M6 Traffic Reports
M6 Traffic Reports and Updates
M6 traffic reports now have their own home: our dedicated M6 website. Because nobody drives both ways at once, it has separate pages for northbound and southbound traffic, as well as the full news for the whole road.
Where to Find M6 Traffic Reports Now
Go to our M6 traffic news page for every current report, or straight to the page you need:
- the latest M6 traffic news
- accidents and incidents
- roadworks
- what the overhead signs are saying
- the variable speed limits in force now
- separate northbound and southbound pages
- closures tonight
- M6 junction maps
- M6 traffic statistics
Each report says where the problem is, which way it affects, and when National Highways expects it to clear, so you can decide quickly whether to change your plans.
M6 collisions in numbers
How often something happens on the M6, from the Department for Transport’s figures. This is why M6 traffic news changes so often.
about 400
reported injury collisions, 2025
on the M6, or roughly 8 a week. In 2024 there were about 380.
21%
were fatal or serious
The rest were recorded as slight. Every one of them can close a lane and hold up traffic for miles behind.
Source: Department for Transport road casualty statistics, reported injury collisions, 2024 and 2025. Rounded, as a guide rather than a precise count.
For facts about the road itself, its length, route and junctions, see about the M6 motorway.
Live example - one current item from today’s traffic news on the M6, refreshed every five minutes. It shows how our news is laid out; the full news is one click away.
Good news - no hold-ups reported on the M6 right now!
Looks like a clear run - have a safe and smooth journey.
Conditions can change, and not every hold-up is reported instantly, so do check back before you travel. Our traffic news updates automatically throughout the day.
See all the latest M6 traffic news
Updated 05:02 (5:02am) Thu 29 Oct 2026
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