Road
Crashes on the A6
21,210 recorded collisions since 2000.
21,210
All crashes
380
Fatal
3,217
Serious
17,613
Slight
Since 2000 the A6 has seen 21,210 collisions, 380 of them fatal and 3,217 serious. That ranks it 2nd of 6,754 numbered A, B and M roads by total recorded collisions. Its fatal rate is 17.9 per 1,000 collisions, and 17% caused death or serious injury. Collisions have fallen by about 67% since 2000, from 1,457 to 485 in 2024. The heaviest local concentrations are in Manchester, Lancaster and Stockport.
Worst local authorities on the A6
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- Manchester1,680 crashes · 17 fatal
- Lancaster1,653 crashes · 29 fatal
- Stockport1,503 crashes · 15 fatal
- Preston1,485 crashes · 6 fatal
- Salford1,360 crashes · 13 fatal
- Leicester1,214 crashes · 10 fatal
- Bedford1,145 crashes · 12 fatal
- Charnwood1,067 crashes · 20 fatal
- Westmorland and Furness1,023 crashes · 38 fatal
- Derbyshire Dales933 crashes · 26 fatal
Crashes by year
2000–20241,5001,0005000
200020052010201520202024
Figures cover collisions reported to police (STATS19) from 2000 onward. Source: DfT STATS19, Open Government Licence v3.0.