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UK Traffic Updates · Road Safety Intelligence · 24 September 2026

Road Safety Report

M18 — 4 January 2020 to 17 November 2025

Data Source: DfT STATS19 Police-Recorded Collision Data · OGL v3.0 · Generated 24 September 2026
199Total Collisions
6Fatal
337Casualties
6Years of Data
1. Executive Summary
63
UKTU Danger Score / 100
Very High Risk

This report covers 199 police-recorded collisions on the M18 between 4 January 2020 and 17 November 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, 6 were fatal (3%), 36 were serious (18.1%), and 157 resulted in slight injuries. A total of 337 casualties were recorded across 466 vehicles.

The UKTU Danger Score of 63/100 is calculated from collision frequency, fatality count, severity ratio, and total casualty count.

199Collisions
6Fatal
36Serious
157Slight
337Casualties
68mphAvg Speed Limit
2. Year-on-Year Trend

📉 Decreasing — collisions decreased from 31 to 21 over the period

2020
31
52 cas
2021 (1F)
43
65 cas
2022 (2F)
30
61 cas
2023
38
68 cas
2024 (3F)
36
59 cas
2025
21
32 cas
4. Collision Conditions Analysis

🌤️ Weather Conditions

Fine no high winds
167
Raining no high wind
22
Raining + high winds
4
Fine + high winds
2
Other
2
Fog or mist
1

🛣️ Road Surface

Dry
147
Wet or damp
49
Frost or ice
3

💡 Light Conditions

Daylight
150
Darkness - no lighting
39
Darkness - lights lit
7
Darkness - lights unli
2
Darkness - lighting un
1

🚦 Speed Limit Zones

70mph
183
40mph
5
30mph
5
60mph
3
50mph
2
20mph
1
5. Day of Week Pattern
Sun
18
18
Mon
26
26
Tue
27
27
Wed
24
24
Thu
22
22
Fri
55
55
Sat
27
27
6. Vehicle Types Involved
Car
330
330
Goods over 3.5t under 7.5t
51
51
Van/Goods 3.5t or under
45
45
Goods unknown weight
26
26
Other vehicle
5
5
Goods 7.5t and over
3
3
Motorcycle over 500cc
3
3
Bus or coach
2
2
7. Fatal Collision Records (6)
ReferenceDateTimeJunctionSpeedWeatherCasualtiesVehicles
2024141516119 13 Nov 2024 10:45 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 5
2024141488951 07 Sep 2024 02:26 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 2 1
2024141393867 02 Jan 2024 06:40 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 1
2022141209395 15 Aug 2022 17:11 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 1
2022141202466 25 Jul 2022 17:01 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 5 6
2021141097003 06 Oct 2021 14:05 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 6 4