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M23 Blackspot analysis

Warning Zone · 247 combined incidents · 4 fatal · Showing full road data

176Police Collisions
4Fatal
43Serious
297Casualties
71NH Incidents
247Combined
UKTU Danger Score
50
out of 100
Around the middle

Ranked 366 of 737 UK roads with 100+ recorded collisions by recorded harm.

A ranking of our own records, not a risk-per-vehicle measure and not an official safety assessment. Collisions are weighted by outcome: one fatal counts for 50 slight collisions, one serious for 8.

📍 Each pin marks an actual police-recorded collision location · Zoom in and click for details

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50
out of 100
Mid

What the record shows

M23 ranks 366 of 737 UK roads with 100+ recorded collisions — worse than 50% of them by recorded harm. Of the 176 collisions on record, 4 fatal and 43 serious.

Fatal: 4 (2.3%) Serious: 43 (24.4%) Slight: 129 (73.3%) 176 collisions
Fatal 4 2.3%
Serious 43 24.4%
Slight 129 73.3%

When it happens

Is there a pattern in time?

Collisions by year6 years on record
26 20
33 21
29 22
26 23
45 24
17 25
By month
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
By dayBusiest: Saturday
29 M
30 T
26 W
22 T
14 F
34 S
21 S

What was present

Conditions recorded by police at the scene — most commonly fine no high winds

Weather
Fine no high winds69%
Raining no high winds21%
Raining + high winds5%
Other2%
Fine + high winds2%
Road surface
Dry61%
Wet or damp36%
Frost or ice1%
Flood over 3cm1%
Light
Daylight59%
Darkness - no lighting30%
Darkness - lights lit8%
Darkness - lights unlit2%
Darkness - lighting unknown1%
Speed limit where collisions occurred
20mph
1
30mph
1
50mph
17
60mph
3
70mph
154

Police collision records

Showing the 50 most recent of 176 DfT STATS19 police-recorded collisions on the M23. Tap a row for its conditions. Open shows the full police record – vehicles, drivers, casualties – for 1 credit (slight), 2 (serious) or 3 (fatal); records you have opened say so.

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Data Sources: DfT STATS19 police-recorded collision data and National Highways incident data, both under Open Government Licence v3.0. This is historical DfT statistical data — not an official police report. Blackspot classification is algorithmic and not an official safety assessment. © 2026 UK Traffic Updates.

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