M25 crash J13–J12 anticlockwise

Crash on the M25 anticlockwise at J13–J12 on Saturday 31 October 2026, from 10:48. Cleared at 15:47 after 4 h 59 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 15:47 on 31 Oct 2026, after 4 h 59 min

Location

M25 anticlockwise · J13–J12

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Delay ~21 min

Sources

TomTom ×5 · Motorway signs ×2

Timeline

1. Sat 10:48 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
2. Sat 10:53 TomTom no longer reports it
3. Sat 10:53 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. Sat 11:03 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
5. Sat 11:08 TomTom no longer reports it
6. Sat 11:13 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
7. Sat 11:18 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
8. Sat 11:23 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
9. Sat 11:28 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
10. Sat 11:33 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
11. Sat 11:38 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
12. Sat 11:47 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
13. Sat 12:13 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
14. Sat 12:19 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
15. Sat 12:28 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
16. Sat 12:33 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
17. Sat 12:38 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
18. Sat 12:38 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
19. Sat 12:58 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
20. Sat 13:08 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
21. Sat 13:23 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
22. Sat 13:33 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
23. Sat 13:38 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION” (reported again)
24. Sat 13:43 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
25. Sat 14:08 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
26. Sat 14:18 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
27. Sat 15:42 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
28. Sat 15:47 TomTom no longer reports it
29. Sat 15:47 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (5 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J13 and J12).
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (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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