Motorway
M60 traffic and collisions
The M60 is a motorway of 37.8 miles, from Bury to Stockport. This page covers its traffic at 40 DfT count points since 2000 and the collisions police recorded on it.
- Traffic in 2025 1.8bn vehicle miles
- Average daily traffic 131,422 vehicles a day, both directions
- Busiest section 154,520 J27 to J1
- HGV share 6.2% of vehicle miles
- Traffic since 2019 +5.7% same count points
- Collisions, 2021 to 2025 423 4.9 per 100m vehicle miles
How busy is the M60?
On an average day in 2025, 131,422 vehicles passed each point on the M60, counting both directions. The busiest section is J27 to J1 (Stockport), with 154,520 a day; the quietest listed is J2 to A560, with 21,915.
Busiest sections, 2025
J27 to J1 carries 1.2 times the road’s average flow.
| Section | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| J27 to J1 Stockport · 1.2 mi · HGVs 4.1% | 154,520 |
| J1 to J2 Stockport · 1.7 mi · HGVs 5.1% | 135,747 |
| J24 to J25 Tameside, Stockport · 2.3 mi · HGVs 5.8% | 134,465 |
| J22 to J23 Oldham, Tameside · 3.0 mi · HGVs 4.2% | 131,795 |
| A6140 to J24 Tameside · 1.9 mi · HGVs 4.6% | 125,664 |
| J25 to J26 Stockport · 0.7 mi · HGVs 4.5% | 125,559 |
| J19 to J20 Rochdale, Manchester · 1.4 mi · HGVs 4.1% | 125,214 |
| J18 to J19 Bury · 1.4 mi · HGVs 4.6% | 122,752 |
| J26A to J27 Stockport · 0.6 mi · HGVs 4.8% | 121,968 |
| A6104 spur to J22 Oldham · 0.6 mi · HGVs 4.5% | 106,089 |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Route
Bury to Stockport · 37.8 miles
M60 traffic and collisions by section
14 sections between junctions, in route order. Each is the average of its DfT count points, weighted by length. 22 short link roads and spurs (19.7 miles) count in the road’s totals but are not listed.
Sections Tap a column heading to sort
| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J18 to J19Bury | 122,752 | 15 |
| 2 | J19 to J20Rochdale, Manchester | 125,214 | 12 |
| 3 | J20 to J21Rochdale, Oldham | 87,032 | 10 |
| 4 | J21 to A6104 spurOldham | 90,646 | fewer than 3 |
| 5 | A6104 spur to J22Oldham | 106,089 | 9 |
| 6 | J22 to J23Oldham, Tameside | 131,795 | 26 |
| 7 | A635 to A6140Tameside | 99,424 | 5 |
| 8 | A6140 to J24Tameside | 125,664 | 21 |
| 9 | J24 to J25Tameside, Stockport | 134,465 | 23 |
| 10 | J25 to J26Stockport | 125,559 | 3 |
| 11 | J26A to J27Stockport | 121,968 | 4 |
| 12 | J27 to J1Stockport | 154,520 | 19 |
| 13 | J1 to J2Stockport | 135,747 | 14 |
| 14 | J2 to A560Stockport | 21,915 | 0 |
Vehicles a day is the average daily flow in 2025. “Since 2019” compares the same count points. Collisions are those with the M60 as the first road, placed on the nearest section by their recorded position; rates (per 100 million vehicle miles) are shown for sections of half a mile or more with 10 or more.
M60 traffic by vehicle type
Cars and taxis make up 75.9% of the vehicle miles on the M60. HGVs account for 6.2%.
Vehicle mix, 2025
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
HGV share of traffic
| Year | HGV share |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.7% |
| 2001 | 9.5% |
| 2002 | 9.2% |
| 2003 | 8.9% |
| 2004 | 9.1% |
| 2005 | 9.4% |
| 2006 | 9.4% |
| 2007 | 9.1% |
| 2008 | 9.7% |
| 2009 | 8.8% |
| 2010 | 9.5% |
| 2011 | 7.9% |
| 2012 | 7.2% |
| 2013 | 7.3% |
| 2014 | 7.4% |
| 2015 | 7.5% |
| 2016 | 7.5% |
| 2017 | 7.3% |
| 2018 | 7.3% |
| 2019 | 7.1% |
| 2020 | 8.3% |
| 2021 | 7.7% |
| 2022 | 6.9% |
| 2023 | 6.6% |
| 2024 | 6.4% |
| 2025 | 6.2% |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
M60 traffic trend
Traffic on the M60 came to 1.81 billion vehicle miles in 2025. At the count points present in both years, it is up 5.7% on 2019, before the pandemic, and up 9.3% on 2015.
