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M56 J4 at 12:37 on Tuesday 6 October: 2 nearby.
Straight from National Highways, re-checked every 3 minutes while this page is open.
Location from the National Highways junction reference. Nearest towns: Altrincham, Wilmslow, Sale, Stockport.
Wider area: counting every road within 3 miles — local streets, A-roads, everything — 785 collisions are on record, 12 of them fatal. That figure follows how built-up the area is, so it is shown for context and is not what the ranking uses.
Department for Transport STATS19 police collision records on the M56 itself, within 2 miles of J4. This is the free summary — the full breakdown by severity, weather, road surface, time of day and individual record is in the blackspot report.
📊 Full collision analysis for M56 J4 → 5 of 14 junctions on the M56 · see where it ranks nationallyM56 J4 is at Manchester Airport & Ringway. National Highways signs it as Manchester Airport. The nearest town is Altrincham.
Not at M56 J4 itself as of 12:37. Nearby, National Highways report: The M56 eastbound between junctions J9 and J6. Resurfacing. There will be two of three lanes closed. Lanes one and two will be closed. From 21:00 on 19 October 2026 to 06:00 on 20 October 2026. Pendi… (2 junctions away).
No closure is listed at M56 J4 as of 12:37.
Police STATS19 records show 63 collisions on the M56 within 2 miles of J4, including 0 fatal and 12 serious. Counting every road in the area, 785 collisions are recorded within 3 miles. That ranks it 217 of 554 UK junctions we hold collision records for.
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