A5 stopped traffic

Cleared Cleared at 18:34 on 23 Sept 2026, after 11 h 14 min.

Stopped traffic on the A5 at Roman Road → Cricklewood Lane (A407) on Wednesday 23 September 2026, from 07:20. Cleared at 18:34 after 11 h 14 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

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   A5 · Roman Road → Cricklewood Lane (A407)

   Queueing traffic

   Wed 07:20–Wed 18:34 (cleared after 11 h 14 min) · delay ~11 min · queue 0.7 mi

   TomTom ×9

At its worst: stationary traffic · delay ~24 min

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Timeline

1. Wed 07:20 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~4 min
2. Wed 07:41 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~3 min
3. Wed 07:43 TomTom no longer reports it
4. Wed 07:43 All clear: no source reports it any more
5. Wed 08:08 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~3 min
6. Wed 08:11 TomTom: delay now ~8 min (was ~3)
7. Wed 08:15 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~3 min
8. Wed 08:24 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
9. Wed 08:37 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~6 min
10. Wed 08:38 TomTom: delay now ~24 min (was ~7), “Stationary traffic”
11. Wed 08:52 TomTom: delay now ~10 min (was ~24)
12. Wed 09:06 TomTom: delay now ~4 min (was ~10)
13. Wed 09:20 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
14. Wed 09:48 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
15. Wed 10:02 TomTom no longer reports it
16. Wed 10:02 All clear: no source reports it any more
17. Wed 10:11 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~7 min
18. Wed 10:29 TomTom no longer reports it
19. Wed 10:29 All clear: no source reports it any more
20. Wed 10:30 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
21. Wed 10:57 TomTom no longer reports it
22. Wed 10:57 All clear: no source reports it any more
23. Wed 11:08 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~3 min
24. Wed 11:24 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
25. Wed 11:25 TomTom no longer reports it
26. Wed 11:25 All clear: no source reports it any more
27. Wed 12:06 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
28. Wed 12:20 TomTom no longer reports it
29. Wed 12:20 All clear: no source reports it any more
30. Wed 15:34 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
31. Wed 15:48 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
32. Wed 16:16 TomTom: delay now ~3 min (was ~10), “Stationary traffic”
33. Wed 16:29 TomTom no longer reports it
34. Wed 16:29 All clear: no source reports it any more
35. Wed 16:43 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
36. Wed 17:11 TomTom no longer reports it
37. Wed 17:11 All clear: no source reports it any more
38. Wed 17:53 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
39. Wed 18:07 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
40. Wed 18:21 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
41. Wed 18:34 TomTom no longer reports it
42. Wed 18:34 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Queuing traffic
• Stationary traffic
• Slow traffic

Other recent incidents on the A5

• A5 closed Both directions · 2 Oct 2026 17:50, cleared after 2 h 45 min
• A5 closed Edgware Road both directions · 28 Sept 2026 22:22, cleared after 13 min
• A5 closed · 23 Sept 2026 19:35, cleared after 44 min
• A5 stopped traffic Dodwells Roundabout → Logix Road · 23 Sept 2026 06:49, cleared after 2 h 56 min
• A5 closed · 22 Sept 2026 22:36, cleared after 8 h 9 min
• A5 closed Bow Brickhill → Little Brickhill · 22 Sept 2026 22:18, cleared after 4 h 17 min
• A5 closed Furnace Lane → Northampton Road · 22 Sept 2026 22:02, cleared after 8 h 1 min
• A5 closed Sheep Lane → Eastern Way · 22 Sept 2026 20:50, cleared after 6 h 54 min

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