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UK Traffic Updates · Road Safety Intelligence · 22 September 2026

Road Safety Report

M62 — 4 January 2020 to 27 December 2025

Data Source: DfT STATS19 Police-Recorded Collision Data · OGL v3.0 · Generated 22 September 2026
1,056Total Collisions
29Fatal
1,648Casualties
6Years of Data
1. Executive Summary
100
UKTU Danger Score / 100
Extreme Risk

This report covers 1,056 police-recorded collisions on the M62 between 4 January 2020 and 27 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, 29 were fatal (2.7%), 217 were serious (20.5%), and 810 resulted in slight injuries. A total of 1,648 casualties were recorded across 2,389 vehicles.

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

1,056Collisions
29Fatal
217Serious
810Slight
1,648Casualties
68mphAvg Speed Limit
2. Year-on-Year Trend

📈 Increasing — collisions increased from 95 to 188

2020 (3F)
95
163 cas
2021 (4F)
192
298 cas
2022 (5F)
219
335 cas
2023 (9F)
194
296 cas
2024 (3F)
168
269 cas
2025 (5F)
188
287 cas
4. Collision Conditions Analysis

🌤️ Weather Conditions

Fine no high winds
759
Raining no high wind
197
Raining + high winds
46
Fine + high winds
20
Fog or mist
8
Other
6

🛣️ Road Surface

Dry
655
Wet or damp
379
Flood over 3cm
10
Frost or ice
6
Snow
2

💡 Light Conditions

Daylight
693
Darkness - lights lit
238
Darkness - no lighting
92
Darkness - lights unli
18
Darkness - lighting un
15

🚦 Speed Limit Zones

70mph
977
50mph
25
30mph
23
40mph
17
60mph
13
20mph
1
5. Day of Week Pattern
Sun
132
132
Mon
166
166
Tue
155
155
Wed
139
139
Thu
147
147
Fri
181
181
Sat
136
136
6. Vehicle Types Involved
Car
1768
1768
Goods over 3.5t under 7.5t
270
270
Van/Goods 3.5t or under
236
236
Motorcycle over 500cc
30
30
Goods 7.5t and over
29
29
Other vehicle
21
21
Taxi/Private hire
14
14
Goods unknown weight
11
11
7. Fatal Collision Records (20)
ReferenceDateTimeJunctionSpeedWeatherCasualtiesVehicles
2025131650061 04 Oct 2025 00:47 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 8
2025161646946 26 Sep 2025 14:52 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 1
2025131596237 29 May 2025 17:40 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 8
2025061560292 02 Mar 2025 23:30 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 1
2025161558727 26 Feb 2025 16:40 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 2 5
2024070605110 11 Jul 2024 05:30 Not at junction 70mph Raining no high wind 4 3
2024131423840 23 Mar 2024 02:11 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 2 2
2024131418652 09 Mar 2024 03:35 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 2
2023061391241 21 Dec 2023 22:30 Not at junction 70mph Raining + high winds 1 1
2023131388869 15 Dec 2023 20:35 Not at junction 70mph Raining + high winds 5 2
2023061354095 19 Sep 2023 00:16 Not at junction 70mph Raining no high wind 2 2
2023131344702 05 Aug 2023 21:46 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 1
2023061338882 02 Aug 2023 14:18 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 3 1
2023052301220 27 May 2023 02:02 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 2 2
2023070360265 29 Apr 2023 03:45 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 3 2
2023070234181 19 Mar 2023 21:30 Not at junction 70mph Raining no high wind 1 2
2023070088879 31 Jan 2023 04:30 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 2
2022131256042 21 Dec 2022 04:20 Not at junction 70mph Raining no high wind 2 1
2022122201330 11 Oct 2022 14:30 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 1
2022131164800 11 Apr 2022 07:15 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 2 2