M40 traffic today

No incidents reported on the M40 right now.

Updated 23:37 UK time · live crashes, closures and delays

Right now

Nothing reported on the M40 at the moment.

Roadworks now

• Southbound J11–J10until Mon 06:002 of 4 lanes closedM40 Southbound, Jct 11 to Jct 10, lane 3 and 2 closure.
• Southbound J5–J4until Mon 06:002 of 4 lanes closedM40 Southbound Jct 5 to Jct 4 lane 2 and 3 closure
• Southbound J5until Mon 06:001 of 2 lanes closedM40 Southbound, Jct 5 lane 1 closure on entry slip road

Closures tonight

No full closures planned on the M40 tonight.

Earlier today

• M40 northbound · J8A–J9: Obstruction or hazard17:16–17:58
• M40 southbound · J11–J10: Obstruction or hazard14:36–15:27

Planned closures: next 7 days

Monday 9 November

• Northbound J1422:15–06:00Entry slip road closed
• Northbound J4–J522:15–06:00Link road closedA404 to M40 Northbound Jct 4 link road closure.

Tuesday 10 November

• Northbound J1422:15–06:00Entry slip road closed
• Northbound J223:00–06:00Entry slip road closed

Wednesday 11 November

• Clockwise J421:00–06:00Link road closedM40 Jct 4 / A404 Handy Cross Roundabout link road closure
• Southbound J222:15–06:00Exit slip road closed
• Northbound J1422:15–06:00Entry slip road closed
• Southbound J223:00–06:00Exit slip road closed
• Southbound J223:00–06:00Entry slip road closed

Thursday 12 November

• Southbound J223:00–06:00Exit slip road closed
• Southbound J223:00–06:00Entry slip road closed

Friday 13 November

• Southbound J622:15–06:00Exit slip road closed

Planned closures from National Highways, checked every few hours. Plans can change at short notice, so follow the signs. See every closure tonight.

Recent incidents

• M40 reported crash J9 southboundyesterday 17:40 · cleared after 42 min
• M40 reported crash J9 southboundyesterday 00:06 · cleared after 41 min
• M40 reported crash J3A northboundFri 17:58 · cleared after 47 min
• M40 reported crash J11 northboundThu 20:05 · cleared after 1 h 5 min
• M40 crash J5–J4 northboundThu 14:15 · cleared after 1 h 53 min
• M40 reported crash J11–J10 southbound1 Nov 2026 18:49 · cleared after 1 h 27 min
• M40 reported crash J11 northbound1 Nov 2026 18:10 · cleared after 1 h 5 min
• M40 crash J5–J4 southbound1 Nov 2026 16:07 · cleared after 3 h 9 min
• M40 reported crash J11–J10 southbound31 Oct 2026 13:31 · cleared after 38 min
• M40 reported crash J11 northbound30 Oct 2026 18:07 · cleared after 56 min
• M40 crash J5–J4 southbound30 Oct 2026 15:40 · cleared after 3 h 6 min
• M40 crash J11 northbound30 Oct 2026 14:20 · cleared after 2 h 55 min
• M40 reported crash J11 northbound27 Oct 2026 08:42 · cleared after 11 h 39 min
• M40 crash J5–J427 Oct 2026 07:44 · cleared after 1 h 19 min
• M40 stopped traffic J3–J4 northbound26 Oct 2026 17:20 · cleared after 2 h 3 min
• M40 reported crash J1A–J2 northbound26 Oct 2026 08:19 · cleared after 42 min
• M40 crash J10 southbound26 Oct 2026 03:55 · cleared after 39 min
• M40 crash J10–J9 southbound26 Oct 2026 03:52 · cleared after 1 h 8 min
• M40 crash J8A–J9 northbound26 Oct 2026 03:49 · cleared after 39 min
• M40 reported crash J5–J4 southbound25 Oct 2026 19:47 · cleared after 48 min

The last 7 days

Junctions with the most incidents (30 days)

• J4–J519 incidents, 6 collisions
• J15–J1617 incidents, 2 collisions
• J1A–J217 incidents, 2 collisions
• J3A15 incidents, 3 collisions
• J10–J1114 incidents, 5 collisions

M40 junctions

Live traffic, closures and past incidents at each junction.

• J1
• J1A
• J2
• J3
• J3A
• J4
• J5
• J6
• J7
• J8A
• J9
• J10
• J11
• J12
• J13
• J14
• J15
• J16

Nearby roads

Common questions

Sources: National Highways, TomTom, TfL and Traffic Wales. Times are UK time. M40 RSS feed