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M1 J5 traffic

No incidents reported at M1 J5 right now.

Updated 03:27 UK time · at J5 and the stretches either side

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Right now

Nothing reported at M1 J5 at the moment.

Closures tonight

No closures planned at J5 tonight.

Planned closures: next 7 days

Monday 9 November

Southbound J522:00–05:30Entry slip road closed
Southbound J5–J122:00–05:30Closed

The last 90 days

Incidents

32

Collisions

5

Road closed

2times

Typical time to clear

1 h 16 minmedian of 30

Busiest time

13:00–14:00

Recent incidents

M1 crash J6–J5 southboundThu 13:56 · cleared after 3 h
M1 stopped traffic J21 northboundWed 18:52 · cleared after 1 h 1 min
M1 crash J21 northbound27 Oct 2026 07:32 · cleared after 2 h 2 min
M1 crash J5 southbound24 Oct 2026 16:42 · cleared after 1 h 47 min
M1 stopped traffic J9–J8 southbound23 Oct 2026 13:57 · cleared after 6 h 25 min
M1 crash J4–J5 northbound19 Oct 2026 21:23 · cleared after 1 h 19 min
M1 closed J5–J429 Sept 2026 00:31 · cleared after 3 h 8 min
M1 crash J6–J526 Sept 2026 23:05 · cleared after 51 min
M1 closed J522 Sept 2026 23:07 · cleared after 5 h 9 min

Junctions either side

Every M1 junction

Common questions

Is the M1 closed at junction 5 right now?

No incidents have closed it right now.

Is M1 J5 closed tonight?

No closures are planned at J5 tonight. 2 are planned over the next 7 days (listed above).

How many crashes have there been at M1 J5?

5 collisions reported at or either side of J5 in the last 90 days, the latest on 29 Oct 2026 at 13:56.

Includes incidents at J5 and on the stretches either side of it. Sources: National Highways, TomTom, TfL and Traffic Wales. Times are UK time.