Vehicle miles a year
Like for like, traffic is up 29.8% on 2000.
| Year | Vehicle miles |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.1bn |
| 2001 | 1.4bn |
| 2002 | 1.5bn |
| 2003 | 1.5bn |
| 2004 | 1.6bn |
| 2005 | 1.5bn |
| 2006 | 1.5bn |
| 2007 | 1.6bn |
| 2008 | 1.5bn |
| 2009 | 1.6bn |
| 2010 | 1.6bn |
| 2011 | 1.6bn |
| 2012 | 1.6bn |
| 2013 | 1.6bn |
| 2014 | 1.6bn |
| 2015 | 1.6bn |
| 2016 | 1.7bn |
| 2017 | 1.7bn |
| 2018 | 1.6bn |
| 2019 | 1.7bn |
| 2020 | 1.4bn |
| 2021 | 1.6bn |
| 2022 | 1.7bn |
| 2023 | 1.8bn |
| 2024 | 1.8bn |
| 2025 | 1.8bn |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Average daily flow
| Year | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 105,472 |
| 2001 | 100,369 |
| 2002 | 108,005 |
| 2003 | 111,754 |
| 2004 | 119,224 |
| 2005 | 111,945 |
| 2006 | 112,131 |
| 2007 | 114,064 |
| 2008 | 111,657 |
| 2009 | 115,820 |
| 2010 | 114,504 |
| 2011 | 116,240 |
| 2012 | 117,207 |
| 2013 | 116,046 |
| 2014 | 119,311 |
| 2015 | 119,709 |
| 2016 | 121,579 |
| 2017 | 120,968 |
| 2018 | 118,088 |
| 2019 | 124,324 |
| 2020 | 104,651 |
| 2021 | 114,693 |
| 2022 | 124,642 |
| 2023 | 128,139 |
| 2024 | 129,995 |
| 2025 | 131,422 |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
The chart counts the whole road as it was each year, so new or renumbered stretches move it. The percentage changes compare only count points present in both years. In 2025, 35 of the 40 count points were counted; DfT estimated the rest from earlier counts and local trends.
M60 collisions
Police recorded 423 collisions with the M60 as the first road from 2021 to 2025, 87 of them fatal or serious. That is 4.9 per 100 million vehicle miles, close to the 4.9 for all motorways in Great Britain. On average there were 2.2 a year for each mile of road.
Reported collisions by year
Down 36.6% from 2021 to 2025.
| Year | Slight | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 88 | 24 |
| 2022 | 63 | 20 |
| 2023 | 70 | 12 |
| 2024 | 64 | 11 |
| 2025 | 51 | 20 |
Source:DfT STATS19,UK Motoring analysis 2021 to 2025 Updated
Sections with the highest collision rates
Per 100 million vehicle miles, 2021 to 2025. Sections of half a mile or more with 10 or more collisions.
| Section | Per 100m vehicle miles |
|---|---|
| J27 to J1 Stockport · 19 collisions | 6.4 |
| J18 to J19 Bury · 15 collisions | 5.3 |
| A6140 to J24 Tameside · 21 collisions | 4.8 |
| J24 to J25 Tameside, Stockport · 23 collisions | 4.3 |
| J19 to J20 Rochdale, Manchester · 12 collisions | 4.1 |
| J22 to J23 Oldham, Tameside · 26 collisions | 3.7 |
| J1 to J2 Stockport · 14 collisions | 3.3 |
| J20 to J21 Rochdale, Oldham · 10 collisions | 2.8 |
Source:DfT STATS19,UK Motoring analysis 2021 to 2025 Updated
A further 36 collisions were recorded at junctions where the M60 was the second road; they are not in the figures above. Fatal or serious uses DfT’s adjusted serious figures. How we count collisions
Council areas on the M60
In route order. Each is the highway authority DfT files the count points under.
- Bury
- Rochdale
- Manchester
- Oldham
- Tameside
- Stockport
- Salford
- Trafford
Planned closures on the M60 in England
National Highways has 70 planned closures on the M60 between 16 September 2026 and 30 September 2026, 69 of them starting in that period. 27 close a carriageway rather than a lane or slip road, and 60 start between 7pm and 6am.
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Lane or slip M60 anticlockwise lane 1 closure (MP 5/8 to 4/3)
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Lane or slip M60 anticlockwise lane 1 closure (MP 5/8 to 4/3)
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Lane or slip M60 anticlockwise lane 1 closure (MP 5/8 to 4/3)
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Lane or slip M60 Clockwise Jct 21 exit slip road lane 2 closure
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Lane or slip M60 Anticlockwise lane 3 closure (MP 1/3 to 52/6)
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Carriageway M60 Anticlockwise Jct 1 entry slip road closure
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Lane or slip M60 Anticlockwise lane 1 closure (MP 1/3 to 55/2)
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Carriageway M60 Anticlockwise Jct 1 entry slip road closure
62 more planned closures in this period are not shown.
Planned closures only: National Highways can cancel or change them, and closures caused by incidents are not shown. Council roads in England are not covered. Roadworks and closures across the UK
Source:National Highways 2026-09-16 to 2026-09-30 Updated
Data sources and methodology
| Figures | Source | Period | Records | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traffic counts and vehicle mix | Road traffic statistics (AADF by count point) Department for Transport Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2000 to 2025 | 40 count points in 2025 | 15 September 2026 |
| Reported collisions | Road safety open data (STATS19) Department for Transport Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2021 to 2025 | 423 reported collisions | 15 September 2026 |
| Planned closures | Transport Data Feeds (DATEX II) National Highways | 2026-09-16 to 2026-09-30 | 2,304 planned closure schemes | 16 September 2026 |
- Annual average daily flow (AADF) is the average number of vehicles passing a point on a typical day of the year, both directions combined.
- Vehicle miles are AADF multiplied by link length and 365, summed over every count point link on the road.
- Sections join count point links between junctions, using the link lines in DfT’s major road database.
- STATS19 covers personal injury collisions reported to the police. Damage-only collisions are not included, and not every injury collision is reported.
- Serious and slight figures are DfT’s adjusted estimates, which allow for police forces moving to injury-based reporting.
- Counts of one or two collisions below Great Britain level are shown as “fewer than 3”.
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