M6 J5 traffic

No incidents reported at M6 J5 right now.

Updated 03:27 UK time · at J5 and the stretches either side

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Right now

Nothing reported at M6 J5 at the moment.

Roadworks now

Southbound J6–J5until 06:00Entry slip road closed
Southbound J6–J5until 06:00Entry slip road closed

Closures tonight

Southbound J6–J521:00–06:00Entry slip road closed
Southbound J6–J521:12–06:00Entry slip road closed

Planned closures: next 7 days

Tuesday 3 November

Southbound J6–J521:00–06:00Entry slip road closed

Wednesday 4 November

Southbound J6–J521:00–06:00Entry slip road closed

Thursday 5 November

Southbound J6–J521:00–06:00Entry slip road closed

Friday 6 November

Southbound J6–J521:00–06:00Entry slip road closed

The last 90 days

Incidents

Collisions

Road closed

4times

Typical time to clear

1 h 32 minmedian of 64

Busiest time

06:00–07:00

Recent incidents

M6 crash J4 southboundyesterday 05:53 · cleared after 3 h 52 min
M6 closed J6–J5 southboundSat 13:57 · cleared after 5 h 43 min
M6 reported crash J5–J6 northboundSat 05:56 · cleared after 40 min
M6 reported crash J6–J5 southboundFri 18:50 · cleared after 43 min
M6 crash J6–J7 northboundFri 10:46 · cleared after 8 h 53 min
M6 crash J5–J6 northboundFri 10:12 · cleared after 1 h 54 min
M6 stopped traffic J5–J6 southboundFri 06:45 · cleared after 1 h 35 min
M6 crash J7–J6 southbound27 Oct 2026 06:35 · cleared after 13 h 45 min
M6 crash J6 northbound26 Oct 2026 18:58 · cleared after 2 h 36 min
M6 crash J8–J7 southbound21 Oct 2026 17:22 · cleared after 3 h 1 min
M6 crash J6–J5 southbound21 Oct 2026 05:59 · cleared after 3 h 44 min
M6 stopped traffic J4–J4A northbound20 Oct 2026 10:50 · cleared after 8 h 28 min
M6 stopped traffic J8–J920 Oct 2026 06:19 · cleared after 3 h 4 min
M6 stopped traffic J7–J6 southbound20 Oct 2026 06:14 · cleared after 4 h 35 min
M6 crash J8–J9 northbound19 Oct 2026 13:40 · cleared after 6 h 10 min

Junctions either side

Every M6 junction

Common questions

Is the M6 closed at junction 5 right now?

No incidents have closed it right now.

Is M6 J5 closed tonight?

National Highways has 2 closures planned here tonight: southbound J6–J5 entry slip road closed 21:00–06:00; southbound J6–J5 entry slip road closed 21:12–06:00.

How many crashes have there been at M6 J5?

14 collisions reported at or either side of J5 in the last 90 days, the latest on 2 Nov 2026 at 05:53.

Includes incidents at J5 and on the stretches either side of it. Sources: National Highways, TomTom, TfL and Traffic Wales. Times are UK time.