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M6 J38 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: Tebay, Shap, Appleby-in-Westmorland, Kirkby Stephen.
Wider area: counting every road within 3 miles — local streets, A-roads, everything — 42 collisions are on record, 1 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 J38. 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 J38 → 46 of 49 junctions on the M6 · see where it ranks nationallyM6 J38 is at Tebay & Orton. National Highways signs it as Tebay. The nearest town is Tebay.
Not at M6 J38 itself as of 09:41. Nearby, National Highways report: The M6 northbound between junctions J35 and J37. Congestion. Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:45 and 10:00 on 12 October 2026. Currently Active (1 junction away).
No closure is listed at M6 J38 as of 09:41.
Police STATS19 records show 17 collisions on the M6 within 2 miles of J38, including 0 fatal and 5 serious. Counting every road in the area, 42 collisions are recorded within 3 miles. That ranks it 454 of 554 UK junctions we hold collision records for.
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