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M6 Junction 16 Traffic

Crewe & Barthomley · Crewe · near Alsager

🎢 The junction for Alton Towers

M6 J16 at 14:07 on Tuesday 3 November: nothing reported at this junction — live National Highways updates every few minutes.

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🚨 Live at M6 J16 right now

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✅Nothing reported at M6 J16 right now.

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

Is M6 junction 16 closed? Quick answers

Checked 14:07 on Tuesday 3 November 2026.

Is M6 junction 16 closed right now?

No. Nothing is closing the road at M6 junction 16 at 14:07.

Is M6 junction 16 closed tonight?

No. No closures are planned at M6 junction 16 tonight (Tue 3 Nov, 18:00 to 06:00).

Tonight: every M6 closure ›

Is M6 junction 16 closed this weekend?

No full closures. M6 junction 16 stays open this weekend (Fri 6 Nov 18:00 to Mon 9 Nov 06:00). 1 lane or slip road closure is planned: southbound jct 16 exit slip road closure, Sun 22:00 to 06:00.

This weekend: every M6 closure ›

Is there an accident at M6 junction 16 today?

No. No collision has been reported at M6 junction 16 since midnight.

M6 accidents today and yesterday ›

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 M6 J16 is

Location from the National Highways junction reference. Nearest towns: Alsager, Crewe, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Sandbach.

📍 Heading to… from M6 J16

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 M6 at J16

66Collisions
2Fatal
14Serious
110Casualties
62
Around the middle
Ranked 213 of 556 UK junctions on record · 24 of 49 on the M6

Wider area: counting every road within 3 miles — local streets, A-roads, everything — 353 collisions are on record, 13 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 J16. 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 J16 → 24 of 49 junctions on the M6 · see where it ranks nationally

❓ M6 J16 — Frequently Asked Questions

Where is M6 junction 16?

M6 J16 is at Crewe & Barthomley. National Highways signs it as Crewe. The nearest town is Alsager.

Is there an accident at M6 J16?

No — as of 14:07 National Highways list nothing at M6 J16. This page re-checks their live feed every few minutes, 24 hours a day.

Is M6 junction 16 closed?

No closure is listed at M6 J16 as of 14:07.

How many accidents happen at M6 junction 16?

Police STATS19 records show 66 collisions on the M6 within 2 miles of J16, including 2 fatal and 14 serious. Counting every road in the area, 353 collisions are recorded within 3 miles. That ranks it 213 of 556 UK junctions we hold collision records for.

Which places is M6 junction 16 the junction for?

M6 J16 is the junction for Alton Towers (theme park, Alton), about 20 miles east in a straight line - reached from M6 J15/J16.

What is near M6 junction 16?

Within 15 miles of M6 J16: bet365 Stadium (stadium, Stoke-on-Trent), about 8 miles south-east in a straight line; Trentham Estate (attraction, Stoke-on-Trent), about 8.5 miles south-east in a straight line; Jodrell Bank (attraction, Lower Withington), about 13 miles north in a straight line; Oulton Park (motorsport, Little Budworth), about 14 miles north-west in a straight line.

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📍 Towns near this junction

Alsager 3.5 mi Crewe 5.2 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme 5.5 mi Sandbach 6.8 mi

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