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UK Traffic Updates · Road Safety Intelligence · 23 September 2026

Road Safety Report

M60 — 13 January 2020 to 26 December 2025

Data Source: DfT STATS19 Police-Recorded Collision Data · OGL v3.0 · Generated 23 September 2026
481Total Collisions
16Fatal
714Casualties
6Years of Data
1. Executive Summary
78
UKTU Danger Score / 100
Very High Risk

This report covers 481 police-recorded collisions on the M60 between 13 January 2020 and 26 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, 16 were fatal (3.3%), 78 were serious (16.2%), and 387 resulted in slight injuries. A total of 714 casualties were recorded across 1,121 vehicles.

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

481Collisions
16Fatal
78Serious
387Slight
714Casualties
66mphAvg Speed Limit
2. Year-on-Year Trend

📈 Increasing — collisions increased from 56 to 73

2020 (2F)
56
101 cas
2021 (7F)
112
172 cas
2022
83
126 cas
2023 (1F)
82
116 cas
2024 (1F)
75
97 cas
2025 (5F)
73
102 cas
4. Collision Conditions Analysis

🌤️ Weather Conditions

Fine no high winds
385
Raining no high wind
75
Other
6
Raining + high winds
6
Fine + high winds
2
Snowing no high wind
1

🛣️ Road Surface

Dry
318
Wet or damp
135
Snow
3
Flood over 3cm
3
Frost or ice
2

💡 Light Conditions

Daylight
326
Darkness - lights lit
134
Darkness - lighting un
9
Darkness - lights unli
7
Darkness - no lighting
5

🚦 Speed Limit Zones

70mph
415
30mph
26
40mph
20
50mph
12
60mph
7
5. Day of Week Pattern
Sun
55
55
Mon
66
66
Tue
73
73
Wed
67
67
Thu
66
66
Fri
83
83
Sat
71
71
6. Vehicle Types Involved
Car
906
906
Van/Goods 3.5t or under
77
77
Goods over 3.5t under 7.5t
68
68
Motorcycle over 500cc
18
18
Taxi/Private hire
17
17
Goods 7.5t and over
8
8
Other vehicle
7
7
Motorcycle 125cc and under
5
5
7. Fatal Collision Records (16)
ReferenceDateTimeJunctionSpeedWeatherCasualtiesVehicles
2025061653689 12 Oct 2025 18:15 Not at junction 70mph Raining no high wind 1 5
2025061623620 01 Aug 2025 20:14 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 1
2025061615235 12 Jul 2025 13:30 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 1
2025061609127 29 Jun 2025 03:56 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 1
2025061567391 20 Mar 2025 19:04 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 2 5
2024061426929 01 Apr 2024 15:03 Not at junction 70mph Raining no high wind 1 2
2023061393232 30 Dec 2023 05:40 Not at junction 70mph Raining no high wind 1 2
2021061125146 16 Dec 2021 19:45 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 1
2021061107604 12 Oct 2021 20:35 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 2
2021061096120 26 Sep 2021 16:10 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 5
2021061049907 27 May 2021 22:18 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 2 5
2021061046526 18 May 2021 07:52 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 1
2021061042601 24 Apr 2021 11:05 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 2
202106C079240 21 Jan 2021 08:42 Not at junction 70mph Other 1 2
202006XG75087 17 Sep 2020 11:20 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 2
202006XG69318 28 Feb 2020 14:00 Not at junction 70mph Raining no high wind 4 2