M1 Junction 23A Traffic

East Midlands Airport & Castle Donington · East Midlands Airport · near Castle Donington

🏁 The junction for Donington Park and Alton Towers

M1 J23A at 14:08 on Tuesday 3 November: nothing reported at this junction — live National Highways updates every few minutes.

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Is M1 junction 23A closed? Quick answers

Checked 14:08 on Tuesday 3 November 2026.

Is M1 junction 23A closed right now?

No. Nothing is closing the road at M1 junction 23A at 14:08.

Is M1 junction 23A closed tonight?

No. No closures are planned at M1 junction 23A tonight (Tue 3 Nov, 18:00 to 06:00).

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Is M1 junction 23A closed this weekend?

No. No closures are planned at M1 junction 23A this weekend (Fri 6 Nov 18:00 to Mon 9 Nov 06:00).

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Is there an accident at M1 junction 23A today?

No. No collision has been reported at M1 junction 23A since midnight.

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Answers use official data only: the National Highways live incident feed and their planned closure report. A closure is counted here when National Highways name this junction or a stretch that runs through it.

🗺️ Where M1 J23A is

Location from the National Highways junction reference. Nearest towns: Castle Donington, Shepshed, Long Eaton, Loughborough.

📍 Heading to… from M1 J23A

This junction is for

Donington Park Motorsport · Castle Donington, Leicestershire Reached from M1 J23a/J24 · 3 miles west in a straight line 🧭 Directions Leicestershire traffic

Alton Towers Theme park · Alton, Staffordshire Reached from M1 J23a/J28 · 27 miles north-west in a straight line 🧭 Directions Staffordshire traffic

Also near this junction

East Midlands Airport Airport · Castle Donington, Leicestershire 1 mile west in a straight line 🧭 Directions Leicestershire traffic

Pride Park Stadium Stadium · Derby, Derbyshire 8.5 miles north-west in a straight line 🧭 Directions Derbyshire traffic

Trent Bridge Stadium · West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire 11 miles north-east in a straight line 🧭 Directions Nottinghamshire traffic

City Ground Stadium · West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire 11 miles north-east in a straight line 🧭 Directions Nottinghamshire traffic

Motorpoint Arena Nottingham Events venue · Nottingham, Nottinghamshire 11 miles north-east in a straight line 🧭 Directions Nottinghamshire traffic

Nottingham Racecourse Racecourse · Nottingham, Nottinghamshire 12 miles north-east in a straight line 🧭 Directions Nottinghamshire traffic

Places and the junctions they are reached from are kept by our team; distances are measured in a straight line from the junction, not along the road.

⚠️ Collision record on the M1 at J23A

45Collisions

0Fatal

7Serious

68Casualties

Better than most

Ranked 472 of 556 UK junctions on record · 48 of 54 on the M1

Wider area: counting every road within 3 miles — local streets, A-roads, everything — 361 collisions are on record, 17 of them fatal. That figure follows how built-up the area is, so it is shown for context and is not what the ranking uses.

Department for Transport STATS19 police collision records on the M1 itself, within 2 miles of J23A. This is the free summary — the full breakdown by severity, weather, road surface, time of day and individual record is in the blackspot report.

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❓ M1 J23A — Frequently Asked Questions

Where is M1 junction 23A?

M1 J23A is at East Midlands Airport & Castle Donington. National Highways signs it as East Midlands Airport. The nearest town is Castle Donington.

Is there an accident at M1 J23A?

No — as of 14:08 National Highways list nothing at M1 J23A. This page re-checks their live feed every few minutes, 24 hours a day.

Is M1 junction 23A closed?

No closure is listed at M1 J23A as of 14:08.

How many accidents happen at M1 junction 23A?

Police STATS19 records show 45 collisions on the M1 within 2 miles of J23A, including 0 fatal and 7 serious. Counting every road in the area, 361 collisions are recorded within 3 miles. That ranks it 472 of 556 UK junctions we hold collision records for.

Which places is M1 junction 23A the junction for?

M1 J23A is the junction for Donington Park (motorsport, Castle Donington), about 3 miles west in a straight line - reached from M1 J23a/J24; Alton Towers (theme park, Alton), about 27 miles north-west in a straight line - reached from M1 J23a/J28.

What is near M1 junction 23A?

Within 15 miles of M1 J23A: East Midlands Airport (airport, Castle Donington), about 1 mile west in a straight line; Pride Park Stadium (stadium, Derby), about 8.5 miles north-west in a straight line; Trent Bridge (stadium, West Bridgford), about 11 miles north-east in a straight line; City Ground (stadium, West Bridgford), about 11 miles north-east in a straight line; Motorpoint Arena Nottingham (events venue, Nottingham), about 11 miles north-east in a straight line; Nottingham Racecourse (racecourse, Nottingham), about 12 miles north-east in a straight line.

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↔️ Next junctions

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📍 Towns near this junction

Castle Donington 2 mi Shepshed 3.8 mi Long Eaton 5.3 mi Loughborough 5.7 mi

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