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M18 J1 traffic

No incidents reported at M18 J1 right now.

Updated 03:28 UK time · at J1 and the stretches either side

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Right now

Nothing reported at M18 J1 at the moment.

Closures tonight

No closures planned at J1 tonight.

Planned closures: next 7 days

Thursday 5 November

Southbound J122:30–06:00Exit slip road closed
Southbound J122:30–06:00Entry slip road closed

The last 90 days

Incidents

30

Collisions

9

Road closed

2times

Typical time to clear

48 minmedian of 29

Busiest time

07:00–08:00

Recent incidents

M18 crash J2–J1 southboundyesterday 15:32 · cleared after 3 h 20 min
M18 closed J1–J2 northbound24 Oct 2026 17:03 · cleared after 24 h 29 min
M18 crash J1–J2 southbound23 Oct 2026 05:55 · cleared after 1 h 37 min
M18 crash J2–J1 southbound23 Oct 2026 05:27 · cleared after 1 h 5 min
M18 crash J1 southbound22 Oct 2026 07:37 · cleared after 2 h 20 min
M18 reported crash J2–J1 southbound19 Oct 2026 04:59 · cleared after 39 min
M18 crash J32 northbound12 Oct 2026 07:54 · cleared after 1 h 4 min
M18 crash J1–J2 northbound10 Oct 2026 13:29 · cleared after 2 h 46 min
M18 crash J1–J2 northbound2 Oct 2026 11:23 · cleared after 2 h 56 min
M18 crash J1–J2 northbound30 Sept 2026 08:10 · cleared after 1 h 6 min

Junctions either side

Every M18 junction

Common questions

Is the M18 closed at junction 1 right now?

No incidents have closed it right now.

Is M18 J1 closed tonight?

No closures are planned at J1 tonight. 2 are planned over the next 7 days (listed above).

How many crashes have there been at M18 J1?

9 collisions reported at or either side of J1 in the last 90 days, the latest on 2 Nov 2026 at 15:32.

Includes incidents at J1 and on the stretches either side of it. Sources: National Highways, TomTom, TfL and Traffic Wales. Times are UK time.