M20 J5 traffic

No incidents reported at M20 J5 right now.

Updated 03:28 UK time · at J5 and the stretches either side

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Right now

Nothing reported at M20 J5 at the moment.

Roadworks now

Westbound J5until 06:00Exit slip road closed
Westbound J5until 06:00Exit slip road closed
Westbound J5until 06:00Exit slip road closed

Closures tonight

Westbound J519:38–06:00Exit slip road closed
Westbound J520:00–06:00Exit slip road closed
Westbound J521:00–06:00Exit slip road closed

Planned closures: next 7 days

Saturday 7 November

Eastbound J520:00–06:00Entry slip road closed

The last 90 days

Incidents

Collisions

Road closed

0times

Typical time to clear

53 minmedian of 45

Busiest time

11:00–12:00

Recent incidents

M20 crash J5–J4 westboundyesterday 10:57 · cleared after 2 h 53 min
M20 stopped traffic J3–J4 eastboundWed 15:08 · cleared after 5 h 45 min
M20 crash J5–J6 eastbound24 Oct 2026 15:28 · cleared after 1 h 31 min
M20 crash J6–J5 westbound24 Oct 2026 15:08 · cleared after 1 h 50 min
M20 crash J4–J3 westbound19 Oct 2026 07:13 · cleared after 1 h 26 min
M20 crash J5 westbound8 Oct 2026 13:44 · cleared after 41 min
M20 crash J5–J43 Oct 2026 17:33 · cleared after 28 min
M20 crash J5–J4 westbound1 Oct 2026 12:43 · cleared after 41 min
M20 crash J4 westbound23 Sept 2026 10:18 · cleared after 505 h 46 min
M20 crash J6 eastbound23 Sept 2026 05:45 · cleared after 12 h 36 min

Junctions either side

Every M20 junction

Common questions

Is the M20 closed at junction 5 right now?

No incidents have closed it right now.

Is M20 J5 closed tonight?

National Highways has 3 closures planned here tonight: westbound J5 exit slip road closed 19:38–06:00; westbound J5 exit slip road closed 20:00–06:00; westbound J5 exit slip road closed 21:00–06:00.

How many crashes have there been at M20 J5?

9 collisions reported at or either side of J5 in the last 90 days, the latest on 2 Nov 2026 at 10:57.

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