Live incidentCarriageway closureNational Highways
M5 southbound carriageway closure between J5 and J6, live incident, started Sun 27 Sep, 20:01
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J5 to J6
- Started
- Sun 27 Sep, 20:01
- Category
- Incident
M5 closures today: traffic accidents, incidents and roadworks
The M5 has 3 live incident closures right now. 5 roadworks closures are also in force.
38 closures are planned in the next 7 days, the first starting at 20:00 on Mon 28 Sep.
Closure data as of 05:00 on Monday 28 September 2026, checked every 5 minutes.
Map of M5 closures
The map shows 8 closures in force now, 38 planned in the next 7 days and 12 cleared most recently.
Map of closures on the M5
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- Live incident
- Active roadworks
- Planned
- Cleared
Live accidents and incidents on the M5
- Live incidentCarriageway closureNational Highways
M5 southbound carriageway closure between J7 and J8, live incident, started Sun 27 Sep, 20:01
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J7 to J8
- Started
- Sun 27 Sep, 20:01
- Category
- Incident
- Live incidentCarriageway closureNational Highways
M5 northbound carriageway closure between J19 and J18, live incident, started Sun 27 Sep, 19:52
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J19 to J18
- Started
- Sun 27 Sep, 19:52
- Category
- Incident
M5 roadworks in force now
5 roadworks closures are in force on the M5, most recently started first.
- Active roadworksLane closureNational Highways
M5 northbound lane closure between J31 and J30, active roadworks, started Sun 27 Sep, 20:07
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J31 to J30
- Started
- Sun 27 Sep, 20:07
- Expected to clear
- Mon 28 Sep, 06:00
- Category
- Construction Work
- Active roadworksLane closureNational Highways
M5 northbound lane closure between J31 and J30, active roadworks, started Sun 27 Sep, 20:00
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J31 to J30
- Started
- Sun 27 Sep, 20:00
- Expected to clear
- Mon 28 Sep, 06:00
- Category
- Construction Work
- Active roadworksNarrow lanesNational Highways
M5 northbound narrow lanes between J22 and J21, active roadworks, started Tue 22 Sep, 06:00
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J22 to J21
- Started
- Tue 22 Sep, 06:00
- Expected to clear
- Sat 3 Nov 2029, 06:00
- Category
- Construction Work
- Active roadworksNarrow lanesNational Highways
M5 northbound narrow lanes between J22 and J21, active roadworks, started Sat 19 Sep, 05:44
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J22 to J21
- Started
- Sat 19 Sep, 05:44
- Expected to clear
- Sat 3 Nov 2029, 06:00
- Category
- Construction Work
- Active roadworksHard shoulder closureNational Highways
M5 northbound hard shoulder closure between J31 and J30, active roadworks, started Mon 14 Sep, 06:00
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J31 to J30
- Started
- Mon 14 Sep, 06:00
- Expected to clear
- Mon 26 Oct, 20:00
- Category
- Construction Work
M5 closures planned this week
38 closures are planned in the next 7 days, grouped by the day they start. 55 more are booked for the week after.
