M5 J8 traffic

No incidents reported at M5 J8 right now.

Updated 03:27 UK time · at J8 and the stretches either side

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Right now

Nothing reported at M5 J8 at the moment.

Roadworks now

Southbound J8until 06:00Exit slip road closed
Southbound J7–J8until 06:00Entry slip road closedM5 southbound Strensham services exit and entry slip road closure
Southbound J8until 06:00Exit slip road closed
Northbound J8until 06:00Exit slip road closed
Northbound J8until 06:00Link road closedM5 northbound Western Arm northbound to M6 link road closure

Closures tonight

Southbound J820:41–06:00Exit slip road closed
Southbound J7–J820:41–06:00Entry slip road closedM5 southbound Strensham services exit and entry slip road closure
Southbound J821:00–06:00Exit slip road closed
Northbound J821:00–06:00Exit slip road closed
Northbound J821:49–06:00Link road closedM5 northbound Western Arm northbound to M6 link road closure

Planned closures: next 7 days

Tuesday 3 November

Southbound J821:00–06:00Exit slip road closed
Southbound J7–J821:00–06:00Entry slip road closedM5 southbound Strensham services exit and entry slip road closure
Northbound J821:00–06:00Exit slip road closed

Wednesday 4 November

Northbound J821:00–06:00Link road closedM5 northbound Western Arm northbound to M6 link road closure
Southbound J821:00–06:00Exit slip road closed
Southbound J7–J821:00–06:00Entry slip road closedM5 southbound Strensham services exit and entry slip road closure
Northbound J821:00–06:00Exit slip road closed

Thursday 5 November

Northbound J821:00–06:00Link road closedM5 northbound Western Arm northbound to M6 link road closure
Southbound J7–J821:00–06:00Entry slip road closedM5 southbound Strensham services exit and entry slip road closure
Southbound J821:00–06:00Exit slip road closed

Friday 6 November

Northbound J821:00–06:00Link road closedM5 northbound Western Arm northbound to M6 link road closure
Northbound J821:00–06:00Exit slip road closed
Southbound J821:00–06:00Entry slip road closed
Southbound J821:00–06:00Exit slip road closed

Monday 9 November

Southbound J821:00–06:00Entry slip road closed

Earlier today

M5 southbound · J7–J8: Collision01:00–01:53

The last 90 days

Incidents

Collisions

Road closed

9times

Typical time to clear

1 hmedian of 47

Busiest time

09:00–10:00

Recent incidents

M5 crash J7–J8 southboundyesterday 17:51 · cleared after 2 h 31 min
M5 crash J8–J7 northboundSun 13:26 · cleared after 2 h 18 min
M5 crash J8 northboundFri 20:10 · cleared after 54 min
M5 crash J6 southboundFri 11:37 · cleared after 7 h 37 min
M5 crash J10–J9 northboundFri 09:31 · cleared after 6 h 23 min
M5 crash J2–J1 northbound22 Oct 2026 11:36 · cleared after 9 h 23 min
M5 reported crash J8 southbound21 Oct 2026 10:38 · cleared after 44 min
M5 reported crash J7–J8 southbound19 Oct 2026 07:26 · cleared after 43 min
M5 crash J8–J7 northbound15 Oct 2026 12:20 · cleared after 54 min
M5 crash J7–J8 southbound11 Oct 2026 08:13 · cleared after 1 h 39 min
M5 crash J8 northbound10 Oct 2026 09:13 · cleared after 105 h 26 min
M5 reported crash J8–J7 northbound9 Oct 2026 14:21 · cleared after 47 min
M5 crash J7–J6 northbound8 Oct 2026 14:21 · cleared after 3 h 35 min
M5 closed J7–J8 southbound6 Oct 2026 00:22 · cleared after 3 h 44 min
M5 closed J7–J8 southbound5 Oct 2026 20:22 · cleared after 7 h 44 min

Junctions either side

Every M5 junction

Common questions

Is the M5 closed at junction 8 right now?

No incidents have closed it right now.

Is M5 J8 closed tonight?

National Highways has 5 closures planned here tonight: southbound J8 exit slip road closed 20:41–06:00; southbound J7–J8 entry slip road closed 20:41–06:00; southbound J8 exit slip road closed 21:00–06:00; northbound J8 exit slip road closed 21:00–06:00.

How many crashes have there been at M5 J8?

16 collisions reported at or either side of J8 in the last 90 days, the latest on 3 Nov 2026 at 01:00.

Includes incidents at J8 and on the stretches either side of it. Sources: National Highways, TomTom, TfL and Traffic Wales. Times are UK time.