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UK Traffic Updates · Road Safety Intelligence · 23 September 2026

Road Safety Report

M20 — 9 January 2020 to 30 December 2025

Data Source: DfT STATS19 Police-Recorded Collision Data · OGL v3.0 · Generated 23 September 2026
483Total Collisions
11Fatal
726Casualties
6Years of Data
1. Executive Summary
78
UKTU Danger Score / 100
Very High Risk

This report covers 483 police-recorded collisions on the M20 between 9 January 2020 and 30 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, 11 were fatal (2.3%), 82 were serious (17%), and 390 resulted in slight injuries. A total of 726 casualties were recorded across 981 vehicles.

The UKTU Danger Score of 78/100 is calculated from collision frequency, fatality count, severity ratio, and total casualty count.

483Collisions
11Fatal
82Serious
390Slight
726Casualties
66mphAvg Speed Limit
2. Year-on-Year Trend

📉 Decreasing — collisions decreased from 84 to 79 over the period

2020 (3F)
84
130 cas
2021
82
113 cas
2022 (3F)
93
143 cas
2023
82
131 cas
2024 (1F)
63
95 cas
2025 (4F)
79
114 cas
4. Collision Conditions Analysis

🌤️ Weather Conditions

Fine no high winds
377
Raining no high wind
72
Raining + high winds
15
Fine + high winds
7
Other
5
Fog or mist
3

🛣️ Road Surface

Dry
328
Wet or damp
139
Frost or ice
7
Flood over 3cm
4
Snow
3

💡 Light Conditions

Daylight
347
Darkness - lights lit
58
Darkness - no lighting
57
Darkness - lighting un
15
Darkness - lights unli
6

🚦 Speed Limit Zones

70mph
404
50mph
35
60mph
17
30mph
16
40mph
11
5. Day of Week Pattern
Sun
52
52
Mon
51
51
Tue
72
72
Wed
79
79
Thu
84
84
Fri
84
84
Sat
61
61
6. Vehicle Types Involved
Car
686
686
Goods over 3.5t under 7.5t
123
123
Van/Goods 3.5t or under
96
96
Motorcycle over 500cc
24
24
Goods unknown weight
21
21
Goods 7.5t and over
14
14
Bus or coach
5
5
Taxi/Private hire
4
4
7. Fatal Collision Records (11)
ReferenceDateTimeJunctionSpeedWeatherCasualtiesVehicles
2025461673775 25 Nov 2025 08:27 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 2 3
2025461667642 12 Nov 2025 23:35 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 2
2025461599166 05 Jun 2025 15:05 Not at junction 70mph Raining no high wind 1 1
2025461554511 14 Feb 2025 22:19 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 2 2
2024461504400 16 Oct 2024 06:15 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 5 3
2022461256702 22 Dec 2022 17:57 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 3
2022461231143 17 Oct 2022 08:17 Not at junction 70mph Raining no high wind 3 4
2022461228656 30 Aug 2022 18:01 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 1
2020461005292 08 Dec 2020 19:13 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 2
2020460994752 31 Oct 2020 14:20 Not at junction 70mph Raining no high wind 3 3
2020460957169 14 Jun 2020 03:05 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 1