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M65 Calder Valley Motorway · Preston (M6 J29) → Colne
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National Highways data, UK TIME
Clear ⏱ Updated 15:26

M65 traffic at 15:26 on Tuesday 3 November: no major incidents reported — live National Highways updates every 5 minutes, 24/7.

M65 traffic now: accidents & incidents by direction at 15:26
→ M65 eastbound traffictowards Colne✅ No incidents reported ← M65 westbound traffictowards Preston✅ No incidents reported
🚨 0 incidents 🚧 0 roadworks · 4 soon
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29 miles long
Junctions J1–J14
Regions: North West, Yorkshire
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No live incidents on the M65 right now — checking National Highways every 5 minutes, 24/7. Closures are listed below.

🌙 M65 closures tonight and the next 3 days 4

From National Highways' closure report, in their words. Times can change - check before you set off.

  • Full closure
    Eastbound M65 Eastbound Jct 6 to 7 carriageway closure
    Tomorrow night · 21:00–06:00
  • Partial closure
    Eastbound M65 Eastbound Jct 6 entry slip road closures
    Tomorrow night · 21:00–06:00
  • Partial closure
    Eastbound M65 Eastbound Jct 7 exit slip road closure
    Tomorrow night · 21:00–06:00
  • Partial closure
    Westbound M65 Westbound Jct 1 entry slip road closure
    Thu 5 Nov · 23:00–06:00
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Is the M65 closed? Quick answers

Checked 15:26 on Tuesday 3 November 2026.

Is the M65 closed right now?

No. There is no full closure on the M65 at 15:26.

Is there an incident on the M65 right now?

No. No incidents are reported on the M65 at 15:26.

Is the M65 closed tonight?

No. No closures are planned on the M65 tonight (Tue 3 Nov, 18:00 to 06:00).

Tonight: M65 closures and diversions ›

Is the M65 closed this weekend?

Yes. The M65 has 1 full closure planned this weekend (Fri 6 Nov 18:00 to Mon 9 Nov 06:00): Eastbound Jct 6 to 7 carriageway closure, Fri 21:00 to 06:00. Plus 2 lane or slip road closures.

This weekend: M65 closures and diversions ›

Is there an accident on the M65 today?

No. No collision has been reported on the M65 since midnight.

M65 accidents today and yesterday ›

Answers use official data only: the National Highways live incident feed and their planned closure report. Times can change, so check before you set off.

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🔢 M65 Junction Status

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🟢 Clear · 🟡 Delays nearby · 🔴 Severe/Crash · Status labels: 💥 CRASH · ❌ CLOSED · 🐌 SLOW · 🚧 WORKS · ⚠️ HAZARD

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📊 How busy is the M65?

The M65 carries up to 86,935 vehicles a day at its busiest stretch (J4–J5), including 4,675 HGVs — the 21st busiest motorway in Britain. Official Department for Transport counts, 2025.

86,935
🚗 vehicles a day · J4–J5
4,675
🚛 lorries a day
2025
📅 DfT count year
5.4% HGVs
share of traffic on the busiest stretch
Busiest stretch of each motorway — vehicles a day
M25 212,636
M6 187,521
M56 179,634
M1 162,446
M8 158,065
M4 156,491
M65 86,935
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RoadBusiest stretchVehicles/dayHGVs/dayHGV share
M25 near J14 212,636 14,853 7%
M6 J20–J21 187,521 23,492 12.5%
M56 J3–J4 179,634 7,547 4.2%
M1 near J9 162,446 19,151 11.8%
M8 J16–J17 158,065 7,214 4.6%
M4 near J4 156,491 6,249 4%
M65 ◀ J4–J5 86,935 4,675 5.4%
Source: Department for Transport road traffic statistics, average annual daily flows 2025. Official counts, updated yearly.

📈 M65 Journey Pulse — when incidents actually happen

Early picture — 29 incidents recorded on the M65 since January 2026. The pattern below firms up as the archive grows.

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HourIncidentsShare
00:00–01:00 0 0%
01:00–02:00 0 0%
02:00–03:00 0 0%
03:00–04:00 3 10.3%
04:00–05:00 0 0%
05:00–06:00 1 3.4%
06:00–07:00 2 6.9%
07:00–08:00 0 0%
08:00–09:00 5 17.2%
09:00–10:00 1 3.4%
10:00–11:00 0 0%
11:00–12:00 0 0%
12:00–13:00 3 10.3%
13:00–14:00 1 3.4%
14:00–15:00 1 3.4%
15:00–16:00 0 0%
16:00–17:00 1 3.4%
17:00–18:00 1 3.4%
18:00–19:00 ◀ peak 1 3.4%
19:00–20:00 ◀ peak 3 10.3%
20:00–21:00 ◀ peak 4 13.8%
21:00–22:00 1 3.4%
22:00–23:00 1 3.4%
23:00–00:00 0 0%
Measured from 29 incidents recorded by this site since January 2026 (planned roadworks excluded). Recomputed nightly from our incident archive.

