The M62: where people are seriously hurt
Over 2021–2025, 278 people were killed or seriously injured in 229 collisions on the M62, making it the 34th worst numbered road in Britain by that measure.
229
serious or fatal collisions
278
people killed or seriously injured
26
collisions that took a life
#34
of 150 numbered roads
What the record shows
The M62 carries 963 recorded injury collisions over the period, 229 of them serious or fatal. Serious injury concentrates in Leeds, Kirklees, Calderdale, with 3 further areas also recording collisions. Collisions here are more likely than average to be fatal: 11% against 7% across the numbered network, which usually points to higher speeds. Most collisions were recorded on 70 mph sections. The worst year of the period was 2025 with 48 serious collisions, and the count is up 2% between 2021 and 2025.
Every serious and fatal collision on the M62
Blue markers are serious collisions, red crosses fatal. Click any marker for the year. Zoom in to see the specific junctions and stretches where they cluster.
Where along the route
- Leeds44 KSI
- Kirklees34 KSI
- Calderdale27 KSI
- Rochdale23 KSI
- East Riding of Yorkshire22 KSI
- Salford20 KSI
Local authority areas with the most serious collisions on this road.
The trend
Serious and fatal collisions on the M62
2025: 48 (up 11.6% on the year before) · peak 48 in 2025 · +2.1% across the period
Axis clipped to the data range to show year-on-year movement.
About the M62
How many accidents happen on the M62?
Police recorded 963 injury collisions on the M62 over 2021–2025, of which 229 were fatal or serious. Those serious collisions left 278 people killed or seriously injured, including 26 fatal collisions.
Is the M62 a dangerous road?
By volume of serious injury it ranks 34 of the 150 numbered roads we analyse, and 4 among motorways. That is a count rather than a rate: longer and busier roads accumulate more collisions, so a high ranking reflects exposure as well as risk.
Where on the M62 do collisions happen?
They concentrate in Leeds, Kirklees, Calderdale. The map on this page plots every serious and fatal collision recorded on the route, so you can see the specific stretches rather than the total.
Counts include every collision the police recorded on this road number across all authority areas. They are not adjusted for traffic volume or road length, so treat them as a measure of where injury concentrates rather than a per-mile risk rating. Method. Free to reuse with attribution to this page.
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