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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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Slight
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2 vehicles 1 casualty
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Slight
53.6921, -2.6780
3 vehicles 2 casualties
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53.3815, -2.5063
2 vehicles 1 casualty
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Slight
52.5135, -1.8672
2 vehicles 2 casualties
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Accident 200220Z056501

Slight
52.5024, -1.7404
2 vehicles 1 casualty
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Slight
53.7057, -2.6764
2 vehicles 1 casualty
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Accident 200220Z026001

Serious
52.5386, -1.9093
2 vehicles 1 casualty
VOLVO Model Missing Vehicle
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Accident 200220Z025901

Slight
52.5098, -1.8675
3 vehicles 2 casualties
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Accident 200220Z025501

Slight
52.6001, -2.0169
9 vehicles 1 casualty
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Accident 2002212M10186

Slight
52.8027, -2.1541
2 vehicles 2 casualties
NISSAN SUNNY MAZDA 323
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Accident 2002212M09912

Serious
52.6663, -2.0701
9 vehicles 7 casualties
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Accident 200204D026602

Slight
53.7777, -2.6460
2 vehicles 1 casualty
RENAULT CLIO (2y) AUDI A4 (4y)
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Accident 2002230295960

Slight
52.4203, -1.3015
1 vehicle 1 casualty
ROVER 75
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Accident 2002070202505

Serious
53.1057, -2.3399
1 vehicle 1 casualty
VOLKSWAGEN LT 35
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Accident 2002070202481

Slight
53.4112, -2.5325
4 vehicles 1 casualty
ROVER VITESSE (2y) SCANIA Model Missing (1y) VOLVO Model Missing Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over
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Accident 200220Z027001

Slight
52.5157, -1.8688
2 vehicles 1 casualty
ROVER 45 (3y) FORD TRANSIT
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Accident 200204B030502

Slight
53.9169, -2.7559
2 vehicles 1 casualty
VOLVO V70 LAND ROVER FREELANDER
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Accident 2002230295944

Slight
52.4086, -1.2467
2 vehicles 1 casualty
FIAT BRAVO (1y) FORD FOCUS
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Accident 2002030001489

Slight
54.3846, -2.5840
1 vehicle 2 casualties
PEUGEOT 106 (1y)
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Accident 2002030001482

Slight
1 vehicle 4 casualties
CITROEN ZX
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