M5 J18 traffic

No incidents reported at M5 J18 right now.

Updated 03:28 UK time · at J18 and the stretches either side

Right now

Nothing reported at M5 J18 at the moment.

Northbound J19–J18until 06:002 of 4 lanes closedM5 northbound Jct 19 to Jct 18 lane closure 145/3-141/3

No closures planned at J18 tonight.

Incidents

Collisions

Road closed

14times

Typical time to clear

1 h 15 minmedian of 32

Busiest time

20:00–21:00

M5 crash J20–J19Wed 13:31 · cleared after 3 h 16 min
M5 closed J19–J18 northbound27 Oct 2026 03:50 · cleared after 1 h 46 min
M5 crash J19–J20 northbound24 Oct 2026 11:32 · cleared after 16 h 3 min
M5 closed J19–J18 northbound23 Oct 2026 11:30 · cleared after 12 h 10 min
M5 closed J19–J18 northbound21 Oct 2026 20:45 · cleared after 6 h 52 min
M5 closed J19–J18 northbound20 Oct 2026 21:17 · cleared after 10 h 50 min
M5 stopped traffic J19–J18 northbound16 Oct 2026 15:36 · cleared after 2 h 50 min
M5 stopped traffic J15–J16 southbound12 Oct 2026 08:25 · cleared after 4 h 28 min
M5 crash J189 Oct 2026 15:24 · cleared after 1 h 19 min
M5 closed J17–J188 Oct 2026 02:08 · cleared after 14 min
M5 closed J19–J18 northbound6 Oct 2026 20:27 · cleared after 7 h 37 min
M5 closed J19–J18 northbound5 Oct 2026 20:02 · cleared after 7 h 42 min
M5 closed J17–J183 Oct 2026 00:18 · cleared after 14 min
M5 closed J19–J18 northbound30 Sept 2026 19:43 · cleared after 9 h 52 min
M5 closed J19–J18 northbound28 Sept 2026 20:56 · cleared after 7 h 45 min

No incidents have closed it right now.

No closures are planned at J18 tonight.

2 collisions reported at or either side of J18 in the last 90 days, the latest on 28 Oct 2026 at 13:31.

Includes incidents at J18 and on the stretches either side of it. Sources: National Highways, TomTom, TfL and Traffic Wales. Times are UK time.