Monday 28 September 2026
13 closures
- PlannedMobile lane closureNational Highways
M5 mobile lane closure in both directions between J9 and J15, planned, starts Mon 28 Sep, 20:00
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Both directions
- Junctions
- J9 to J15
- Starts
- Mon 28 Sep, 20:00
- Expected to clear
- Tue 29 Sep, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- PlannedMobile lane closureNational Highways
M5 mobile lane closure in both directions between J9 and J20, planned, starts Mon 28 Sep, 20:00
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Both directions
- Junctions
- J9 to J20
- Starts
- Mon 28 Sep, 20:00
- Expected to clear
- Tue 29 Sep, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- PlannedLane closureNational Highways
M5 northbound lane closure between J31 and J30, planned, starts Mon 28 Sep, 20:00
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J31 to J30
- Starts
- Mon 28 Sep, 20:00
- Expected to clear
- Tue 29 Sep, 06:00
- Category
- Construction Work
- PlannedEntry slip road closureNational Highways
M5 entry slip road closure in both directions at J18, planned, starts Mon 28 Sep, 21:00
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Both directions
- Junctions
- J18
- Starts
- Mon 28 Sep, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Tue 29 Sep, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- PlannedEntry slip road closureNational Highways
M5 northbound entry slip road closure at J11A, planned, starts Mon 28 Sep, 21:00
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J11A
- Starts
- Mon 28 Sep, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Tue 29 Sep, 05:00
- Category
- Construction Work
- PlannedEntry slip road closureNational Highways
M5 northbound entry slip road closure at J12, planned, starts Mon 28 Sep, 21:00
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J12
- Starts
- Mon 28 Sep, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Tue 29 Sep, 05:00
- Category
- Construction Work
- PlannedCarriageway closureNational Highways
M5 northbound carriageway closure between J12 and J11, planned, starts Mon 28 Sep, 21:00
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J12 to J11
- Starts
- Mon 28 Sep, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Tue 29 Sep, 05:00
- Category
- Construction Work
- PlannedLane closureNational Highways
M5 northbound lane closure between J13 and J12, planned, starts Mon 28 Sep, 21:00
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J13 to J12
- Starts
- Mon 28 Sep, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Tue 29 Sep, 05:00
- Category
- Construction Work
- PlannedHard shoulder closureNational Highways
M5 northbound hard shoulder closure between J23 and J22, planned, starts Mon 28 Sep, 21:00
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J23 to J22
- Starts
- Mon 28 Sep, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Tue 29 Sep, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- PlannedLane closureNational Highways
M5 northbound lane closure at J4A, planned, starts Mon 28 Sep, 21:00
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J4A
- Starts
- Mon 28 Sep, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Tue 29 Sep, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- PlannedEntry slip road closureNational Highways
M5 northbound entry slip road closure at J9, planned, starts Mon 28 Sep, 21:00
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J9
- Starts
- Mon 28 Sep, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Tue 29 Sep, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- PlannedEntry slip road closureNational Highways
M5 southbound entry slip road closure at J18, planned, starts Mon 28 Sep, 21:00
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J18
- Starts
- Mon 28 Sep, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Tue 29 Sep, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- PlannedExit slip road closureNational Highways
M5 southbound exit slip road closure at J9, planned, starts Mon 28 Sep, 21:00
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J9
- Starts
- Mon 28 Sep, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Tue 29 Sep, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
Tuesday 29 September 2026
11 closures
- PlannedMobile lane closureNational Highways
M5 mobile lane closure in both directions between J9 and J15, planned, starts Tue 29 Sep, 20:00
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Both directions
- Junctions
- J9 to J15
- Starts
- Tue 29 Sep, 20:00
- Expected to clear
- Wed 30 Sep, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- PlannedMobile lane closureNational Highways
M5 mobile lane closure in both directions between J9 and J20, planned, starts Tue 29 Sep, 20:00
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Both directions
- Junctions
- J9 to J20
- Starts
- Tue 29 Sep, 20:00
- Expected to clear
- Wed 30 Sep, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- PlannedLane closureNational Highways
M5 northbound lane closure between J19 and J18, planned, starts Tue 29 Sep, 20:00
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J19 to J18
- Starts
- Tue 29 Sep, 20:00
- Expected to clear
- Wed 30 Sep, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- PlannedLane closureNational Highways
M5 northbound lane closure between J31 and J30, planned, starts Tue 29 Sep, 20:00
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J31 to J30
- Starts
- Tue 29 Sep, 20:00
- Expected to clear
- Wed 30 Sep, 06:00
- Category
- Construction Work
