M25 crash J13–J12 anticlockwise

Crash on the M25 anticlockwise at J13–J12 on Saturday 31 October 2026, from 15:17. Cleared at 18:39 after 3 h 22 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 18:39 on 31 Oct 2026, after 3 h 22 min

Location

M25 anticlockwise · J13–J12

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Delay ~19 min

Sources

TomTom · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. Sat 15:17 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~19 min
2. Sat 15:22 TomTom: now says collision, delay now ~13 min (was ~19), “Stationary traffic, Accident”
3. Sat 15:32 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
4. Sat 15:37 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
5. Sat 15:47 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
6. Sat 15:52 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
7. Sat 16:02 TomTom no longer reports it
8. Sat 16:02 All clear: no source reports it any more
9. Sat 16:07 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
10. Sat 16:37 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
11. Sat 16:47 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
12. Sat 16:52 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
13. Sat 16:57 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
14. Sat 17:22 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
15. Sat 18:10 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
16. Sat 18:16 TomTom no longer reports it
17. Sat 18:16 All clear: no source reports it any more
18. Sat 18:39 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
19. Sat 18:39 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J13 and J12).

Other recent incidents on the M25

• M25 crash J27–J26 anticlockwiseyesterday 19:13 · cleared after 1 h 9 min
• M25 crash J25–J26 clockwiseyesterday 19:12 · cleared after 1 h 9 min
• M25 reported crash J5 clockwiseyesterday 18:40 · cleared after 42 min
• M25 crash J5–J6 clockwiseyesterday 17:35 · cleared after 1 h 16 min
• M25 crash J5–J6 clockwiseyesterday 17:25 · cleared after 1 h 26 min
• M25 stopped traffic J30yesterday 17:06 · cleared after 1 h 4 min
• M25 crash J21A–J22 clockwiseyesterday 16:40 · cleared after 52 min
• M25 crash J30–J29 anticlockwiseyesterday 09:43 · cleared after 1 h 36 min
• M25 reported crash J27 anticlockwiseyesterday 08:38 · cleared after 41 min
• M25 stopped traffic J3–J2yesterday 07:02 · cleared after 5 h 16 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M25 J13 and M25 J12.

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