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UK Traffic Updates · Road Safety Intelligence · 22 September 2026

Road Safety Report

M1 — 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2025

Data Source: DfT STATS19 Police-Recorded Collision Data · OGL v3.0 · Generated 22 September 2026
2,220Total Collisions
56Fatal
3,504Casualties
6Years of Data
1. Executive Summary
99
UKTU Danger Score / 100
Extreme Risk

This report covers 2,220 police-recorded collisions on the M1 between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2025. The data is sourced from the Department for Transport STATS19 dataset and reflects incidents reported to police forces across England and Wales.

Of these collisions, 56 were fatal (2.5%), 355 were serious (16%), and 1,809 resulted in slight injuries. A total of 3,504 casualties were recorded across 5,086 vehicles.

The UKTU Danger Score of 99/100 is calculated from collision frequency, fatality count, severity ratio, and total casualty count.

2,220Collisions
56Fatal
355Serious
1,809Slight
3,504Casualties
67mphAvg Speed Limit
2. Year-on-Year Trend

📈 Increasing — collisions increased from 289 to 362

2020 (8F)
289
449 cas
2021 (9F)
413
668 cas
2022 (10F)
399
614 cas
2023 (9F)
393
622 cas
2024 (10F)
364
575 cas
2025 (10F)
362
576 cas
4. Collision Conditions Analysis

🌤️ Weather Conditions

Fine no high winds
1745
Raining no high wind
327
Raining + high winds
39
Other
32
Fine + high winds
12
Snowing no high wind
12

🛣️ Road Surface

Dry
1515
Wet or damp
627
Frost or ice
13
Snow
11
Flood over 3cm
9

💡 Light Conditions

Daylight
1442
Darkness - lights lit
385
Darkness - no lighting
284
Darkness - lighting un
82
Darkness - lights unli
27

🚦 Speed Limit Zones

70mph
1913
60mph
130
50mph
88
40mph
50
30mph
36
20mph
3
5. Day of Week Pattern
Sun
292
292
Mon
300
300
Tue
295
295
Wed
333
333
Thu
298
298
Fri
399
399
Sat
303
303
6. Vehicle Types Involved
Car
3650
3650
Van/Goods 3.5t or under
561
561
Goods over 3.5t under 7.5t
489
489
Goods unknown weight
173
173
Goods 7.5t and over
60
60
Motorcycle over 500cc
48
48
Taxi/Private hire
29
29
Other vehicle
27
27
7. Fatal Collision Records (20)
ReferenceDateTimeJunctionSpeedWeatherCasualtiesVehicles
2025340WN9172 16 Dec 2025 22:45 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 1
2025141667781 12 Nov 2025 23:33 Not at junction 70mph Raining no high wind 2 1
2025340WN9162 03 Oct 2025 22:00 Unknown 70mph Raining + high winds 1 2
2025401625473 22 Jul 2025 13:44 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 4 2
2025411605322 18 Jun 2025 15:50 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 2 1
2025411598631 30 May 2025 16:30 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 3
2025131593033 21 May 2025 13:35 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 3
2025340WN9082 03 May 2025 17:45 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 1
2025141584514 01 May 2025 09:21 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 2 1
2025332500255 16 Mar 2025 04:38 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 2
2024141508538 25 Oct 2024 11:05 Unknown 70mph Fine no high winds 1 2
2024430512338 23 Oct 2024 18:28 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 3 2
2024311497135 21 Sep 2024 04:04 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 2
2024302401209 24 Aug 2024 20:25 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 1
2024401479023 11 Aug 2024 02:21 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 2
2024401457523 10 Jun 2024 17:45 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 2
2024131444919 19 May 2024 20:25 Unknown 70mph Fine no high winds 1 1
2024340WN9082 29 Apr 2024 22:25 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 1
2024411427936 01 Apr 2024 20:10 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 5 1
2024430040727 26 Jan 2024 22:46 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 2