M5 road closures today & tonight
Updated . The live feeds are checked every five minutes.
No live incident closures on the M5 right now, but 2 roadworks are currently in force.
15 closures are scheduled tonight (18:00 to 06:00).
Is the M5 closed? Live updates from National Highways and Traffic Wales: accidents and emergency closures happening today, overnight closures tonight, roadworks in force and planned closures for the week ahead, filterable by direction.
Filter M5 closures by direction
M5 closures tonight
Closures starting between 18:00 on Thursday 15 October and 06:00 the next morning (UK time), including any already in force.
- – 06:00 Hard shoulder closure southbound Southbound · J7 to J8 Planned
- – 06:00 M5 Both Directions Jct 9 to Jct 15 mobile lane closures Northbound · J15 · Lane 3 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected, 1 of 3 lanes affected Planned
- – 06:00 M5 northbound Jct 28 to 27 - lane closure Northbound · J27 to J28 · 1 of 3 lanes affected Planned
- – 06:00 M5 northbound Jct 21 to Jct 20 lane closure 158/4-156/0 Northbound · J20 to J21 · 2 of 2 lanes affected Planned
- – 06:00 M5 Northbound Jct 31 to 30 lane 1, 2 closure 259/6b - 256/8b Northbound · J30 to J31 · 2 of 2 lanes affected Planned
- – 06:00 M5 Both Directions Jct 9 to Jct 20 mobile lane closures Northbound · J14 to J15 · Lane 3 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected, 1 of 2 lanes affected, 1 of 4 lanes affected Planned
- – 06:00 M5 northbound Jct 25 to 24 lane closures (197/2 to 196/5) Northbound · J24 to J25 · 2 of 2 lanes affected Planned
- – 06:00 M5 northbound Jct 20 to Jct 19 lane closure 155/8-152/8 Northbound · J20 · 2 of 2 lanes affected, 2 of 3 lanes affected Planned
- – 06:00 M5 northbound Jct 20 to Jct 19 lane closure 155/3-152/8 Northbound · J19 to J20 · 2 of 3 lanes affected, 2 of 2 lanes affected Planned
- – 06:00 M5 northbound Jct 24 to 23 - carriageway closed Northbound · J23 to J24 Planned
- – 06:00 M5 southbound Jct 3 to Jct 4a carriageway closure Southbound · At The Frankley Services Between J3 And J4 Exit Planned
- – 06:00 M5 both directions Jct 24 to Jct 23 - lane closure for for structure Northbound · J23 to J24 · 2 of 2 lanes affected Planned
- – 06:00 M5 northbound Western Arm northbound to M6 link road closure Northbound · Link Road From M5 Northbound To M6 J8 Northbound Planned
- – 06:00 M5 Northbound Jct 19 to Jct 18 lane closure 144/1-141/9 Northbound · J18 to J19 · Lane 4 closed, 1 of 4 lanes affected Planned
- – 05:00 M5 northbound lane 1 closure Northbound · J11A to J12 · Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected Planned
No closures in this direction tonight.
M5 roadworks in force now
None in this direction right now.
Recently cleared on the M5
-
M4 westbound Jct 20 exit slip road to M5 northbound Jct 15 - carriageway closed
ClearedCleared 18 minutes 31 seconds ago
-
M5 northbound Jct 10 to 9 - hardshoulder closure (78/2 to 76/6)
ClearedCleared 2 hours 53 minutes ago
-
Hard shoulder closure southbound
ClearedCleared 8 hours 18 minutes ago
-
Hard shoulder closure southbound
ClearedCleared 8 hours 58 minutes ago
-
A417 both directions Brockworth roundabout - lane closure
ClearedCleared 8 hours 58 minutes ago
-
M5 northbound Jct 22 to Jct 21 narrow lanes (166/3 to 161/9)
ClearedCleared 9 hours 13 minutes ago
-
M5 Northbound Jct 13 to 12 lane 1 & 2 closure
ClearedCleared 12 hours 3 minutes ago
-
M5 southbound Jct 13 entry slip lane 1 closure
ClearedCleared 12 hours 3 minutes ago
-
M5 both directions Jct 24 to Jct 23 - lane closure for for structure
ClearedCleared 12 hours 3 minutes ago
-
M5 southbound Jct 3 to Jct 4a carriageway closure
ClearedCleared 12 hours 28 minutes ago
M5 closure history: the last 12 months
Since 15 October 2025, 3,311 closures have been recorded on the M5: 3,308 planned roadworks and 3 unplanned incidents. 92% started overnight (18:00 to 06:00), and a typical closure lasted 9 hours. The busiest stretch was J15 (216 closures), and Tuesday was the busiest day of the week.
- Roadworks & planned closures
- 3,308
- Unplanned incidents
- 3
- Started overnight
- 92%
- Typical duration
- 9 hours
- Average 9 hours 15 minutes
Busiest M5 sections
- J15 216
- J14 to J15 203
- J18 to J19 167
- J30 to J31 142
- J11A to J12 139
When closures happen
- Busiest day
- Tuesday
- Busiest month
- March 2026 (504)
- Overnight closures
- 3,060
Busiest months: March 2026 (504), July 2026 (384), June 2026 (352).
Closures by direction
- Northbound
- 2,768
- Southbound
- 543
M5 crash history
744 injury collisions were recorded on the M5 between 2020 and 2024: 23 fatal, 139 serious and 582 slight, involving 1,129 casualties. The Department for Transport publishes STATS19 once a year, so 2024 is the latest year available and today's crashes appear above as live incidents instead.
- Collisions
- 744
- Fatal
- 23
- Serious
- 139
- Slight
- 582
M5 closures: your questions answered
Is the M5 closed today?
Yes. As of 18:03 UK time the M5 has 2 roadworks in force, including roadworks (northbound, J20 to J21); roadworks (northbound, J30 to J31). Check the list above for each closure and its expected reopening time.
Is the M5 closed tonight?
Yes, 15 closures on the M5 are scheduled to start between 18:00 on Thursday 15 October and 06:00 the next morning, including roadworks (southbound, J7 to J8) from 20:00; roadworks (northbound, J15) from 20:00; roadworks (northbound, J27 to J28) from 20:00.
Why is the M5 closed?
Current M5 closures are for maintenance work, road improvement or upgrading, construction work. Over the last 12 months, 100% of the 3,311 closures recorded on the M5 were planned roadworks and 3 were unplanned incidents such as collisions or breakdowns; 92% started overnight.
Where does this data come from?
Live M5 closures come from the National Highways road closure feed for England's motorways and major A roads and from Traffic Wales, checked every five minutes. Closure history is built from that feed's archive. Collision figures come from the Department for Transport's STATS19 road safety data, which is published once a year, so recent crashes appear here as live incidents long before they reach the official statistics.