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M55 Blackspot analysis

Recorded collisions · 131 combined incidents · 1 fatal · Showing full road data

120Police Collisions
1Fatal
24Serious
246Casualties
11NH Incidents
131Combined
UKTU Danger Score
13
out of 100
Among the lowest recorded

Ranked 642 of 737 UK roads with 100+ recorded collisions by recorded harm.

A ranking of our own records, not a risk-per-vehicle measure and not an official safety assessment. Collisions are weighted by outcome: one fatal counts for 50 slight collisions, one serious for 8.

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13
out of 100
Lowest

What the record shows

M55 ranks 642 of 737 UK roads with 100+ recorded collisions — worse than 13% of them by recorded harm. Of the 120 collisions on record, 1 fatal and 24 serious.

Fatal: 1 (0.8%) Serious: 24 (20%) Slight: 95 (79.2%) 120 collisions
Fatal 1 0.8%
Serious 24 20%
Slight 95 79.2%

When it happens

Is there a pattern in time?

Collisions by year6 years on record
17 20
22 21
20 22
17 23
19 24
25 25
By month
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
By dayBusiest: Tuesday
14 M
22 T
18 W
13 T
17 F
18 S
18 S

What was present

Conditions recorded by police at the scene — most commonly fine no high winds

Weather
Fine no high winds81%
Raining no high winds13%
Other3%
Raining + high winds2%
Snowing + high winds1%
Road surface
Dry66%
Wet or damp32%
Frost or ice3%
Light
Daylight71%
Darkness - no lighting18%
Darkness - lights lit8%
Darkness - lights unlit3%
Darkness - lighting unknown2%
Speed limit where collisions occurred
30mph
6
40mph
4
50mph
4
60mph
1
70mph
105

Police collision records

Showing the 50 most recent of 120 DfT STATS19 police-recorded collisions on the M55. Click any record to expand full details.

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Data Sources: DfT STATS19 police-recorded collision data and National Highways incident data, both under Open Government Licence v3.0. This is historical DfT statistical data — not an official police report. Blackspot classification is algorithmic and not an official safety assessment. © 2026 UK Traffic Updates.