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M40 J3 traffic

No incidents reported at M40 J3 right now.

Updated 03:27 UK time · at J3 and the stretches either side

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Right now

Nothing reported at M40 J3 at the moment.

Closures tonight

No closures planned at J3 tonight.

The last 90 days

Incidents

42

Collisions

11

Road closed

5times

Typical time to clear

1 hmedian of 39

Busiest time

16:00–17:00

Recent incidents

M40 crash J5–J4 southboundFri 15:40 · cleared after 3 h 6 min
M40 stopped traffic J3–J4 northbound26 Oct 2026 17:20 · cleared after 2 h 3 min
M40 crash J3–J4 southbound24 Oct 2026 16:00 · cleared after 1 h 59 min
M40 crash J2–J3 northbound23 Oct 2026 12:07 · cleared after 1 h 56 min
M40 crash J5–J4 southbound23 Oct 2026 07:03 · cleared after 1 h 59 min
M40 reported crash J3–J4 northbound16 Oct 2026 10:04 · cleared after 47 min
M40 crash J3–J4 northbound8 Oct 2026 05:49 · cleared after 1 h 35 min
M40 stopped traffic J5–J4 southbound4 Oct 2026 14:48 · cleared after 4 h 22 min
M40 crash J3–J4 northbound2 Oct 2026 08:29 · cleared after 177 h 46 min
M40 closed J3–J430 Sept 2026 00:47 · cleared after 3 h 45 min
M40 crash J2–J3 northbound29 Sept 2026 19:04 · cleared after 1 h 9 min
M40 crash J3–J2 southbound29 Sept 2026 11:25 · cleared after 46 min
M40 closed J3–J427 Sept 2026 21:55 · cleared after 51 min
M40 crash J2–J3 northbound27 Sept 2026 21:12 · cleared after 51 min
M40 crash J3–J4 northbound25 Sept 2026 16:06 · cleared after 36 min

Junctions either side

Every M40 junction

Common questions

Is the M40 closed at junction 3 right now?

No incidents have closed it right now.

Is M40 J3 closed tonight?

No closures are planned at J3 tonight.

How many crashes have there been at M40 J3?

11 collisions reported at or either side of J3 in the last 90 days, the latest on 24 Oct 2026 at 16:00.

Includes incidents at J3 and on the stretches either side of it. Sources: National Highways, TomTom, TfL and Traffic Wales. Times are UK time.