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UK Traffic Updates · Road Safety Intelligence · 24 September 2026

Road Safety Report

M2 — 1 January 2020 to 24 December 2025

Data Source: DfT STATS19 Police-Recorded Collision Data · OGL v3.0 · Generated 24 September 2026
377Total Collisions
9Fatal
590Casualties
6Years of Data
1. Executive Summary
73
UKTU Danger Score / 100
Very High Risk

This report covers 377 police-recorded collisions on the M2 between 1 January 2020 and 24 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, 9 were fatal (2.4%), 89 were serious (23.6%), and 279 resulted in slight injuries. A total of 590 casualties were recorded across 820 vehicles.

The UKTU Danger Score of 73/100 is calculated from collision frequency, fatality count, severity ratio, and total casualty count.

377Collisions
9Fatal
89Serious
279Slight
590Casualties
68mphAvg Speed Limit
2. Year-on-Year Trend

📉 Decreasing — collisions decreased from 58 to 49 over the period

2020 (1F)
58
90 cas
2021 (3F)
69
126 cas
2022 (1F)
75
109 cas
2023
73
115 cas
2024 (2F)
53
86 cas
2025 (2F)
49
64 cas
4. Collision Conditions Analysis

🌤️ Weather Conditions

Fine no high winds
283
Raining no high wind
59
Raining + high winds
14
Other
7
Fog or mist
4
Fine + high winds
4

🛣️ Road Surface

Dry
258
Wet or damp
110
Flood over 3cm
4
Frost or ice
3
Snow
2

💡 Light Conditions

Daylight
286
Darkness - lights lit
55
Darkness - no lighting
26
Darkness - lights unli
5
Darkness - lighting un
5

🚦 Speed Limit Zones

70mph
351
40mph
11
30mph
6
50mph
5
60mph
4
5. Day of Week Pattern
Sun
59
59
Mon
56
56
Tue
46
46
Wed
53
53
Thu
76
76
Fri
45
45
Sat
42
42
6. Vehicle Types Involved
Car
629
629
Van/Goods 3.5t or under
83
83
Goods over 3.5t under 7.5t
56
56
Motorcycle over 500cc
21
21
Goods unknown weight
15
15
Goods 7.5t and over
5
5
Motorcycle over 125cc up to 500cc
4
4
Bus or coach
3
3
7. Fatal Collision Records (9)
ReferenceDateTimeJunctionSpeedWeatherCasualtiesVehicles
2025461687697 24 Dec 2025 12:50 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 1
2025461562978 09 Mar 2025 14:40 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 2
2024461519586 20 Nov 2024 20:10 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 2 6
2024461496134 26 Sep 2024 02:30 Not at junction 70mph Raining no high wind 1 1
2022461247156 27 Nov 2022 06:14 Not at junction 70mph Raining no high wind 1 2
2021461114225 25 Nov 2021 10:56 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 3
2021461024439 28 Feb 2021 00:24 Not at junction 70mph Fog or mist 1 2
2021461022025 16 Feb 2021 11:28 Not at junction 70mph Raining no high wind 2 3
2020460969181 03 Aug 2020 00:53 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 2 2