📍 Heading to… off the M65

The places people drive to most, the M65 junction for each, and live M65 incidents nearby at 15:26.

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Turf Moor

Burnley, Lancashire
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Burnley FC's 21,944-capacity ground on Harry Potts Way, near the M65

🧭 Directions Lancashire traffic

⚠️ Most Dangerous M65 Junctions

Based on DfT STATS19 police collision records. The M65 has 642 recorded collisions at 11 collision hotspots, involving 1,140 casualties (10 fatal). Take extra care here. Ranked by fatal, then serious collisions, then casualties - not by the number of collisions alone.

#1
J9
74 collisions · 120 casualties · 4 fatal · 9 serious
Severe Blackspot
#2
J8
83 collisions · 167 casualties · 2 fatal · 10 serious
Severe Blackspot
#3
J6
104 collisions · 208 casualties · 1 fatal · 24 serious
Severe Blackspot
#4
J3
52 collisions · 87 casualties · 1 fatal · 7 serious
Severe Blackspot
#5
J2
54 collisions · 100 casualties · 1 fatal · 6 serious
Severe Blackspot
#6
J4
54 collisions · 100 casualties · 1 fatal · 5 serious
Severe Blackspot
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📰 M65 traffic news, updates and closures

This is the M65 traffic news page from UK Traffic Updates: M65 traffic now, for the whole road from Preston (M6 J29) to Colne. Every crash, breakdown, lane closure, delay and roadworks National Highways report for the M65 is listed at the top, checked every 5 minutes, 24 hours a day, with the worst on the sign and where it is: the nearest towns and the county.

National Highways has closed its Traffic England website, so the live M65 information people used to check there is here in one place: today's M65 incidents, M65 closures tonight from their daily closure report, M65 roadworks, M65 accidents today, the junction-by-junction status and a live map. Our M65 traffic videos show what it looks like on the road, and drivers can report what they see as it happens.

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❓ M65 Traffic — Frequently Asked Questions

Is the M65 closed today?

Any M65 closure appears in the live feed above within minutes of National Highways reporting it, including tonight's overnight roadworks closures.

Is there traffic on the M65 today?

The live feed above shows every incident, delay, roadwork and overnight closure on the M65, updated every 5 minutes, 24 hours a day, from National Highways.

Is there an incident on the M65 right now?

Every live incident on the M65 — police incidents, obstructions, breakdowns, debris, collisions and closures — appears in the live feed above within minutes of National Highways reporting it, updated every 5 minutes, 24 hours a day.

What is the worst time to use the M65?

The M65 is typically busiest during morning rush hour (07:00–09:00) and evening rush hour (17:00–18:30) on weekdays.

Are there roadworks on the M65 right now?

Roadworks and overnight closures on the M65 are listed above and at /traffic/m65/roadworks/, taken from the National Highways daily closure report.

What roads connect to the M65?

The M65 connects to: M6, M61, A56.

Where can I get M65 traffic news and updates?

Right here. This M65 traffic news page shows M65 traffic now: every live incident, delay, closure and roadworks National Highways report, updated every 5 minutes, 24 hours a day, with tonight's planned closures, junction-by-junction status and a live map. For M65 traffic updates sent to you, sign up on this page for the free daily road summary or Early Warning alerts for the roads you drive.

Is there an accident on the M65 eastbound or westbound today?

Each side has its own live page: the M65 eastbound (towards Colne) and the M65 westbound (towards Preston) each list every accident, breakdown, closure and roadworks on that carriageway, updated every 5 minutes, 24 hours a day, from National Highways. The panel at the top of this page shows both sides at a glance.

How many vehicles use the M65 every day?

Official Department for Transport counts (2025) record 86,935 vehicles a day on the M65's busiest stretch (J4–J5), 4,675 of them HGVs. The full breakdown and comparison chart are in the traffic statistics section above.

How busy is the M65 compared with other motorways?

The M65 has the 21st busiest motorway stretch in Britain at 86,935 vehicles a day (DfT 2025), behind the M25's 212,636 a day at the top.

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ℹ️ M65 Road Details

Length
29 miles
Junctions
J1–J14
From
Preston (M6 J29)
To
Colne
Type
Motorway
AM Rush
07:00–09:00
PM Rush
17:00–18:30

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Preston Blackburn Burnley Nelson Colne

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