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UK Traffic Updates · Road Safety Intelligence · 22 September 2026

Road Safety Report

M6 — 2 January 2020 to 30 December 2025

Data Source: DfT STATS19 Police-Recorded Collision Data · OGL v3.0 · Generated 22 September 2026
2,088Total Collisions
64Fatal
3,255Casualties
6Years of Data
1. Executive Summary
100
UKTU Danger Score / 100
Extreme Risk

This report covers 2,088 police-recorded collisions on the M6 between 2 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, 64 were fatal (3.1%), 395 were serious (18.9%), and 1,629 resulted in slight injuries. A total of 3,255 casualties were recorded across 4,623 vehicles.

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

2,088Collisions
64Fatal
395Serious
1,629Slight
3,255Casualties
68mphAvg Speed Limit
2. Year-on-Year Trend

📈 Increasing — collisions increased from 263 to 404

2020 (6F)
263
408 cas
2021 (8F)
347
554 cas
2022 (16F)
366
573 cas
2023 (10F)
331
542 cas
2024 (8F)
377
574 cas
2025 (16F)
404
604 cas
4. Collision Conditions Analysis

🌤️ Weather Conditions

Fine no high winds
1616
Raining no high wind
282
Raining + high winds
80
Other
28
Fine + high winds
17
Snowing no high wind
13

🛣️ Road Surface

Dry
1425
Wet or damp
580
Flood over 3cm
25
Frost or ice
19
Snow
18

💡 Light Conditions

Daylight
1402
Darkness - lights lit
339
Darkness - no lighting
282
Darkness - lights unli
36
Darkness - lighting un
29

🚦 Speed Limit Zones

70mph
1877
60mph
93
30mph
45
50mph
38
40mph
35
5. Day of Week Pattern
Sun
265
265
Mon
333
333
Tue
259
259
Wed
289
289
Thu
321
321
Fri
353
353
Sat
268
268
6. Vehicle Types Involved
Car
3201
3201
Goods over 3.5t under 7.5t
642
642
Van/Goods 3.5t or under
494
494
Goods unknown weight
93
93
Motorcycle over 500cc
54
54
Goods 7.5t and over
40
40
Other vehicle
32
32
Taxi/Private hire
19
19
7. Fatal Collision Records (20)
ReferenceDateTimeJunctionSpeedWeatherCasualtiesVehicles
2025231681893 10 Dec 2025 10:31 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 4
2025231680306 08 Dec 2025 18:25 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 8
2025070938992 16 Nov 2025 08:50 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 1
2025061660751 29 Oct 2025 10:11 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 1
2025041659523 26 Oct 2025 21:38 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 3 3
2025201651058 06 Oct 2025 14:55 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 2
2025231648397 27 Sep 2025 20:45 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 1
2025201607823 26 Jun 2025 00:08 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 3
2025041600018 07 Jun 2025 18:22 Not at junction 70mph Raining no high wind 1 1
2025211596785 30 May 2025 17:30 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 1
2025070424192 23 May 2025 06:15 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 2
2025041580053 20 Apr 2025 12:16 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 2 1
2025070244107 24 Mar 2025 18:36 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 2 3
2025211559769 27 Feb 2025 21:53 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 2 2
2025211549184 01 Feb 2025 10:02 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 2 1
2025041540723 12 Jan 2025 15:02 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 4
2024041513375 06 Nov 2024 11:18 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 6 10
2024031504140 15 Oct 2024 16:00 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 6 2
2024031493511 19 Sep 2024 11:50 Unknown 60mph Fine no high winds 3 2
2024031491526 14 Sep 2024 20:00 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 3