M1 closed J5

Road closure on the M1 at J5 on Tuesday 22 September 2026, from 23:07. Cleared at 04:15 after 5 h 9 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

Status

Cleared 04:15 on 23 Sept 2026, after 5 h 9 min

Location

M1 J5

Reported as

Road closed

Lanes

Road closed

Sources

TomTom ×4

Timeline

1. Tue 23:07 TomTom: road closed
2. Tue 23:09 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~4 min
3. Tue 23:31 TomTom: road closed
4. Wed 04:15 TomTom no longer reports it
5. Wed 04:15 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Closed
• Queuing traffic

Other recent incidents on the M1

• M1 closed J25–J24A southboundyesterday 23:06 · cleared after 5 h 24 min
• M1 closed J25–J24A southboundyesterday 21:34 · cleared after 1 h
• M1 crash J45 northboundyesterday 19:23 · cleared after 57 min
• M1 stopped traffic J10–J11 northboundyesterday 16:25 · cleared after 2 h 3 min
• M1 crash J34–J33 southboundyesterday 16:20 · cleared after 2 h 51 min
• M1 crash J34–J33 southboundyesterday 13:49 · cleared after 11 min
• M1 crash J32 northboundyesterday 13:48 · cleared after 12 min
• M1 crash J22 northboundyesterday 11:42 · cleared after 57 min
• M1 crash J12–J11A southboundyesterday 10:04 · cleared after 2 h 40 min
• M1 crash J23A–J24 northboundyesterday 06:42 · cleared after 1 h 25 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M1 J5.

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