO-FORD Model Missing FIAT PUNTO (3y) VAUXHALL OMEGA (4y)
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Accident 200404B005704

Serious
54.0468, -2.7664
1 vehicle 1 casualty
VAUXHALL ASTRA
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Accident 2004030000416

Slight
54.8925, -2.8869
4 vehicles 3 casualties
PEUGEOT 205 FORD GRANADA RENAULT 21 NISSAN ALMERA (3y)
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Accident 2004070400435

Slight
53.3122, -2.4222
2 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD FOCUS (1y) Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over
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