- PlannedLane closureNational Highways
M5 northbound lane closure at J4A, planned, starts Tue 29 Sep, 21:00
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J4A
- Starts
- Tue 29 Sep, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Wed 30 Sep, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- PlannedExit slip road closureNational Highways
M5 southbound exit slip road closure, planned, starts Tue 29 Sep, 21:00
- Road
- M5 and A417
- Direction
- Southbound
- Starts
- Tue 29 Sep, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Wed 30 Sep, 05:00
- Category
- Construction Work
- PlannedEntry slip road closureNational Highways
M5 southbound entry slip road closure at J11, planned, starts Tue 29 Sep, 21:00
- Road
- M5 and A40
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J11
- Starts
- Tue 29 Sep, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Wed 30 Sep, 05:00
- Category
- Construction Work
- PlannedLink road closureNational Highways
M5 southbound link road closure between J11 and J12, planned, starts Tue 29 Sep, 21:00
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J11 to J12
- Starts
- Tue 29 Sep, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Wed 30 Sep, 05:00
- Category
- Construction Work
- PlannedEntry slip road closureNational Highways
M5 southbound entry slip road closure at J11A, planned, starts Tue 29 Sep, 21:00
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J11A
- Starts
- Tue 29 Sep, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Wed 30 Sep, 05:00
- Category
- Construction Work
- PlannedLane closureNational Highways
M5 southbound lane closure at J2, planned, starts Tue 29 Sep, 21:00
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J2
- Starts
- Tue 29 Sep, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Wed 30 Sep, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- PlannedEntry slip road closureNational Highways
M5 northbound entry slip road closure at J25, planned, starts Tue 29 Sep, 22:00
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J25
- Starts
- Tue 29 Sep, 22:00
- Expected to clear
- Wed 30 Sep, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
Wednesday 30 September 2026
5 closures
- PlannedMobile lane closureNational Highways
M5 mobile lane closure in both directions between J9 and J15, planned, starts Wed 30 Sep, 20:00
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Both directions
- Junctions
- J9 to J15
- Starts
- Wed 30 Sep, 20:00
- Expected to clear
- Thu 1 Oct, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- PlannedMobile lane closureNational Highways
M5 mobile lane closure in both directions between J9 and J20, planned, starts Wed 30 Sep, 20:00
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Both directions
- Junctions
- J9 to J20
- Starts
- Wed 30 Sep, 20:00
- Expected to clear
- Thu 1 Oct, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- PlannedLane closureNational Highways
M5 northbound lane closure between J31 and J30, planned, starts Wed 30 Sep, 20:00
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J31 to J30
- Starts
- Wed 30 Sep, 20:00
- Expected to clear
- Thu 1 Oct, 06:00
- Category
- Construction Work
- PlannedHard shoulder closureNational Highways
M5 northbound hard shoulder closure at J29, planned, starts Wed 30 Sep, 21:00
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J29
- Starts
- Wed 30 Sep, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Thu 1 Oct, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- PlannedHard shoulder closureNational Highways
M5 southbound hard shoulder closure between J4A and J5, planned, starts Wed 30 Sep, 21:00
- Road
- M5 and M42
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J4A to J5
- Starts
- Wed 30 Sep, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Thu 1 Oct, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
Thursday 1 October 2026
3 closures
- PlannedMobile lane closureNational Highways
M5 mobile lane closure in both directions between J9 and J15, planned, starts Thu 1 Oct, 20:00
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Both directions
- Junctions
- J9 to J15
- Starts
- Thu 1 Oct, 20:00
- Expected to clear
- Fri 2 Oct, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- PlannedMobile lane closureNational Highways
M5 mobile lane closure in both directions between J9 and J20, planned, starts Thu 1 Oct, 20:00
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Both directions
- Junctions
- J9 to J20
- Starts
- Thu 1 Oct, 20:00
- Expected to clear
- Fri 2 Oct, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- PlannedLane closureNational Highways
M5 northbound lane closure between J31 and J30, planned, starts Thu 1 Oct, 20:00
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J31 to J30
- Starts
- Thu 1 Oct, 20:00
- Expected to clear
- Fri 2 Oct, 06:00
- Category
- Construction Work
Friday 2 October 2026
5 closures
- M5 mobile lane closure in both directions between J9 and J15Mobile lane closure, 20:00 to 06:00 on Sat 3 Oct
- M5 mobile lane closure in both directions between J9 and J20Mobile lane closure, 20:00 to 06:00 on Sat 3 Oct
- M5 northbound entry slip road closure at J19Entry slip road closure, 20:00 to 06:00 on Sat 3 Oct
- M5 northbound lane closure between J20 and J18Lane closure, 20:00 to 06:00 on Sat 3 Oct
- M5 southbound hard shoulder closure at J23Hard shoulder closure, 21:00 to 06:00 on Sat 3 Oct
Sunday 4 October 2026
1 closure
Recently cleared M5 closures
These are the 12 most recent of the 28 closures on the M5 that cleared in the last 3 days.
