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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 2001211M04153

Slight
52.8163, -2.1558
2 vehicles 1 casualty
VAUXHALL CAVALIER VAUXHALL FRONTERA (4y)
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Accident 200120D915001

Slight
52.5145, -1.7667
2 vehicles 1 casualty
ROVER MONTEGO VOLVO S40 (2y)
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Accident 2001230100295

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52.4062, -1.2181
13 vehicles 2 casualties
SKODA OCTAVIA (1y) JEEP CHEROKEE (4y) FORD SIERRA Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over VAUXHALL CAVALIER FORD ESCORT ROVER 400 SERIES (3y) TOYOTA COROLLA ALFA ROMEO 33 DAEWOO NEXIA FORD FOCUS (3y) SCANIA Model Missing SCANIA Model Missing
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Accident 2001230100298

Slight
52.4061, -1.2137
5 vehicles 3 casualties
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF LEYLAND DAF FTG 85CF FORD FOCUS (1y) AUSTIN MAESTRO VAUXHALL CAVALIER
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Accident 200120H915101

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52.5791, -2.0140
3 vehicles 2 casualties
VOLVO 460 CITROEN XANTIA VOLVO 240
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Accident 2001211M04525

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52.7037, -2.1022
3 vehicles 2 casualties
FORD ORION MERCEDES C CLASS (2y) Vehicle
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Accident 200120H914901

Slight
52.5854, -2.0141
2 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD TRANSIT FORD MONDEO (3y)
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Accident 2001070101475

Slight
53.2046, -2.3874
2 vehicles 5 casualties
Vehicle FIAT UNO
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Accident 2001070101471

Slight
53.2066, -2.3875
5 vehicles 2 casualties
VOLKSWAGEN POLO (4y) JAGUAR X TYPE RENAULT CLIO NISSAN MICRA FORD MONDEO
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Accident 2001211M03713

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52.8339, -2.1459
3 vehicles 1 casualty
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF RENAULT MEGANE (2y) VAUXHALL VECTRA
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Accident 200106X004760

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53.5019, -2.6597
3 vehicles 2 casualties
PEUGEOT 306 CHRYSLER Model Missing (4y) ROVER 400 SERIES
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Accident 2001070101462

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53.3268, -2.4594
7 vehicles 7 casualties
FORD TRANSIT (2y) VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT VOLKSWAGEN CADDY (3y) MITSUBISHI CARISMA VOLVO V70 (2y) ROVER 400 SERIES Minibus (8-16 passenger seats)
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Accident 2001230100284

Slight
52.4792, -1.7162
2 vehicles 1 casualty
PEUGEOT 306 (2y) LEYLAND DAF FTG 95XF (3y)
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Accident 2001070101347

Slight
53.2126, -2.3890
2 vehicles 2 casualties
Vehicle CITROEN ZX
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Accident 200106X004905

Slight
53.4866, -2.6518
2 vehicles 1 casualty
SUZUKI SWIFT CITROEN BX
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Accident 2001070101363

Serious
53.3895, -2.5062
2 vehicles 1 casualty
MERCEDES A CLASS (2y) PEUGEOT 405 (4y)
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Accident 2001230100283

Fatal
52.4394, -1.4374
2 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD TRANSIT LEYLAND DAF FT 85
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Accident 200104D010801

Slight
53.7935, -2.6728
5 vehicles 2 casualties
ERF Model Missing (4y) FORD TRANSIT FORD ESCORT ROVER 400 SERIES Vehicle
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Accident 2001211M03309

Slight
52.9095, -2.1927
2 vehicles 1 casualty
PEUGEOT 206 (1y) Vehicle
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Accident 2001211M04129

Slight
53.0260, -2.3226
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over NISSAN MICRA (1y)
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