Road
Crashes on the M66
503 recorded collisions since 2000.
503
All crashes
16
Fatal
65
Serious
422
Slight
Since 2000 the M66 has seen 503 collisions, 16 of them fatal and 65 serious. That ranks it 1003rd of 6,754 numbered A, B and M roads by total recorded collisions. Its fatal rate is 31.8 per 1,000 collisions, and 16% caused death or serious injury. Collisions have fallen by about 64% since 2000, from 25 to 9 in 2024. The heaviest local concentrations are in Bury, Rochdale and North Yorkshire.
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Crashes by year
2000–202440200
200020052010201520202024
Figures cover collisions reported to police (STATS19) from 2000 onward. Source: DfT STATS19, Open Government Licence v3.0.