M25 crash J27–J28 clockwise

Crash on the M25 clockwise at J27–J28 on Saturday 31 October 2026, from 16:32. Cleared at 17:51 after 1 h 19 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 17:51 on 31 Oct 2026, after 1 h 19 min

Location

M25 clockwise · J27–J28

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Delay ~13 min

Sources

TomTom · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. Sat 16:32 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
2. Sat 16:37 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
3. Sat 16:41 TomTom: delay now ~10 min (was ~5), “Stationary traffic”
4. Sat 17:16 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
5. Sat 17:21 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
6. Sat 17:39 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
7. Sat 17:41 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
8. Sat 17:46 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
9. Sat 17:51 TomTom no longer reports it
10. Sat 17:51 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (2 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J27 and J28).

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 J27 and M25 J28.

The sources don't report causes or injuries, so neither does this page. Times are UK time. For alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.