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M42 Junction 6 Traffic

Birmingham Airport & NEC · Birmingham Airport · near Knowle

🎪 The junction for NEC Birmingham and Birmingham Airport

M42 J6 at 13:57 on Tuesday 3 November: 1 incident at this junction.

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🚨 Live at M42 J6 right now

Checked 13:57 · auto-refresh
🐌 Congestion · Minor
The M42 northbound between junctions J5A and J6. Congestion. Currently Active
↑ NorthboundJ5A–J63 min delay
Reported 13:46 · 10 min ago

Straight from National Highways, re-checked every 3 minutes while this page is open.

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Is M42 junction 6 closed? Quick answers

Checked 13:57 on Tuesday 3 November 2026.

Is M42 junction 6 closed right now?

No. Nothing is closing the road at M42 junction 6 at 13:57. 1 live incident is listed at this junction above.

Is M42 junction 6 closed tonight?

No. No closures are planned at M42 junction 6 tonight (Tue 3 Nov, 18:00 to 06:00).

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Is M42 junction 6 closed this weekend?

No. No closures are planned at M42 junction 6 this weekend (Fri 6 Nov 18:00 to Mon 9 Nov 06:00).

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Is there an accident at M42 junction 6 today?

No. No collision has been reported at M42 junction 6 since midnight.

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Answers use official data only: the National Highways live incident feed and their planned closure report. A closure is counted here when National Highways name this junction or a stretch that runs through it.

🗺️ Where M42 J6 is

Location from the National Highways junction reference. Nearest towns: Knowle, Solihull, Dorridge, Coleshill.

📍 Heading to… from M42 J6

Places and the junctions they are reached from are kept by our team; distances are measured in a straight line from the junction, not along the road.

⚠️ Collision record on the M42 at J6

77Collisions
0Fatal
14Serious
124Casualties
36
Better than most
Ranked 354 of 556 UK junctions on record · 8 of 11 on the M42

Wider area: counting every road within 3 miles — local streets, A-roads, everything — 718 collisions are on record, 16 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 M42 itself, within 2 miles of J6. 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 M42 J6 → 8 of 11 junctions on the M42 · see where it ranks nationally

❓ M42 J6 — Frequently Asked Questions

Where is M42 junction 6?

M42 J6 is at Birmingham Airport & NEC. National Highways signs it as Birmingham Airport. The nearest town is Knowle.

Is there an accident at M42 J6?

No collision is listed at M42 J6 as of 13:57, but National Highways report: The M42 northbound between junctions J5A and J6. Congestion. Currently Active.

Is M42 junction 6 closed?

No closure is listed at M42 J6 as of 13:57.

How many accidents happen at M42 junction 6?

Police STATS19 records show 77 collisions on the M42 within 2 miles of J6, including 0 fatal and 14 serious. Counting every road in the area, 718 collisions are recorded within 3 miles. That ranks it 354 of 556 UK junctions we hold collision records for.

Which places is M42 junction 6 the junction for?

M42 J6 is the junction for NEC Birmingham (events venue, Marston Green, Solihull), about 2 miles north in a straight line - reached from M42 J6; Birmingham Airport (airport, Bickenhill, Solihull), about 2.5 miles north-west in a straight line - reached from M42 J6.

What is near M42 junction 6?

Within 15 miles of M42 J6: Kenilworth Castle (heritage, Kenilworth), about 7.5 miles south-east in a straight line; Edgbaston Cricket Ground (stadium, Edgbaston, Birmingham), about 8.5 miles west in a straight line; Villa Park (stadium, Aston, Birmingham), about 9.5 miles north-west in a straight line; NAEC Stoneleigh (Stoneleigh Park) (events venue, Stoneleigh), about 9.5 miles south-east in a straight line; Warwick Racecourse (racecourse, Warwick), about 11 miles south-east in a straight line; Warwick Castle (heritage, Warwick), about 11 miles south-east in a straight line.

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↔️ Next junctions

← J5
Solihull & Knowle J7
Castle Bromwich & Marston Green →

📍 Towns near this junction

Knowle 2.8 mi Solihull 3 mi Dorridge 4.2 mi Coleshill 5.1 mi

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