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UK Traffic Updates · Road Safety Intelligence · 24 September 2026

Road Safety Report

M180 — 23 January 2020 to 23 December 2025

Data Source: DfT STATS19 Police-Recorded Collision Data · OGL v3.0 · Generated 24 September 2026
107Total Collisions
4Fatal
168Casualties
6Years of Data
1. Executive Summary
47
UKTU Danger Score / 100
High Risk

This report covers 107 police-recorded collisions on the M180 between 23 January 2020 and 23 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, 4 were fatal (3.7%), 18 were serious (16.8%), and 85 resulted in slight injuries. A total of 168 casualties were recorded across 199 vehicles.

The UKTU Danger Score of 47/100 is calculated from collision frequency, fatality count, severity ratio, and total casualty count.

107Collisions
4Fatal
18Serious
85Slight
168Casualties
65mphAvg Speed Limit
2. Year-on-Year Trend

📉 Decreasing — collisions decreased from 20 to 17 over the period

2020 (1F)
20
36 cas
2021
17
24 cas
2022 (1F)
24
38 cas
2023
17
27 cas
2024
12
18 cas
2025 (2F)
17
25 cas
4. Collision Conditions Analysis

🌤️ Weather Conditions

Fine no high winds
83
Raining no high wind
15
Fine + high winds
3
Snowing no high wind
3
Raining + high winds
2
Fog or mist
1

🛣️ Road Surface

Dry
77
Wet or damp
28
Frost or ice
1
Snow
1

💡 Light Conditions

Daylight
76
Darkness - no lighting
22
Darkness - lights lit
7
Darkness - lighting un
1
Darkness - lights unli
1

🚦 Speed Limit Zones

70mph
85
50mph
8
60mph
6
30mph
6
40mph
2
5. Day of Week Pattern
Sun
13
13
Mon
24
24
Tue
17
17
Wed
13
13
Thu
10
10
Fri
21
21
Sat
9
9
6. Vehicle Types Involved
Car
133
133
Goods over 3.5t under 7.5t
32
32
Van/Goods 3.5t or under
20
20
Goods unknown weight
10
10
Other vehicle
2
2
Minibus
1
1
Goods 7.5t and over
1
1
7. Fatal Collision Records (4)
ReferenceDateTimeJunctionSpeedWeatherCasualtiesVehicles
2025161687241 23 Dec 2025 10:25 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 1
2025161537849 05 Jan 2025 11:11 Not at junction 70mph Snowing no high wind 3 1
2022161177255 14 May 2022 21:16 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 2 1
2020160982504 19 Sep 2020 12:13 Not at junction 70mph Fine + high winds 2 1