2 active closures and restrictions on the M5 right now.
On the M5 right now: 2 restrictions (roadworks or queues). No collisions or breakdowns are reported. Listed first: M5 northbound Jct 22 to Jct 21 narrow lanes, M5 northbound between J21 and J20.
Updated at 07:22 · refreshes every 5 min
No. Nothing unplanned is reported on the M5 right now: no collisions, breakdowns or obstructions in the National Highways feed. Earlier today a lane closure at J19 to J18 northbound was reported at 03:50 and cleared by 04:15.
M5 accidents →Yes. 4 full closures are planned on the M5 tonight, starting with M5 southbound Jct 3 to Jct 4a carriageway closure (Tonight 21:00 to 06:00). There are also 6 lane or slip road closures.
M5 closures tonight →No. Nothing is planned to close on the M5 this weekend.
M5 closures this weekend →M5 northbound between J21 and J20
M5 northbound between J10 and J9
Collisions, breakdowns and obstructions reported since midnight and now cleared. We check the National Highways feed every 5 minutes, so a cleared time is accurate to about 5 minutes.
M5 northbound between J19 and J18 · set on the overhead signals
M5 northbound within J18 before M49 exit
M5 northbound within J15
M5 southbound at the Frankley services between J3 and J4 exit
M42 northbound between M5 and J1
link road from M5 northbound to M6 J8 northbound
M5 northbound within J9
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The M5 is slowest around 13:00, averaging 60.3 mph against 67 mph when it is clear. Traffic is heaviest around 11:00.
Typical weekday pattern from 5 National Highways roadside sensors along the route, June 2026. Bar height is traffic volume, colour is average speed. Overnight hours carry too little traffic to judge, so they are shown as quiet.
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The M5 links the West Midlands with the South West, and its character changes with the calendar: commuter congestion around Birmingham and Bristol most of the year, then holiday queues past Taunton every summer weekend. The Almondsbury interchange with the M4 and the Avonmouth Bridge are its two reliable slow spots. Live incidents and closures below refresh every 5 minutes.