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M6 J30 at 09:41 on Monday 12 October: 1 nearby.
Straight from National Highways, re-checked every 3 minutes while this page is open.
Location from the National Highways junction reference. Nearest towns: Leyland, Preston, Chorley, Blackburn.
Wider area: counting every road within 3 miles — local streets, A-roads, everything — 1,300 collisions are on record, 12 of them fatal. That figure follows how built-up the area is, so it is shown for context and is not what the ranking uses.
Department for Transport STATS19 police collision records on the M6 itself, within 2 miles of J30. This is the free summary — the full breakdown by severity, weather, road surface, time of day and individual record is in the blackspot report.
📊 Full collision analysis for M6 J30 → 7 of 49 junctions on the M6 · see where it ranks nationallyM6 J30 is at Preston & Bamber Bridge. National Highways signs it as Preston South. The nearest town is Leyland.
Not at M6 J30 itself as of 09:41. Nearby, National Highways report: The M6 northbound between junctions J31 and J32. Congestion. Normal traffic conditions are expected between 10:00 and 10:15 on 12 October 2026. Currently Active (1 junction away).
No closure is listed at M6 J30 as of 09:41.
Police STATS19 records show 77 collisions on the M6 within 2 miles of J30, including 2 fatal and 12 serious. Counting every road in the area, 1,300 collisions are recorded within 3 miles. That ranks it 49 of 554 UK junctions we hold collision records for.
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