- ClearedLane closureNational Highways
M5 southbound lane closure at J18, cleared Sun 27 Sep, 23:41
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J18
- Started
- Sun 27 Sep, 23:29
- Cleared
- Sun 27 Sep, 23:41
- Category
- Incident
- ClearedLane closureNational Highways
M5 southbound lane closure at J18, cleared Sun 27 Sep, 23:40
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J18
- Started
- Sun 27 Sep, 20:45
- Cleared
- Sun 27 Sep, 23:40
- Category
- Incident
- ClearedLane closureNational Highways
M5 northbound lane closure at J8, cleared Sun 27 Sep, 20:44
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J8
- Started
- Sun 27 Sep, 20:21
- Cleared
- Sun 27 Sep, 20:44
- Category
- Incident
- ClearedLane closureNational Highways
M5 northbound lane closure at J8, cleared Sun 27 Sep, 20:40
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J8
- Started
- Sun 27 Sep, 15:03
- Cleared
- Sun 27 Sep, 20:40
- Category
- Incident
- ClearedLane closureNational Highways
M5 northbound lane closure between J31 and J30, cleared Sun 27 Sep, 20:35
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J31 to J30
- Started
- Sun 27 Sep, 20:00
- Cleared
- Sun 27 Sep, 20:35
- Category
- Construction Work
- ClearedLane closureNational Highways
M5 northbound lane closure between J17 and J16, cleared Sun 27 Sep, 18:47
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J17 to J16
- Started
- Sun 27 Sep, 18:21
- Cleared
- Sun 27 Sep, 18:47
- Category
- Incident
- ClearedLane closureNational Highways
M5 northbound lane closure between J17 and J16, cleared Sun 27 Sep, 18:45
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J17 to J16
- Started
- Sun 27 Sep, 13:31
- Cleared
- Sun 27 Sep, 18:45
- Category
- Incident
- ClearedLane closureNational Highways
M5 northbound lane closure between J17 and J16, cleared Sun 27 Sep, 18:19
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J17 to J16
- Started
- Sun 27 Sep, 18:14
- Cleared
- Sun 27 Sep, 18:19
- Category
- Incident
- ClearedLane closureNational Highways
M5 southbound lane closure at J17, cleared Sun 27 Sep, 18:19
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J17
- Started
- Sun 27 Sep, 18:12
- Cleared
- Sun 27 Sep, 18:19
- Category
- Incident
- ClearedLane closureNational Highways
M5 southbound lane closure at J17, cleared Sun 27 Sep, 18:15
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J17
- Started
- Sun 27 Sep, 14:39
- Cleared
- Sun 27 Sep, 18:15
- Category
- Incident
- ClearedLane closureNational Highways
M5 southbound lane closure between J4A and J5, cleared Sun 27 Sep, 17:47
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J4A to J5
- Started
- Sun 27 Sep, 17:40
- Cleared
- Sun 27 Sep, 17:47
- Category
- Incident
- ClearedLane closureNational Highways
M5 southbound lane closure between J4A and J5, cleared Sun 27 Sep, 17:45
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J4A to J5
- Started
- Sun 27 Sep, 16:55
- Cleared
- Sun 27 Sep, 17:45
- Category
- Incident
M5 closure history and crash statistics
Closures stay on this page for 3 days after they clear, then move to the road closure archive, which lists every cleared closure on motorways and major A roads, newest first.
The M5 accident statistics from 1979 to 2025 record 15,389 collisions on the road, 490 of them fatal.