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UK Traffic Updates · Road Safety Intelligence · 25 September 2026

Road Safety Report

M606 — 6 January 2020 to 9 December 2025

Data Source: DfT STATS19 Police-Recorded Collision Data · OGL v3.0 · Generated 25 September 2026
68Total Collisions
2Fatal
116Casualties
6Years of Data
1. Executive Summary
29
UKTU Danger Score / 100
Moderate Risk

This report covers 68 police-recorded collisions on the M606 between 6 January 2020 and 9 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 (2.9%), 8 were serious (11.8%), and 58 resulted in slight injuries. A total of 116 casualties were recorded across 146 vehicles.

The UKTU Danger Score of 29/100 is calculated from collision frequency, fatality count, severity ratio, and total casualty count.

68Collisions
2Fatal
8Serious
58Slight
116Casualties
66mphAvg Speed Limit
2. Year-on-Year Trend

📈 Increasing — collisions increased from 9 to 13

2020
9
15 cas
2021
11
17 cas
2022 (1F)
13
21 cas
2023
15
27 cas
2024
7
14 cas
2025 (1F)
13
22 cas
4. Collision Conditions Analysis

🌤️ Weather Conditions

Fine no high winds
46
Raining no high wind
12
Raining + high winds
6
Fine + high winds
4

🛣️ Road Surface

Dry
35
Wet or damp
33

💡 Light Conditions

Daylight
39
Darkness - lights lit
26
Darkness - lights unli
2
Darkness - lighting un
1

🚦 Speed Limit Zones

70mph
59
50mph
5
30mph
4
5. Day of Week Pattern
Sun
5
5
Mon
13
13
Tue
12
12
Wed
9
9
Thu
9
9
Fri
8
8
Sat
12
12
6. Vehicle Types Involved
Car
125
125
Van/Goods 3.5t or under
14
14
Goods over 3.5t under 7.5t
4
4
Motorcycle over 500cc
2
2
Taxi/Private hire
1
1
7. Fatal Collision Records (2)
ReferenceDateTimeJunctionSpeedWeatherCasualtiesVehicles
2025131646709 25 Sep 2025 08:31 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 2
2022131187606 13 Jun 2022 22:47 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 5 3