A12 traffic today

Right now on the A12: 1 broken-down vehicle.

Updated 23:37 UK time · live crashes, closures and delays

View on the live map Closures tonight

Right now

A12 eastbound · Eastern Avenue West

Broken-down vehicle

since 23:09 (27 min)

TfL
Timeline · 1 update
1. 23:09 TfL: broken-down vehicle

Roadworks now

Northbound J17–J11until Mon 05:001 of 2 lanes closedA12 both directions Jct 17 to 11 mobile lane closure (MP 124/3 to 102/0)
Northbound J23–J17until Mon 05:001 of 2 lanes closedA12 both directions Jct 23 to 17 mobile lane closures (MP 144/3 to 124/3)
Northbound J28–J23until Mon 05:001 of 2 lanes closedA12 both directions Jct 28 to 23 mobile lane closure (MP 164/3 to 144/3)

Closures tonight

No full closures planned on the A12 tonight.

Planned closures: next 7 days

Monday 9 November

Northbound J1321:00–23:00Entry slip road closed
Southbound J1721:00–05:00Exit slip road closed
Southbound J2921:00–05:00Entry slip road closed
Northbound J1423:00–02:00Exit slip road closed
Northbound J1502:00–05:00Entry slip road closed

Tuesday 10 November

Northbound J1621:00–23:00Entry slip road closed
Southbound J1721:00–05:00Exit slip road closed
Southbound J2921:00–05:00Entry slip road closed
Northbound J1723:00–01:00Entry slip road closed
Northbound J1801:00–03:00Entry slip road closed

Wednesday 11 November

Northbound J1921:00–23:59Entry slip road closed
Northbound J27–J2821:00–05:00Closed
Southbound J1721:00–05:00Exit slip road closed
Southbound J2921:00–05:00Entry slip road closed
Northbound J2102:00–05:00Entry slip road closed

Thursday 12 November

Northbound J2221:00–23:00Entry slip road closed
Northbound between B1070 and A1421:00–05:00Entry slip road closedA12 northbound Capel St Mary entry slip road closure
Southbound J2921:00–05:00Entry slip road closed
Northbound J2302:00–05:00Exit slip road closed

Friday 13 November

Northbound J27–J2821:00–05:00Closed
Northbound J2421:00–23:00Entry slip road closed
Southbound J2921:00–05:00Entry slip road closed
Northbound J2523:00–02:00Exit slip road closed
Northbound J2602:00–05:00Entry slip road closed

Saturday 14 November

Northbound J27–J2821:00–05:00Closed

Sunday 15 November

Northbound J27–J2821:00–05:00Closed

Long-term closures on the A12

Northbound J20Afrom Wed 00:01 until 12 Nov 2026Exit slip road closed

Planned closures from National Highways, checked every few hours. Plans can change at short notice, so follow the signs. See every closure tonight.

Recent incidents

A12 crash J28–J26yesterday 19:22 · cleared after 10 h 3 min
A12 crash J26–J28yesterday 18:45 · cleared after 9 h 9 min
A12 crash J26–J28yesterday 18:44 · cleared after 9 h 11 min
A12 crashyesterday 16:51 · cleared after 12 h 7 min
A12 stopped trafficyesterday 13:39 · cleared after 46 min
A12 crash Eastern Avenue eastboundFri 22:50 · cleared after 3 h 52 min
A12 crash Eastern Avenue eastboundThu 20:04 · cleared after 51 min
A12 crashThu 16:31 · cleared after 2 h 45 min
A12 crashWed 15:52 · cleared after 2 h 22 min
A12 stopped trafficTue 07:31 · cleared after 2 h 31 min
A12 crash southbound1 Nov 2026 12:16 · cleared after 24 min
A12 crash A12 westbound31 Oct 2026 19:47 · cleared after 8 h 25 min
A12 stopped traffic30 Oct 2026 15:19 · cleared after 2 h 41 min
A12 crash30 Oct 2026 10:47 · cleared after 25 min
A12 crash Eastern Avenue West eastbound29 Oct 2026 16:37 · cleared after 2 h 58 min
A12 crash A12 southbound29 Oct 2026 03:00 · cleared after 7 h 6 min
A12 crash southbound25 Oct 2026 05:15 · cleared after 15 h 24 min
A12 crash Eastern Avenue eastbound24 Oct 2026 13:04 · cleared after 7 h 45 min
A12 crash Eastern Avenue East westbound24 Oct 2026 12:01 · cleared after 9 h 29 min
A12 crash Eastern Avenue eastbound23 Oct 2026 10:58 · cleared after 23 min

The last 7 days

Incidents

Collisions

Typical time to clear

1 h 39 minmedian of 13

Busiest time

15:00–16:00

Junctions with the most incidents (30 days)

J26–J283 incidents, 3 collisions

A12 junctions

Live traffic, closures and past incidents at each junction.

Nearby roads

M11 M25 A11 A120 A10 A13 A406 North Circular A1(M)A2 A14

Common questions

Is the A12 closed right now?

No incidents have closed it right now. Roadworks have lanes closed in 3 places (listed above).

Is the A12 closed tonight?

No full closures are planned tonight. 26 are planned over the next 7 days (listed above).

Have there been any crashes on the A12 today?

None reported so far today (since midnight UK time).

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