M5 J1 traffic

No incidents reported at M5 J1 right now.

Updated 03:28 UK time · at J1 and the stretches either side

Right now

Nothing reported at M5 J1 at the moment.

Northbound J1until 06:00Link road closedM5 northbound Western Arm northbound to M6 link road closure

Northbound J121:00–06:00Link road closedM5 northbound Western Arm northbound to M6 link road closure

Northbound J121:00–06:00Link road closedM5 northbound Western Arm northbound to M6 link road closure

Northbound J121:00–06:00Link road closedM5 northbound Western Arm northbound to M6 link road closure

Northbound J121:00–06:00Link road closedM5 northbound Western Arm northbound to M6 link road closure

Northbound J121:00–06:00Link road closedM5 northbound Western Arm northbound to M6 link road closure

Incidents

Collisions

Road closed

3times

Typical time to clear

54 minmedian of 46

Busiest time

16:00–17:00

M5 stopped traffic J1 southboundSun 11:38 · cleared after 1 h 52 min
M5 crash J3–J2 northboundThu 10:03 · cleared after 9 h 42 min
M5 crash J2–J1Wed 10:42 · cleared after 8 h 39 min
M5 crash J1–J2Wed 05:14 · cleared after 2 h 37 min
M5 crash J1 southbound23 Oct 2026 00:29 · cleared after 1 h 1 min
M5 reported crash J1 southbound22 Oct 2026 14:04 · cleared after 54 min
M5 crash J2–J1 northbound22 Oct 2026 11:36 · cleared after 9 h 23 min
M5 crash J1–J2 southbound17 Oct 2026 11:03 · cleared after 3 h 29 min
M5 closed J2–J17 Oct 2026 23:26 · cleared after 5 h 8 min
M5 stopped traffic J1 northbound6 Oct 2026 12:25 · cleared after 6 h 29 min
M5 stopped traffic J2–J3 southbound2 Oct 2026 16:32 · cleared after 135 h 52 min
M5 stopped traffic J2–J3 southbound30 Sept 2026 07:43 · cleared after 321 h 16 min
M5 crash J3–J4 northbound29 Sept 2026 13:24 · cleared after 5 h 49 min
M5 crash J2–J1 northbound23 Sept 2026 07:36 · cleared after 362 h 5 min

No incidents have closed it right now.

National Highways has 1 closure planned here tonight: northbound J1 link road closed 21:00–06:00.

7 collisions reported at or either side of J1 in the last 90 days, the latest on 29 Oct 2026 at 10:03.

Includes incidents at J1 and on the stretches either side of it. Sources: National Highways, TomTom, TfL and Traffic Wales. Times are UK time.