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UK Traffic Updates · Road Safety Intelligence · 22 September 2026

Road Safety Report

M602 — 17 January 2020 to 11 December 2025

Data Source: DfT STATS19 Police-Recorded Collision Data · OGL v3.0 · Generated 22 September 2026
66Total Collisions
2Fatal
114Casualties
6Years of Data
1. Executive Summary
34
UKTU Danger Score / 100
Moderate Risk

This report covers 66 police-recorded collisions on the M602 between 17 January 2020 and 11 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, 2 were fatal (3%), 14 were serious (21.2%), and 50 resulted in slight injuries. A total of 114 casualties were recorded across 157 vehicles.

The UKTU Danger Score of 34/100 is calculated from collision frequency, fatality count, severity ratio, and total casualty count.

66Collisions
2Fatal
14Serious
50Slight
114Casualties
64mphAvg Speed Limit
2. Year-on-Year Trend

📈 Increasing — collisions increased from 6 to 12

2020 (1F)
6
6 cas
2021 (1F)
15
32 cas
2022
9
22 cas
2023
10
18 cas
2024
14
16 cas
2025
12
20 cas
4. Collision Conditions Analysis

🌤️ Weather Conditions

Fine no high winds
52
Raining no high wind
11
Fine + high winds
2
Other
1

🛣️ Road Surface

Dry
46
Wet or damp
18
Flood over 3cm
1

💡 Light Conditions

Daylight
39
Darkness - lights lit
23
Darkness - lights unli
2
Darkness - no lighting
2

🚦 Speed Limit Zones

70mph
45
60mph
14
30mph
6
50mph
1
5. Day of Week Pattern
Sun
9
9
Mon
9
9
Tue
12
12
Wed
5
5
Thu
11
11
Fri
12
12
Sat
8
8
6. Vehicle Types Involved
Car
126
126
Goods over 3.5t under 7.5t
10
10
Van/Goods 3.5t or under
10
10
Taxi/Private hire
9
9
Goods 7.5t and over
1
1
Motorcycle over 125cc up to 500cc
1
1
7. Fatal Collision Records (2)
ReferenceDateTimeJunctionSpeedWeatherCasualtiesVehicles
2021061126673 28 Dec 2021 02:40 Not at junction 70mph Raining no high wind 1 1
202006XF68217 17 Jan 2020 11:51 Not at junction 70mph Raining no high wind 1 2